Today is my sister’s b-day. She is a talented artist who already exhibited her works at places like Paris Museum of Contemporary Art.She sell her works to get funds two fundraisers I run for UA defenders. If you like her art here is the info: https://quicknote.io/ce194550-3e81-11ee-ac4f-1bc925f12d52

Hope more people around the world will read Ukrainian literature. Besides sharing our story, we have to learn as well, so I highly recommend the Taiwanese novel The Stolen Bicycle by Wu Ming Yi which was also translated into Ukrainian.

Thanks to brilliant Yu-Hsuan Hsu, who does a lot of work to translate and represent Ukrainian culture in Taiwan and Taiwanese in Ukraine, I had the pleasure of contributing to Taiwanese journal and telling about contemporary Ukrainian literature and war. My price in Chinese: https://bit.ly/3OYa5Nw.

Just have started Silicon Curtain live event in Lviv to talk about volunteering, civil society, reporting the war, culture and tyrany. Join us in person or on live stream at 6 pm. The program and all the details: https://siliconcurtain.co.uk/lviv/

Книжкова спільното блакитного! Завтра з Оленою Гусейнов та Ігорем Набитовичем говоритимемо про нову збірку есеїстики Василя Махна. Онлайн-подія відбуватиметься о 19:00 на сторінці Yakaboo Publishing за організації Yakaboo та PEN Ukraine.Посилання на подію: https://fb.me/e/4iTYZq5yo і до зучтрічі!

Twitter is possibly sinking so #UkrainianSpaces is now also on here, tell all your friends!🙌

Дуже кльова ідея. Купуєш книгу, а всі кошти йдуть на ЗСУ. Долучайтесь! https://bookforces.com.ua

Welcome @marikino.bsky.social! Talented Kyiv-based illustrator whose works keep supporting my each fundraiser for army. / Вітаємо талановиту ілюстраторку Марі Кінович у блакитному. Одна з моїх улюблених робіт, продаж якої пришвидшив збір на авто для 30 бригади, що на Донеччині.

Welcome @dimaspowers.bsky.social! Вітаємо, в блакитному!

The phenomenal ability of Ukrainians to self-organize and help each other is something that genuinely pleases me. I don't care what happens on the muscovy swamps, I wish them all to hell.

‼️Russia plans terrorist attack on Zaporizhzhia NPP. This is the biggest NPP in Europe. If this happens, the scale of contamination will be huge, not only Ukraine, but Europe, Turkey, etc. may be affected. International community should work to extract Ru military from the NPP and demilitarize it!

New podcast episode of FAQ U: Ukraine Explained is out! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/faq-u-ukraine-explained/id1692189528?i=1000617605824

First, Russian novels about occupation of Donetsk and full-scale invasion appeared (since 2009). Then everything actually happened. No, it’s not a prophecy, just a propaganda. Talked about that and Elisabeth Gilbert’s book on the podcast with @yewleea.bsky.social: https://youtu.be/ijsj8IPQXGc

Kate Thurkan wrote about the abysmal press coverage following Elizabeth Gilbert’s postponement of her novel and the need to defend all things presumed to be Russian for #KyivIndependent. https://kyivindependent.com/kate-tsurkan-elizabeth-gilberts-russia-novel-and-the-boundaries-of-art-in-wartime/

Oleksandr Mykhed essay for @guardian about the Kakhovka dam and daily genocide. “When genocide comes to your lands, it will be easily recognizable”. #russiaIsAterroristState #KakhovkaDam #ecocide https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/20/life-ukraine-putin-genocide-bombs-dam-kherson

Wow, got 14 invite codes!! / @uabluerail.org, мені блакитний дав 14 інвайт-кодів. Поділилась з друзями й можу ще вам підкинути.

Friends, if you are in London, it’s must go! / Друзі, якщо ви в Лондоні - сходіть. @dovzhyk.bsky.social, дякую тобі за організацію події.

Ми з колегами (Катерина Зарембо,Роман Горбик) готуємо збірник (англійською) наукових статей про те, як у різних сферах люди не помічають імперіалізм, як такі білі плями впливають на дискурси, політики, рішення. Якщо ви досліджуєте таке - пишіть нам. Як ні, лишаймось на зв’язку, аби почитати то всьо🔥

Are there scholars and researchers on bluesky? My colleagues and I announced very interesting CfP “Empathy VS Empire. How (Not)Understanding of Imperialism Shapes Discourses and Decisions in and about Ukraine, Europe, and Beyond”. Find more details below and share the info if relevant!

More of my friends are here. Welcome, @oleksiy.bsky.social. Вітаємо Олексія у спільноті!

Whaaat? Monday again?

My lovely Ukrainian friend @everycoloris.bsky.social also joined bluesky. / Моя ще одна дорога товаришка тепер теж у блакитному!

A dam in Ukraine was designed to withstand almost any attack imaginable — from the outside. The evidence suggests Russia blew it up from within. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/16/world/europe/ukraine-kakhovka-dam-collapse.html?auth=register-google

Guys, I recommend you to check out Ukraine War Brief and follow @yewleea.bsky.social, @linneahubbard.bsky.social!

“By genuinely listening, we have the potential to prevent the next catastrophe from unfolding, and the chance to spare Ukraine from new tragic headlines.” Full Text by Mariam Naiem: https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-drowning-in-despair-nova-kakhovka-dam-destruction-war-russia-united-nations/

An article by cultural researcher Mariam Naiem about how Ukrainians feel after Kakhovka dam's blown up by Russians (they feel despair and helplessness): https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-drowning-in-despair-nova-kakhovka-dam-destruction-war-russia-united-nations/

Happy to see my friend @dovzhyk.bsky.social and @shuvalov.bsky.social on bluesky!

Colleagues, encourage to apply! All you need is to submit a 500-word paper proposal and a 150-word biographical statement. All the details are here: https://www.danyliwseminar.com/call-for-proposals-2023

Western journalism

Can you even imagine the number of op-eds western media would be writing right now if a far-right party got 20% of the votes in Ukraine? But hey, it’s all peachy if it’s a blatantly pro-Russian German extremist party that preaches Islamophobia and climate change denial.

I just want to record in every possible social network that none of large international organizations come to help Ukrainians suffering from flood because of Russia blowing up Kakhovka dam. No Red Cross, no UN or its numerous sub-divisions, just Ukr emergency workers and Ukr and foreign volunteers.

Brilliant article by my colleague Dr. Kateryna Zarembo about achievements and new challenges of Ukrainian civil cosiety. It’s an honor to be mentioned in the article. Full text: https://carnegieeurope.eu/2023/06/01/resilience-and-trauma-of-ukraine-s-civil-society-pub-89852 #ukraine

Support Ukrainian orgs run by Ukrainians in Ukraine. It's really quite simple:

As Twitter marks my selfies as sensitive content, hi, #blueskysocial!