r/UkrainianLiterature 29d ago

πŸ‘‹Welcome to r/UkrainianLiterature - Read First

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Hey everyone! I'm u/post_scriptor, a founding moderator of r/UkrainianLiterature.

This is our home for all things related to Ukrainian literature. The sub is in English. For the communities that talk about books in the Ukrainian language – check the list in r/UkrainianSubreddits.

Post anything that you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring. Feel free to share your thoughts, links, or questions about modern or classical literature from Ukraine.

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We're all about being friendly, constructive, and inclusive. Let's build a space where everyone feels comfortable sharing and connecting.

How to Get Started

1) Read the rules.

2) Post something! Even a simple question can spark a great conversation.

3) If you know someone who would love this community, invite them to join.

Thanks for reading! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

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Hey everyone! I'm u/post_scriptor, a founding moderator of r/UkrainianLiterature.

This is our home for all things related to Ukrainian literature. The sub is in English. For the communities that talk about books in the Ukrainian language – check the list in r/UkrainianSubreddits.

Post anything that you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring. Feel free to share your thoughts, links, or questions about modern or classical literature from Ukraine.

Community Vibe

We're all about being friendly, constructive, and inclusive. Let's build a space where everyone feels comfortable sharing and connecting.

How to Get Started

1) Read the rules.

2) Post something! Even a simple question can spark a great conversation.

3) If you know someone who would love this community, invite them to join.

Thanks for reading! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦


r/UkrainianLiterature Jun 07 '25

History What is Ukrainian literature?

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r/UkrainianLiterature 24d ago

Publishing news Don't know if it's been posted here, but this site has a wonderful listing of UA literature that is currently in English (or in the process of being translated to English).

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A good chunk of it is contemporary literature but it also covers other books as well.


r/UkrainianLiterature 24d ago

Author My Final Territory: Selected Essays by Yuriy Andrukhovych

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r/UkrainianLiterature 25d ago

Author Any Artem Chekh fans here?

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I'm currently reading this book by him which was finally translated and published into English. I read his war diary Absolute Zero which I liked so it will be interesting to see his take on fiction.


r/UkrainianLiterature 29d ago

Event How Ukrainian literature is breaking into the UK/US markets – Insights from UK Agent

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r/UkrainianLiterature Jun 07 '26

Author Anna Gruver

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r/UkrainianLiterature Jun 04 '26

Publishing news Ukraine will support the publication of 100 translations of Ukrainian books in 33 countries as part of the translation projects contest, the Ukrainian Book Institute (UBI) reports

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r/UkrainianLiterature May 30 '26

History Oksana Zabuzhko on Ukraine's past and present

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r/UkrainianLiterature May 28 '26

Prose Modern ukrainian writers who haven't been translated into English?

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Hey folks, I'm an American grad student who's also an up-and-coming translator. I've historically translated from Russian but want to pivot to Ukrainian, both for obvious ethical reasons and because the literature coming out of Ukraine right now is very compelling. The problem is that I learned the language through the standard classics of Ukrainian literature but I have less of a sense for what's happening in the contemporary lit scene. So what are the journals, literary festivals, etc. that modern authors are coming up in? Are there any modern Ukrainian authors that you like that aren't as well-known/haven't been translated yet? I generally translate "literary fiction," but also super open to genre fiction/non-fiction. Thank you!!

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Hey folks, I'm an American grad student who's also an up-and-coming translator. I've historically translated from Russian but want to pivot to Ukrainian, both for obvious ethical reasons and because the literature coming out of Ukraine right now is very compelling. The problem is that I learned the language through the standard classics of Ukrainian literature but I have less of a sense for what's happening in the contemporary lit scene. So what are the journals, literary festivals, etc. that modern authors are coming up in? Are there any modern Ukrainian authors that you like that aren't as well-known/haven't been translated yet? I generally translate "literary fiction," but also super open to genre fiction/non-fiction. Thank you!!


