Category Archives: Ukraine

Victoria Amelina 1986-2023

Victoria Amelina, much-loved friend and valued colleague in the PEN family, active member of PEN Ukraine and friend to many PEN Centres, was a gifted Ukrainian writer and a war crimes researcher for Truth Hounds. She was killed by an … Continue reading

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“INNER LIGHT” Concert for Ukraine

A night of Irish and Ukrainian Cultural Solidarity in Vicar Street, Monday 24th April @7:30 p.m. This promises to be a lively, brilliant evening. Anyone who remembers Victoria Amelina’s visit to Dublin, hosted by Irish PEN and supported by Dublin, … Continue reading

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Read for Ukraine (reposted from March 17th 2022)

At a recent “Dialogues on War” event organised by PEN International, in a conversation between Andreiy Kurkov and Philippe Sands, Kurkov was asked what people could do to support Ukrainian writers. “Read their books”, was his reply. Sands’ own incredible, … Continue reading

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