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War in Ukraine
At the Ukrainian Institute of New York, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN presented a book of striking quotes by children caught up in a war they can scarcely understand.
Dec. 16
Poland
Polish scholar and essayist Małgorzata Gorczyńska considers the differences between Eastern European and Western ways of reading – not only literature but also the world and history.
Sep. 8
Ukraine
Ukraine’s largest offline retailer Knyharnya Ye sees it as a sign Ukrainians do not want to give up connections with Ukrainian culture abroad.
Aug. 13
Books
Anne Applebaum's new book paints a portrait of today's modern autocracies and the threat they pose to global order.
Aug. 4
Russia
The Kyiv-born author of “The Master and Margarita” was dismissive of Ukrainian language and culture and is now a target of a “decolonization” campaign
Apr. 4
Books
Russia’s War against Ukraine has focused interest on Ukraine and resulted in a splurge of books about this hitherto largely ignored country. So, what is our Chief Editor’s choice from among them?
Dec. 30, 2023
Ukraine
Ukrinform has prepared a selection of English-language books dedicated to Ukraine-related topics and published this year.
Dec. 26, 2023
Books
Sabine Adler’s 2022 book “Ukraine and Us: German Failure and Lessons for the Future,” refocuses attention on Germany’s attitude to Eastern Europe in the light of the war in Ukraine.
Jul. 9, 2023
War in Ukraine
Illustrator Oleh Hryshchenko took a 17-hour bus ride and a flight to get to the Frankfurt book fair. But it was worth it, he says, to promote Ukrainian culture in the face of Russian aggression. “I ha
Oct. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian secondary school students will no longer study Russian classics during foreign literature classes, except for those writers whose life or creative heritage was connected in some way with Ukr
Aug. 8, 2022
Books
The CNN host, whose new book is “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World,” includes Alexis de Tocqueville’s “Democracy in America” on the list: “Still the best book ever written about this country.” Rea
Nov. 7, 2020
Books
Glass ceilings in the 16th-century Ottoman Empire were made of cut stone, secured by iron locks, ringed with imposing walls and guarded by armies of eunuchs. The Ottoman women closest to imperial powe
Nov. 23, 2017
Books
Ukraine’s history in World War II was often in the shadows. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when many archives were opened for the first time, historians gained an opportunity to learn the
May. 9, 2015
Books
For best-selling author Oksana Zabuzhko, winning a prestigious Polish book prize was not completely unexpected.
Oct. 24, 2013
At the Ukrainian Institute of New York, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN presented a book of striking quotes by children caught up in a war they can scarcely understand.
Dec. 16