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Ukrainian author speaks on life amid the war

Ukrainian author and advocate Olena Stiazhkina presented two of her newly translated books during an event on Friday.

The Last Words in the World: Ukrainians and the War Experience

New Ukrainian anthology underscores Russian culture's influence on war

At a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, amidst the joyous remarks of the other presenters on the unification of the European continent, Ukrainian writer Yuri Andrukhovych conveyed his skepticism about the success of the “New Europe.” For Andrukhoych, 2009 was marked by the waning of any remaining fervor surrounding Ukraine's Orange Revolution of 2004-2005, the pro-democracy protests that preceded the EuroMaidan Revolution in 2013-2014. Then Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko also signed a gas deal with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that was detrimental to Ukraine, while Russia was “ forgiven for everything,” including its war with Georgia just one year prior.

The Romanian Academy has a new vice-president

The General Assembly of the Romanian Academy has decided, through a secret vote, to elect academician Dumitru T. Murariu as Vice President and a total of seven honorary members, including Ion Hadârcă (from the Republic of Moldova) and Moshe Idel (from Israel).