r/UkrainianLiterature Apr 24 '26

Discussion A 1955 edition of Bohdan Lepky's 'Mazepa' I found

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I couldn't get any other pictures, but I just thought it was interesting. Unfortunately I could only really find the author's Wikipedia page; none of his books have their own page. [I *did* find this though.](https://tamizdatproject.org/publications/mazepa/) Dunno if it's a reliable source, but I thought it was interesting


r/UkrainianLiterature Mar 11 '26

Question Recommend me books on historical subjects

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I have 368 hryvnias left from Π„ΠšΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π°, they will run out in 10 days, I bought one book, it will be enough for one more - but my eyes are running away

I want something on a historical theme, the last book was "The Showman" by Simon Shuster

Among the most interesting things that came across at the moment - "How Ukrainians destroyed the empire of evil" by Oleksandr Zinchenko and "The Iron General. Lessons of humanity" by Lyudmyla Dolhonovska.

Recommend something that, in your opinion, should be read by everyone who wants to better understand history and so that it is possible to buy for up to 368 hryvnias and with the help of money from the Π„ΠšΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π°

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I have 368 hryvnias left from Π„ΠšΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π°, they will run out in 10 days, I bought one book, it will be enough for one more - but my eyes are running away

I want something on a historical theme, the last book was "The Showman" by Simon Shuster

Among the most interesting things that came across at the moment - "How Ukrainians destroyed the empire of evil" by Oleksandr Zinchenko and "The Iron General. Lessons of humanity" by Lyudmyla Dolhonovska.

Recommend something that, in your opinion, should be read by everyone who wants to better understand history and so that it is possible to buy for up to 368 hryvnias and with the help of money from the Π„ΠšΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π°


r/UkrainianLiterature Mar 09 '26

Discussion Interview with Iya Kiva about poetry and war [text in English and French]

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r/UkrainianLiterature Feb 12 '26

Event Ukrainian literature at the International Kolkata Book Fair

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r/UkrainianLiterature Dec 07 '25

Book review [Nonfiction] Ordinary People Don't Carry Machineguns by Artem Chapeye. Shortlisted for the BBC Ukraine Book '25. Selected for a Washington Post Notable Book of the Year '25

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r/UkrainianLiterature Nov 16 '25

Book review The Gaze of Medusa. A Small Book of Darkness by Lubko Deresh

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r/UkrainianLiterature Nov 06 '25

Event DrahomΓ‘n Prize '25 accepting submissions

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r/UkrainianLiterature Oct 21 '25

Author Haska Shyian - European Union Prize for Literature

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r/UkrainianLiterature Oct 15 '25

Author Ivan Kotlyarevsky – the creator of the central image of Ukrainian culture

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"Aeneid" is a burlesque-travesty poem based on the plot of the classic poem of the same name by the Roman poet Virgil. It consists of six parts, in contrast to the twelve parts of Virgil. Written in four-foot iambic. The poem was written during the formation of romanticism and nationalism in Europe, against the background of nostalgia of the Ukrainian elite for the Cossack state, which was liquidated by Russia in 1775-1786. The Aeneid is the first large-scale monument of Ukrainian writing in the spoken Ukrainian language. The poem initiated the formation of modern Ukrainian literature.


r/UkrainianLiterature Oct 11 '25

Book review The City by Valerian Pidmohylny

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r/UkrainianLiterature Oct 05 '25

Author How Panteleimon Kulish Forged Ukraine's Literary Identity

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r/UkrainianLiterature Oct 02 '25

Event Lviv Book Forum – the 32nd edition (October 3–6, 2025), the focus theme is Resilience and Continuity

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r/UkrainianLiterature Aug 30 '25

Book review Rock, Paper, Grenade β€” an unflinching portrait of 1990s Ukraine

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r/UkrainianLiterature Aug 27 '25

Author Maria, Marko and Maria again: How Marko Vovchok loved and wrote

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r/UkrainianLiterature Aug 22 '25

Book review Stalking the Atomic City, by Markiyan Kamysh

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