Tag: Ukraine

The vyshyvanka returns

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This week, we look at a newly arrived and beautifully illustrated book about Ukrainian embroidery in terms of the vyshyvanka, the traditional decorated shirt that I wrote about in 2022.

“–A i︠a︡ svoi︠u︡ vyshyvanku d’ sert︠s︡i︠u︡ pryhortai︠u︡…” : kolekt︠s︡ii︠a︡ vzirt︠s︡iv narodnoï vyshyvky z fondovoï zbirky uz︠h︡horodsʹkoho skansenu =
My vyshyvanka is close to my heart… : a collection of folk embroidery samples from the stock collection of the Uzhhorod scansen is a bilingual Ukrainian-English catalogue written by Vasylʹ Kot︠s︡an and Teti︠a︡na Solohub-Kot︠s︡an.  It is based on a collection held within the wider Zakarpatsʹkyĭ muzeĭ narodnoï arkhitektury ta pobutu (Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life).  Our copy describes itself as a second edition, but from what I can see, Cambridge currently holds the only copy of any edition in any UK or US academic library. Continue reading “The vyshyvanka returns” →

Ukrainian book culture : the December 2023 Slavonic item of the month

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Our last Slavonic item of the month for 2023 is a newly purchased ebook about the history of books and printing in Ukraine.  Z istoriï knyz︠h︡kovoï kulʹtury Ukraïny [From the history of the book culture of Ukraine] looks at items in the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine.  It contains the following 4 main sections, which contain a total of 15 chapters.  I give the 3 chapters that fall under the all-important library section. Continue reading “Ukrainian book culture : the December 2023 Slavonic item of the month” →

Ukrainian films to watch on Klassiki over the Christmas break

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The Klassiki film database, to which the University is now in its 3rd year of subscription, has this week published details of four Ukrainian films available (with English subtitles and further reading) from now until 4 January that have been selected by the activist, writer, and chef Olia Hercules. Continue reading “Ukrainian films to watch on Klassiki over the Christmas break” →

Changes to Ukraine-related bibliographic subject headings

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Every month, the Library of Congress publishes new additions and changes to their subject headings (LCSH).  The October 2023 list of approved changes focused on Ukraine, and this post gives a quick summary of them.  They all relate to the events of 2013 and 2014 onwards, to the present day.

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Language-sword : the November 2023 Slavonic item of the month

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This month, the Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics Faculty Library and the UL received their copies of the 2023 book Mova-mech : i︠a︡k hovoryla radi︠a︡nsʹka imperii︠a︡ [Language-sword : how the Soviet empire spoke] by I︠E︡vhenii︠a︡ Kuzni︠e︡t︠s︡ova.  The book had been requested by the Language Teaching Officer in Ukrainian at the Faculty, and the libraries had agreed to buy a copy each.

The 374-page book contains 87 short chapters covering the history and various aspects of Soviet language policy and its effect, including on Ukraine and Ukrainian.  The book’s table of contents can currently be seen as snapshots on the publisher’s page for the title.  Continue reading “Language-sword : the November 2023 Slavonic item of the month” →

10 years on : a look at the Maidan Museum

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This week saw the 10th anniversary of the start of the protests on Maidan Nezalez︠h︡nosti (Independence Square) in Kyïv against President Yanukovych’s sudden shift away from a closer formal relationship with the EU.  A few months ago, our English collections lead, Rebecca, bought a new book by Dr Giovanni Ercolani about the memory and interpretation of the events that started in 2013, called The Maidan Museum : preserving the spirit of Maidan : art, identity, and the Revolution of Dignity.

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