Kate Tsurkan
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culture reporter at The Kyiv Independent, chief editor at Apofenie, translator, art collector, mom
For
@kyivindependent.com
, I wrote about the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra's rich, centuries-old Ukrainian history — and how Russia's barbaric attack is only the latest attempt to destroy it.
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'One of the holiest places' — Why Kyiv's ancient Pechersk monastery is so important for Ukraine
The Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Orthodox Christianity's oldest and most sacred monasteries, was among the targets in Russia's latest overnight attack on June 15. Images of ...
https://kyivindependent.com/from-soviet-explosives-to-russian-drones-the-long-assault-on-kyiv-pechersk-lavra/
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The latest Russian attacks on Ukraine’s cultural heritage, as reported by
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Russia's latest assault on Kyiv turns Ukraine's cultural heritage into another front line
In one of the most devastating attacks on Kyiv since the start of the full-scale war, Russia’s missiles and drones targeted some of the city’s most treasured cultural landmarks. The National Art Muse...
https://kyivindependent.com/russias-latest-assault-on-kyiv-underscores-the-peril-facing-ukraines-cultural-heritage/
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One of Ukraine's most iconic artists is in a court battle to protect the rights to his work. His ordeal raises questions of how the state should protect those who are, quite literally, national treasures. My latest for
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‘Shameful story’ — How Ukraine’s iconic 89-year-old painter got scammed out of rights to his own work
At nearly 90, the Ukrainian painter Ivan Marchuk — widely regarded as one of the country's most important living artists — has found himself fighting in court to maintain the full creative rights to h...
https://kyivindependent.com/one-of-ukraines-top-artists-says-he-got-scammed-hes-now-fighting-for-rights-to-his-lifes-work/
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Read more Moldovan literature! The great Tatiana Țîbuleac's novel "The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes" is now available in English translation. My latest book review for
@kyivindependent.com
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Loss and loneliness in a contemporary Moldovan classic
From the early pages of "The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes," we are swimming in the protagonist Aleksy's grief. The story begins at a point in his late teenage years when he "hated (his mother) more...
https://kyivindependent.com/loss-and-loneliness-in-a-contemporary-moldovan-classic/
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Read more Moldovan literature! The great Tatiana Țîbuleac's novel "The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes" is now available in English translation. My latest book review for
@kyivindependent.com
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Loss and loneliness in a contemporary Moldovan classic
From the early pages of "The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes," we are swimming in the protagonist Aleksy's grief. The story begins at a point in his late teenage years when he "hated (his mother) more...
https://kyivindependent.com/loss-and-loneliness-in-a-contemporary-moldovan-classic/
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Cover reveal! The English translation of Khrystia Vengryniuk's debut novel, originally published in Ukraine in 2013, willl be released by Sandorf Passage this November. Cover design by Anastasiia Starko. One of my favorite novels. A total fever dream. We'll share the pre-order link soon.
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Cover reveal! The English translation of Khrystia Vengryniuk's debut novel, originally published in Ukraine in 2013, willl be released by Sandorf Passage this November. Cover design by Anastasiia Starko. One of my favorite novels. A total fever dream. We'll share the pre-order link soon.
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Milena Findeis
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Few understand this reality better than Igor Pomerantsev, a veteran radio broadcaster, poet, and former Soviet dissident.
@katetsurkan.bsky.social
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‘A cult of death’ — Former Soviet dissident on Russia and authoritarianism's global rise
In an authoritarian society, it’s free thinkers who are targeted by those in power. A book, a social media post, a private conversation — anything can be used against those who refuse to conform in a ...
https://kyivindependent.com/a-cult-of-death-former-soviet-dissident-on-russia-and-authoritarianisms-global-rise/
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I wrote about the Invisible Gallery Project which aims to highlight Ukrainian artists overshadowed by a legacy of Russian imperialism. An ongoing project worth following. My latest for
@kyivindependent.com
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Bringing art to the cemetery — How 'The Invisible Gallery' reclaims legacy overshadowed by Russian imperialism
In Ukraine's cemeteries, some graves are more than symbols of memory. They hold the truth about the country's enduring place in European culture, testifying to centuries of creative achievement and in...
