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The book contains the memories of military chaplains of various denominations who, since the beginning of the war in the east of Ukraine, performed pastoral care among Ukrainian soldiers.
In this collection of essays, twenty Ukrainian intellectuals reflect on the phenomenon of social bridges and walls. Why do they both exist? Do bridges always bring understanding? Or do they perhaps sometimes allow crossing boundaries? Do walls necessarily separate? Or do they occasionally protect? With whom and how should we build bridges, and from whom shall we isolate by walls? The result of the media project of the Ukrainian branch of the International PEN Club, published in the New Time publication, is now under one cover. On the pages of the book, you will find essays by the following authors: Kateryna Kalytko, Kateryna Botanova, Vakhtang Kebuladze, Zoya Kazanzhy, Ostap Slyvinskyi, Olena Stiazhkina, Larysa Denysenko, Myroslava Barchuk, Viktoriya Amelina, Vitaliy Ponomariov, Vasyl Makhno, Volodymyr Rafeenko, Mykola Riabchuk, Volodymyr Yermolenko, Svitlana Pyrkalo, Borys Gudziak, Ihor Isichenko, Halyna Vdovychenko, Pavlo Kazarin, Vitaliy Portnykov. Compiled by Tetiana Teren. Foreword by Andriy Kurkov.
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Kvitochka is a small brown bear. She is convinced that the world is arranged for the comfort and happiness of all animals. But winter came, and the quiet life of the residents of the Rehabilitation Center for Brown Bears was filled with anxiety - someone stole the sleep from the bears! Kvitochka decided to find out who the thief was and find their sleep back. So now the little bear has a long journey ahead of her, full of unexpected encounters and many discoveries. Let’s go with her - and find out where the bears' sleep has gone and how to get it back! From 3 to 8 years, 1480 words. Rightsholders: Rumenko Tetiana, rumenkotanya@gmail.com;
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Children love poems. So before Christmas, the Old Lion and a group of modern Ukrainian poets and illustrators created this elegant book to read in the family circle. Snow Poems for Kids are full of fun snow games, magical gifts from St. Nicholas and magical moments of Christmas and New Year. Also, the Old Lion reminds young readers to take care of birds and animals in winter. The collection includes poems by Mariana Savka, Halyna Malyk, Halyna Kirpa, Kateryna Mikhalitsyna, Oleksandr Dermanskyi, Ihor Kalynets, Oksana Lushchevska, Oksana Krotiuk, Hryhorii Falkovich, Tetiana Vynnyk, Yulia Smal, Natalia Poklad, Olesia Mamchych, Ivan Andrusiak , Oleksandr Orlov. Compiler - Natalka Maletych. Illustrated by: Dasha Rakova, Oksana-Olexandra Drachkovska, Yuliia Pylypchatina, Nataliia Oliynyk, Bohdana Bondar, Oksana Bula, Marta Koshulynska, Kateryna Sad.
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What gives us strength? To us as individuals, to our families, to the country, to the world? Each of us has his own source of inspiration. But what to do if it does not always work? Then we are looking for the strength in others, for their advice and support, for their way of keeping strong in challenging times. In 2019-2020, Ukrainians needed additional sources of strength, because war, uncertainty, political populism, and pandemic created additional stress. During those years twenty-five leading Ukrainian intellectuals reflected on their sources of their resilience in the publication "What will give us strength?". Collected under one cover, twenty five essays discuss a difficult period of challenges in the life of each author individually as well as Ukraine in general. The answers offered by the authors will become a valuable guide for the reader, a model of motivation, an advice to hold on to.
Sticker Books with developmental tasks are devoted to children interested in all means of transport from a kick scooter to a bulldozer! Evolve Stickers series help kids master counting, logical thinking in an easy and fun way. What is more, Sticker Books assist children in comparing shapes and sizes, studying colors and letters, as well as getting a hand ready for writing. Convenient to use, Sticker Books are excellent for a walk, during a trip, or while waiting in a long line.
Diligent and hard-working construction vehicles decorate hometown tirelessly. But suddenly, enemy equipment breaks into the new park, threatening to destroy everything in its path... Will the enemies plunder the elegant city? Someone must come to the rescue! This book was created for children who, against their will, found themselves in the whirlwind of a vicious war, to help them believe that light will defeat darkness, and evil will definitely be punished.
The publication contains materials collected during working on the Kurbas: New Worlds exhibition, which took place at the Mystetskyi Arsenal on October 17–December 2, 2018 and manifested the curatorial view of the creative work of Les Kurbas, a Ukrainian avant-garde theater director of the early twentieth century. Most museum objects in the exhibition are courtesy of the Museum of Theater, Music and Cinema of Ukraine.
This publication is a catalogue of key materials collected in the course of developing the exhibition BOICHUKISM. Project of the “Grandiose Art Style” held from December 7, 2017 to January 28, 2018 at the Mystetskyi Arsenal. The catalogue reflects on the current status of research and development of Boichuk’s legacy in the context of systematic studies carried out by art critics, historians, and cultural studies experts; the catalogue is structured to reflect the exhibition’s subject matter. A significant part of the Boichukists' artistic legacy is published for the first time.
The publication is devoted to the figure of the artist Oleg Holosiy (1965-1993) — one of the most prominent artists in the history of Ukrainian art, a member of the Paris Commune art squat. The book examines Oleg Holosiy’s life and painting method as well as the first reproductions of graphic drawings, poems and sketches of the artist. The book you hold in your hands is an attempt to archive the fruitful creativity of the artist over the last five years of his life.
This flash fiction collection titled ‘My Women’ is, in fact, a collection of women’s voices. The voices of those who have been brutally silenced, those who have had their dearest taken away, those who have persevered and fought for themselves, and those who have broken down and given up. These succinct, emotionally charged, brutal and sometimes excruciatingly difficult stories portray experiences of life during wartime, each so very different but equally poignant. This book is illustrated by artworks created after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. They complement the flash fiction written by the author with their visual narratives, transforming ‘My Women’ into our very own women. Each of the women who contributed to this book — the translator, illustrators, editors, the layout designer and the publisher — felt a personal connection with the nameless protagonists, finding something within the stories that resonated deeply with them. We hope that readers will also feel similar emotions. Working on this book, we wanted to support and embrace every Ukrainian woman, telling her, ‘We stand with you, sister.’ ‘My Women’ is a book about each of us — and for every one of us.
