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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЖОВТЕНЬ 2014 WWW. UNWLA.ORG 13 well -thought -of — at least, in your hometown . It was — in part, due to the excellent rep u- tation of our branch’s president herself. As som e- one who taught Ukrain e- related subjects at the university, she was committed to promoting Ukrainian culture and ver y interested in passing on Ukrainian traditions to all of us. She took us on numerous trips and excursions and was d e- termined to get the younger generation in volved in the organization. I think that so much depends on the local leadership. For any organization to thrive and attract members, you need strong local leaders who are truly interested in what they do. Now that you live in t he United States, a re you thinking of joining the UNWLA ? I will definitely join. I was actually trying to reach someone from the UNWLA when I first came to the US. I found some contact information on the UNWLA website and was trying to find people in the a rea where I lived, but without much success, so I am excited to have found the San Jose branch! In your opinion, what do you think should be the focus of this organization’s work , both in Ukraine and in the United States ? It is hard for me to say for sure, but it would be nice to see more events where people can connect with the Ukrainian culture . The UNWLA has members who represent a couple of different generations and that is wonderful b e- cause the older members can pass on tra ditions and history to us. There is always such a richness of experience and much opportunity for learning and growth when there are several generations involved in the same organization . TIME TO READ: 21st Publishers’ Forum in L’viv, Ukraine by Olesia Wallo Ever since September of 1996, when I first worked for and attended Ukraine’s largest intern a- tional book fair, “Publishers’ Forum in L’viv,” early fall for me almost carries a smell of books. This year, on September 10- 14, L’viv was once again transformed into a mecca for publishers, writers, and avid readers, bringing together participants from over twenty countries for a jam-packed program of about 700 events. Among other things, these included a celebration of th e bicentennial of Taras Shevchenko’s birth, a festival of short stories in honor of writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, special project s “Women in a Changing World” and “The Third Age —Reading for Pleasure” (for senior citizens), a translation festival, numerous poetry readings, book signings, and talks by Ukrainian and foreign author s. One of the forum’s long -standing slogans —“It’s time to read!”— was again prominently featured on many of its advertising materials. This year, however, unlike in all the years past, this slogan may strike one as not entirely appropriate: after all, in light of what is going on in Donbas, fighting — not rea d- ing — seems to many as the only suitable occupation right now. Yet there is a number of ways in which even the current situation of war in Ukraine remains a “time to read”; moreover, as the forum showed, sometimes reading and purchasing (or not purchasing) books can be a form of fighting itself. Perhaps the most prominent, if controversial, example of the latter was this year’s decisi on by some of the public to boycott books from Russia. Such a choice, however, did not mean that ALL Russian books or writers were given the same treatment. One notable exception among several — popular Russian writer and outspoken critic of Russia’s recent actions in Ukraine, Lyudmila Ulitskaya — received a warm welcome and unprecedented attention (as did her books). Some authors and booksellers made the cu r- rent moment a “time to read” by deciding to donate a portion of the proceeds from their sales to the Ukr ainian war victims and their families. One such author, Kyiv prose writer Mykola Khomych, donated all of the sales on his most recent book to a young family who had lost their father and husband in the anti -terrorist operation in Donbas. Yet another bookse ller held a Ukrainian book fundraiser to stock a Ukrainian -language library in one of Eastern Ukrainian cities. Thus, i n more than one way the Publishers’ Forum in L’viv prove d that September of 2014 was a suitable time for reading. Yet let us hope that the next year’s forum will take place in more peaceful times!
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