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-art-masters-how-the-invisible-gallery-reclaims-overshadowed-legacy/
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The Ukrainian Institute and
@kyivindependent.com
have teamed up to popularize Ukrainian classics! Read more at the press release.
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Rediscovering Ukraine’s literary heritage: Ukrainian Institute and Kyiv Independent launch 'The Hidden Canon'
At the initiative of the Ukrainian Institute, the Kyiv Independent announces the launch of "The Hidden Canon: Ukraine's Literary Iconoclasts," a new series celebrating Ukrainian classic literature wit...
https://kyivindependent.com/rediscovering-ukraines-literary-heritage-ukrainian-institute-and-kyiv-independent-launch-the-hidden-canon/
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I reported on Kyiv-Mohyla Academy’s new Russian Studies certificate program and why it matters—for Ukraine’s future specialists and for rethinking Russian Studies abroad. My latest for
@kyivindependent.com
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In the middle of war, Ukraine's top university reimagines Russian Studies
Eleven years into Russia’s war, a Ukrainian university is forging ahead with an unexpected academic pursuit: launching a Russian Studies program to study the country that had imposed itself on Ukraine...
https://kyivindependent.com/in-the-middle-of-war-ukraines-university-reimagines-russian-studies/
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The greatest motivation is when your dear friend, a far more accomplished writer, reads the start of your novel and christens it "an insane fever dream," only to add "but keep leaning into it, it works."
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Reunited with Slavoj Žižek to talk about everything from maternal tyranny to collective spiritual suicide. Check out our wide-ranging conversation at the Daily Humanity Dispatch.
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Slavoj Žižek: There is no humanity without our small, everyday, seemingly meaningless rituals
Exclusive! From Maternal Tyranny to Collective Spiritual Suicide: Žižek on AI, Europe, and Our Growing Unwillingness to Face Reality
https://dailyhumanitydispatch.substack.com/p/slavoj-zizek-there-is-no-humanity?fbclid=IwY2xjawOMFBxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeSx11zEqmAWu8NGwn8yxVQ6VSAid1UNgBv7Nf1tiu4FwLfoWO8y1G53mnrW8_aem_vIRH6DTWZiiSKsvkCy0iOw
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My article for
@kyivindependent.com
on the wonderful ongoing Vasyl Stus exhibition at Mystetskyi Arsenal. With thanks to the curatorial project manager, Yulia Naidukh, and Dmytro Stus, Vasyl's son, for their comments.
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The Soviets tried to silence Ukrainian poet Vasyl Stus. A new exhibition honors his legacy
While the Soviet authorities promoted their vision of ideological "universalism" — a homogenized identity that suppressed national cultures — dissenting voices were silenced through arrests, intimidat...
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-poet-vasyl-stus-died-in-a-soviet-labor-camp-new-exhibition-in-kyiv-honors-his-life/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOT1TVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEefN32x0eM-NgZwKvmn6PnN8Rl2uUoJQGXkXT20fxZMkUPmvlkj8AvTlbriLM_aem_l-XZdNYtKvChfooFUp2G2w
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Reunited with Slavoj Žižek to talk about everything from maternal tyranny to collective spiritual suicide. Check out our wide-ranging conversation at the Daily Humanity Dispatch.
dailyhumanitydispatch.substack.com/p/slavoj-ziz...
