Live | Of war, language and literature in Ukraine, a conversation with writer Andrei Kurkov

Published on 20 February 2025

What is the state of mind of Ukrainians three years after the start of the full-scale invasion by Vladimir Putin’s troops? How has the aggression affected the construction of a Ukrainian national identity and the culture of this country, which for (too?) many Westerners is naturally part of the “Russian world”, as the Kremlin’s propaganda keeps repeating? What future for multilingualism in Ukraine? What distinguishes the Ukrainian mentality from that of its unwieldy neighbour? How can Ukrainian literature be defined in this context?

We’ve discussed all this and more with Ukrainian writer Andrei Kurkov in a special Ukraine Live . A conversation in English, hosted by Catherine André and Gian-Paolo Accardo.

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