Let’s start with the story about Ukrainian Paris. Are there a lot of Ukrainians? What is this environment like? There are a lot of Ukrainians in Paris. This community gathers mainly around the church. This community is very diverse –…
Let’s start with the story about Ukrainian Paris. Are there a lot of Ukrainians? What is this environment like? There are a lot of Ukrainians in Paris. This community gathers mainly around the church. This community is very diverse –…
We meet with Mr. Chekh after the presentation of District D. Poltava is trying to surprise with unexpected heat and strange serenity as for the city where an international literary festival is happening at the moment. It doesn’t seem to…
What is your attitude toward such events? What literary events do you feel lack of? I don’t often attend festivals so I can’t say what literary events I feel lack of: there are many festivals I have just heard or…
For Ukraine, the theme of your research is unique. What about the European academic community we officially strive to join? For historical reasons, when someone is interested in the East, it is not only academic issue but a political one.…
You are an all-arounder so I don’t even know what side of your personality to choose. If you had to describe yourself with just one word, what would you use: poet, publicist, mental specialist, rector, researcher, lecturer? I am a…
After the occupation, Crimea turned into a military outpost. And the militarization of the peninsula is only growing. Permanent military drills – declared and undeclared, missile shootings and landing operations occur. Over the past 18 months, Russia, as also evidenced,…
The Healthcare Reform is being much criticized in Ukraine. It is said to have destroyed the healthcare system. What is the world community and international partners’ attitude to these transformations? When I go abroad and tell what we are doing…
Jordan is the fourth Middle Eastern country where you work. What are the unique features of the work in this country, and whether it differs from your previous experience? You know, although countries of the Arab world have much in…
I met this lady on the plane – the professor of Hebraic studies from Paris. She was bringing 26 people from France to Odesa today. By some misunderstanding, they all were thinking that tonight there will be a concert of…
Don’t you regret that you haven’t done it earlier? I do not regret, everything should happen in its own time, perhaps, because I am a mature person already, my goal is clear enough, and I managed to cope with my…