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Slavoj Žižek: There is no humanity without our small, everyday, seemingly meaningless rituals
Exclusive! From Maternal Tyranny to Collective Spiritual Suicide: Žižek on AI, Europe, and Our Growing Unwillingness to Face Reality
https://dailyhumanitydispatch.substack.com/p/slavoj-zizek-there-is-no-humanity?fbclid=IwY2xjawOMFBxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeSx11zEqmAWu8NGwn8yxVQ6VSAid1UNgBv7Nf1tiu4FwLfoWO8y1G53mnrW8_aem_vIRH6DTWZiiSKsvkCy0iOw
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Finally, my translator’s copies of Khrystia Vengryniuk’s LONG EYES have arrived in Ukraine. 👁️ 👄 👁️ She’s melancholic, she’s beautiful, she’s everything you didn’t know you needed. Order your copy here:
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My interview with the always great Andriy Lyubka about returning to fiction writing, why Ukrainian books deserve less sad endings, and how a writer's responsibility changes during war. My latest for
@kyivindependent.com
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'Bring Ukraine more weapons' — author Andriy Lyubka on cultural diplomacy's main wartime role
When the full-scale invasion began, Andriy Lyubka struggled to write. A celebrated Ukrainian writer and translator, he turned instead to fundraising, logistics, and delivering used cars to the front f...
https://kyivindependent.com/bring-ukraine-more-weapons-author-andriy-lyubka-on-cultural-diplomacys-main-wartime-role/
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I reviewed Darya Tsymbalyuk's soul-crushing yet vital book "Ecocide in Ukraine," my latest for
@kyivindependent.com
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New book exposes Russia’s ecocide as a war against Ukraine’s land – and memory
When Russia destroyed Ukraine’s Kakhovka Hydroelectric Dam in June 2023, unleashing catastrophic floods across the country’s south, it seemed like such a blatant act of environmental and humanitarian ...
https://kyivindependent.com/new-book-exposes-russias-ecocide-as-a-war-against-ukraines-land-and-memory/
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Valerian Pidmohylnyi’s “The City” now has a fresh new English translation. I reviewed this masterpiece of 20th century literature for
@kyivindependent.com
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One of the greatest 20th century Ukrainian novels, now in English translation
Overwhelmed by the buzzing nightlife of Khreshchatyk Street in central Kyiv, Stepan Radchenko, the despondent protagonist of Valerian Pidmohylnyi’s novel “The City,” looks up at the moon for solace an...
https://kyivindependent.com/one-of-the-greatest-20th-century-ukrainian-novels-now-in-english-translation/
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A short prose piece I wrote after Russian drones and missiles targeted my Chernivtsi—many thanks to the editors at La Piccioletta Barca for giving it a home.
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La Piccioletta Barca | Iron-jawed beasts - by Kate Tsurkan
In the hush of the grass, they coil and keep watch. Before, I would slip through the ...
https://www.picciolettabarca.com/posts/iron-jawed-beasts
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A short prose piece I wrote after Russian drones and missiles targeted my Chernivtsi—many thanks to the editors at La Piccioletta Barca for giving it a home.
www.picciolettabarca.com/posts/iron-j...
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La Piccioletta Barca | Iron-jawed beasts - by Kate Tsurkan
In the hush of the grass, they coil and keep watch. Before, I would slip through the ...
https://www.picciolettabarca.com/posts/iron-jawed-beasts
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The Opera Aperta team is bringing their hit production "Gaia-24" back to Kyiv this November. I wrote about how an opera can be powerful messaging against Russia's ecocide against Ukraine. My latest for
@kyivindependent.com
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Art after apocalypse — opera spurred by Russia’s ecocide in Ukraine to return to Kyiv
Editor's Note: The Kyiv Independent is a media partner of the "Gaia-24" performance on Nov. 27 in Kyiv. Even in the midst of Russia’s ecocide against Ukraine — where forests are scorched, rivers are ...
https://kyivindependent.com/art-after-apocalypse-opera-spurred-by-russias-ecocide-in-ukraine-to-return-to-kyiv/
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‘A word fallen out of language’ and other poems — APOFENIE by Milena Findeis translated by Kate Tsurkan
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‘A word fallen out of language’ and other poems — APOFENIE
by Milena Findeis In the mouth, the word to taste to chew It hums in the ears is rolled by the eyes cut apart by grimaces Spread with hashtags processed in the news stream until it ends, checked o...
https://www.apofenie.com/the-latest-content/2025/9/27/a-word-fallen-out-of-language-and-other-poems
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Thanks to
@katetsurkan.bsky.social
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APOFENIE
https://www.apofenie.com/
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Apofenie Magazine
9 months ago
Some standout, kinetic poems today by Austrian author Milena Findeis— In the mouth, the word to taste to chew It hums in the ears is rolled by the eyes cut apart by grimaces (...)
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‘A word fallen out of language’ and other poems — APOFENIE
by Milena Findeis In the mouth, the word to taste to chew It hums in the ears is rolled by the eyes cut apart by grimaces Spread with hashtags processed in the news stream until it ends, checked o...
https://www.apofenie.com/the-latest-content/2025/9/27/a-word-fallen-out-of-language-and-other-poems
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Apofenie Magazine
9 months ago
In fleeing me, my wrath, my fear a female rat is giving birth on the hot sidewalk, steadily, trailing behind a streak of blood with child (...) More from Romanian-born poet Ema Dumitriu at the link below.
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‘The Mother’ and other poems — APOFENIE
by Ema Dumitriu In fleeing me, my wrath, my fear a female rat is giving birth on the hot sidewalk, steadily, trailing behind a streak of blood with child
https://www.apofenie.com/the-latest-content/2025/9/21/the-mother-and-other-poems
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For
@kyivindependent.com
I wrote about Guardian journalist Shaun Walker's new book on the history of Russia’s illegals spy program. One of the most insane books I’ve read in a awhile, but so well-written, definitely worth your time.
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Spies among us? Shaun Walker's new book details Russia’s decades-long international espionage program
It could be a scene from a thriller — watching the FBI arrest your own parents for being Russian spies. But for Alexander and Timothy Vavilov, who had known their parents all their lives as Donald Hea...
https://kyivindependent.com/spies-among-us-shaun-walkers-new-book-details-russias-decades-long-international-espionage-program/
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I spoke with Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad about some western states’ recognition of Palestine and what real justice for Palestinians looks like. That and more in latest Daily Humanity Dispatch, my new project with Katerina Sergatskova.
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“True freedom is to live with dignity in your own land”
Gaza survivor Plestia Alaqad on recognition without justice; Europe’s shifting conflict dynamics; and Trump’s U-turn on Ukraine policy
https://dailyhumanitydispatch.substack.com/p/true-freedom-is-to-live-with-dignity
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It was my honor to interview the great Ai Weiwei this past weekend when he came to Kyiv for his first exhibition in Ukraine. My latest for
@kyivindependent.com
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‘I wanted to stand beside soldiers’ — Ai Weiwei on his trip to wartime Ukraine
Amid the shadow of war, the world-renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has brought his first-ever exhibition to Kyiv. Commissioned by the non-profit platform RIBBON International, Ai’s insta...
https://kyivindependent.com/i-wanted-to-stand-beside-soldiers-ai-weiwei-on-his-trip-to-wartime-ukraine/
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It was my honor to interview the great Ai Weiwei this past weekend when he came to Kyiv for his first exhibition in Ukraine. My latest for
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‘I wanted to stand beside soldiers’ — Ai Weiwei on his trip to wartime Ukraine
Amid the shadow of war, the world-renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has brought his first-ever exhibition to Kyiv. Commissioned by the non-profit platform RIBBON International, Ai’s insta...
https://kyivindependent.com/i-wanted-to-stand-beside-soldiers-ai-weiwei-on-his-trip-to-wartime-ukraine/
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You can now order Ukrainian author Khrystia Vengryniuk's incredible poetry collection LONG EYES, co-translated by Dmyto Kyyan and me. Spread the word!
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LONG EYES - Lost Horse Press
KHRYSTIA VENGRYNIUK’S Long Eyes is a collection of poems that guides us through the labyrinths of loneliness, where pain drifts like the wind and voices fade yet still echo on the edges of silence. It
https://losthorsepress.org/catalog/long-eyes/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMxFmFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlXmeEREZhHyLmQ-gB3cYMy4qMdRf0yyeZ31AdKRzWU0jqOAov80E5uxja4-_aem_KtqD7Whw_MLskyeO0GtuUA
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The right wing in US, Europe don't care about Ukrainian lives unless their deaths can be weaponized to promote racist, xenophobic policies at home. My latest for
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How the right wing in US, Europe is weaponizing murders of Ukrainian refugees
Iryna Zarutska and her family fled Ukraine in 2022 to escape the threat of Russia’s full-scale war against her homeland, seeking safety and the promise of a new life in the United States. But that hop...
https://kyivindependent.com/how-the-right-wing-in-us-europe-is-weaponizing-murders-of-ukrainian-refugees/
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That buzz from a literary magazine sending an acceptance letter hits different when it’s your own creative writing and not a translation 🤌🏻
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I wrote about Ukraine's installation/s/ at Burning Man this year, my latest for
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‘No fate but what we make’ — Ukrainians transform storm-destroyed Burning Man installation
When a storm in Nevada destroyed a Ukrainian art installation at this year’s Burning Man festival, the Ukrainian team turned a setback into a symbol. Drawing on resilience forged in more than three ye...
https://kyivindependent.com/no-fate-but-what-we-make-ukrainians-transform-storm-destroyed-burning-man-installation/
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This fall brings not one but two books I had the privilege to co-work on. I’m especially eager for English-language readers to follow Andriy Lyubka's journey as a wartime volunteer, told with his signature wit. Please spread the word—you can preorder now.
www.academicstudiespress.com/9798887198408/
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War from the Rear
A gripping, unexpectedly humorous, and deeply human portrait of life in Ukraine reshaped by war. In this powerful collection of essays, writer Andriy Lyubka&...
https://www.academicstudiespress.com/9798887198408/
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Kristian Kiehling
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The Russian invention of 'Great Russian Culture' has colonized the minds of people around the world, to the detriment of the cultures of the nations that Russia has occupied and attempted to exterminate.
@katetsurkan.bsky.social
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10 books to better understand Ukraine on its Independence Day
Thirty-four years on, Ukraine’s independence endures — even as Russia’s full-scale war puts its people to the ultimate test. That’s why Independence Day, marked on Aug. 24, is more than just a holiday...
https://kyivindependent.com/10-books-to-better-understand-ukraine-on-its-independence-day/
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On Ukraine's Independence Day, here are 10 books to help you understand the country better. My little listicle for
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10 books to better understand Ukraine on its Independence Day
Thirty-four years on, Ukraine’s independence endures — even as Russia’s full-scale war puts its people to the ultimate test. That’s why Independence Day, marked on Aug. 24, is more than just a holiday...
https://kyivindependent.com/10-books-to-better-understand-ukraine-on-its-independence-day/
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You should be mad about the FBI raiding John Bolton’s house not because you love John Bolton but because you’re opposed to Trump using the FBI to intimidate his critics
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I reviewed the English translation of the CRIMEAN FIG anthology, which showcases Crimean Tatar literature. My latest for
@kyivindependent.com
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What Russia stole, these Crimean Tatar authors endeavor to reclaim with literature
To much of the world, Crimea is mostly synonymous with the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine — once a precious Black Sea resort, the peninsula was seized at gunpoint in 2014 and transformed into a...
https://kyivindependent.com/what-russia-stole-these-crimean-tatar-authors-endeavor-to-reclaim-with-literature/
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The sleep deprivation that comes with the start of motherhood rewires your brain in ways you cannot anticipate. So, I've started a Substack to write my way through reclaiming the so-called literary prowess I possessed during my Ph.D. studies. Subscribe! For now, it's free.
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Kate Tsurkan | Substack
Kate Tsurkan is a writer, editor, and translator. She founded Apofeie Magazine and co-translated Oleh Sentsov’s Diary of a Hunger Striker (2024) and Myroslav Laiuk’s Bakhmut (2025).
https://substack.com/@tsurkankate
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The sleep deprivation that comes with the start of motherhood rewires your brain in ways you cannot anticipate. So, I've started a Substack to write my way through reclaiming the so-called literary prowess I possessed during my Ph.D. studies. Subscribe! For now, it's free.
substack.com/@tsurkankate
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Kate Tsurkan | Substack
Kate Tsurkan is a writer, editor, and translator. She founded Apofeie Magazine and co-translated Oleh Sentsov’s Diary of a Hunger Striker (2024) and Myroslav Laiuk’s Bakhmut (2025).
https://substack.com/@tsurkankate
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Pierce Press
11 months ago
"Bakhmut is a difficult book to read - but one you cannot turn away from. Read it slowly, if you must. What's most important is that you read it. Let every detail settle into your bones. Let the suffering of every living being - animal and human alike -
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“Chung has written a work that both honors and unsettles the conventions of science fiction.”
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Some thoughts on Bora Chung's RED SWORD, translated by
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. Expect non-Ukraine/EE-related book reviews from me at
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The Ones Who Survive Are Real — a Review of Bora Chung’s ‘Red Sword’ — APOFENIE
Reviewed by Kate Tsurkan Bora Chung’s “Red Sword” wastes no time: its universe is at once cruel and seductive, immediately demanding that humanity assert itself. We are introduced to the narrator—a ...
https://www.apofenie.com/the-latest-content/2025/8/17/the-ones-who-survive-are-real-a-review-of-bora-chungs-red-sword
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I reviewed Oleksandr Mykhed's I'LL MIX YOUR BLOOD WITH COAL, which documents his time in Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, Dobropillia, Lysychansk, Siverskodonetsk, and Bakhmut before the full-scale war. My latest for
@kyivindependent.com
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As Trump, Putin weigh Ukraine’s east in talks, new book gives voice to war-battered region
When Russia launched its invasion into Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in 2014, the battle was not only over territory but also historical memory. In the city of Kostiantynivka, the str...
https://kyivindependent.com/as-trump-putin-weigh-ukraines-east-in-talks-new-book-gives-voice-to-war-battered-region/
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As a culture reporter during wartime, sadly, I have to write a lot of obituaries. This one recounts the life of David Chichkan, committed anti-fascist artist who died defending Ukraine on the front line. My latest for
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‘For him, Russia exemplified modern fascism’ — Ukrainian anarchist artist killed fighting on front line
At first, it might sound paradoxical — a committed anarchist choosing to join the army. Yet for Ukrainian artist David Chichkan, enlisting in the Armed Forces in 2024 was driven by the very political ...
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-mourns-prominent-anarchist-painter-turned-soldier-killed-on-front-line/
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After following the recent tragic story of Francine Villa, I decided to write about the racism faced in Russia by Black Russians, immigrants from African nations, as well as the global Black diaspora. My latest for
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What it’s really like being Black in Russia
After facing police discrimination as a Black woman in the U.S., Francine Villa decided to return to her birth country, Russia, in 2019, searching for the safety America had denied her. A year later,...
https://kyivindependent.com/what-its-really-like-being-black-in-russia/
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A far-right Russian nationalist group tried to disrupt the memorial ceremony for the victims of Stalinist purges at Sandarmokh—among whom were Ukrainians, including Les Kurbas. I was surprised to learn the ceremony still takes place during wartime, respect to brave people who dare to remember.
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Ukrainian author-turned-soldier takes aim at Westerners' ‘abstract pacifism’
From the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Western leftists have invoked “peace” as a slogan — as if peace were not already at the heart of every Ukrainian’s daily prayer. They warn the world not to “provoke” the Kremlin, as if Ukraine’s restraint could halt Russian missiles. For Ukraine’s own leftists, though, the prospect of total annihilation has laid bare how hollow abstract pacifism sounds when survival itself is on the line. When Russian forces tried to take Kyiv in 2022, Ukrain
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-author-turned-soldier-takes-aim-at-westerners-abstract-pacifism/
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