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Kateryna Babkina
Kateryna Babkina ( ua, Катерина Бабкіна) (born 22 July 1985) is a Ukrainian poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. The winner of Angelus Central European Literature Award (2021). Career Babkina was born in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine in 1985. She attended Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv to study journalism and graduated in 2007, going on to work as a freelance journalist. She worked as a contributing editor for ''Esquire'' in Ukraine (2012-2014). She also has had articles published in '' Focus'', ''Business'' and ''Le Monde'' amongst others. Kateryna was the first Ukrainian author to have her readings at the Library of Congress, USA. Her book ''My Grandfather Danced the Best'' won the 2021 Angelus Award. In 2022, Kateryna’s novella for children “Cappy and the Whale” was published in translation by Penguin Random House, UK. In April 2023, the e-book "Mom, do you remember?" was published in Ukrainian (Warstwy, Poland). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk ( uk, Іва́но-Франкі́вськ, translit=Iváno-Frankívśk ), formerly Stanyslaviv ( pl, Stanisławów ; german: Stanislau), is a city located in Western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and Ivano-Frankivsk Raion. Ivano-Frankivsk hosts the administration of Ivano-Frankivsk urban hromada. Its population is Built in the mid-17th century as a fortress of the Polish Potocki family, Stanisławów was annexed to the Habsburg Empire during the First Partition of Poland in 1772, after which it became the property of the State within the Austrian Empire. The fortress was slowly transformed into one of the most prominent cities at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. After World War I, for several months, it served as a temporary capital of the West Ukrainian People's Republic. Following the Peace of Riga in 1921, Stanisławów became part of the Second Polish Republic. After the Soviet invasion of Poland at the ons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelus Award
The Angelus Central European Literature Award also known as Angelus Award (Polish: ''Nagroda Literacka Europy Środkowej Angelus'') is a Polish international literary award established in 2006 and presented by the city of Wrocław, Lower Silesia. The award is given annually for best prose books written in or translated into the Polish language by a living author originating from Central Europe whose works "undertake themes most relevant to the present day, encourage reflection and deepen the knowledge of the world of other cultures." The winners of the award receive a cash prize amounting to PLN 150,000 (€35,000) and a statuette designed by sculptor Ewa Rossano. Writers eligible for the award must come from Central European countries including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine. Members of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taras Shevchenko National University Of Kyiv
Kyiv University or Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ( uk, Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка), colloquially known as KNU, is located in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The university is universally recognized as the most prestigious university of Ukraine, being the largest national higher education institution. KNU is ranked within top 650 universities in the world. It is the third oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and University of Kharkiv. Currently, its structure consists of fifteen faculties (academic departments) and five institutes. It was founded in 1834 by the Russian Tsar Nikolai I as the Saint Vladimir Imperial University of Kiev, and since then it has changed its name several times. During the Soviet Union era, Kiev State University was one of the top-three universities in the USSR, along with Moscow State University and Len ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esquire (magazine)
''Esquire'' is an American men's magazine. Currently published in the United States by Hearst Communications, it also has more than 20 international editions. Founded in 1933, it flourished during the Great Depression and World War II under the guidance of founders Arnold Gingrich, David A. Smart and Henry L. Jackson while during the 1960s it pioneered the New Journalism movement. After a period of quick and drastic decline during the 1990s, the magazine revamped itself as a lifestyle-heavy publication under the direction of David Granger. History ''Esquire'' was first issued in October 1933 as an offshoot of trade magazine ''Apparel Arts'' (which later became '' Gentleman's Quarterly''; ''Esquire'' and ''GQ'' would share ownership for almost 45 years). The magazine was first headquartered in Chicago and then, in New York City. It was founded and edited by David A. Smart, Henry L. Jackson and Arnold Gingrich. Jackson died in the crash of United Airlines Flight 624 in 1948, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Focus (Ukrainian Magazine)
''Focus'' (russian: «Еженедельник Фокус») is a Ukrainian national weekly Russian language news magazine, published in Kyiv. The magazine's motto: "Every detail has a meaning". Overview The launch of ''Focus'' magazine on 30 September 2006 was intended to fill the native news magazine market with corresponding competitor to more notorious magazines such as ''Newsweek'', ''Der Spiegel'', and others. The magazine consists of 84 fully illustrated pages of A4 format and issued every Friday (previously - every Saturday). ''Focus'' was one of the several other projects created by the Ukrainian Media Holding in 2006, among which were magazine ''Zdorovie'', ''Dengi.ua'', and others. Lists Similar to ''Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. ''Forbes'' also re ...'' beside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business (newspaper)
''Business'' (russian: Би́знес; uk, Бізне с) is a Ukrainian Russian-language weekly business newspaper published every Monday. 1992–1994 The newspaper was first published in Kyiv in November 1992. The idea was put forward by Sergey Melnichuk. The motto of the publication was "Read! Think! Do!" The first two years of ''Business'' was a collection of leaflets about buying and selling. Sergei Melnichuk directly supervised the release. 1994–1998 In 1994 he decided to broaden the focus to provide economic news and analysis material. That same year Konstantin Donin became editor in chief. Melnichuk tried to expand to three regions, issuing three regional newspapers: ''Business-Donbass'', ''Business-Kharkov'' and ''Business-Crimea''. All publications were issued in Russian. During 1994–1995, the newspaper developed rapidly working with advertisers. In 1996 the newspaper added a colored cover and raised ad rates. Profitability reached 300% and monthly advertising rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Monde
''Le Monde'' (; ) is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad. It has had its own website since 19 December 1995, and is often the only French newspaper easily obtainable in non-French-speaking countries. It is considered one of the French newspapers of record, along with '' Libération'', and ''Le Figaro''. It should not be confused with the monthly publication '' Le Monde diplomatique'', of which ''Le Monde'' has 51% ownership, but which is editorially independent. A Reuters Institute poll in 2021 in France found that "''Le Monde'' is the most trusted national newspaper". ''Le Monde'' was founded by Hubert Beuve-Méry at the request of Charles de Gaulle (as Chairman of the Provisional Government of the French Republic) on 19 December 1944, shortly after the Liberation of Paris, and published continuously since its first edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains a conservation center in Culpeper, Virginia. The library's functions are overseen by the Librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the Architect of the Capitol. The Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its "collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 470 languages." Congress moved to Washington, D.C., in 1800 after holding sessions for eleven years in the temporary national capitals in New York City and Philadelphia. In both cities, members of the U.S. Congress had access to the sizable collection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVN24
TVN24 is a Polish 24-hour commercial news channel, launched on 9 August 2001. Being a part of the TVN Network, TVN24 has been owned since July 2017 by US-based media company Warner Bros. Discovery. It gained broader popularity after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US, which was the first major incident to be covered by TVN24. It is available over all digital platforms in Poland (Cyfrowy Polsat and nc+) as well as in most cable networks and some networks in other countries, including USA (Dish Network) and Germany. The audio portion of the channel can be streamed on the internet. Launched on 30 November 2012, TVN24 is the longest-established HD news channel in Poland and East-Central Europe. The TVN24 team is also responsible for the TVN flagship newscast, Fakty TVN. During major events (most recently September 11 attacks, Pope John Paul II's death and the Polish presidential plane crash), TVN24 is transmitted by TVN which has much wider broadcast range. On 6 Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother. ''Hamlet'' is considered among the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language", with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others". There are many works that have been pointed to as possible sources for Shakespeare's play—from ancient Greek tragedies to Elizabethan plays. The editors of the Arden Shakespeare question the idea of "source hunting", pointing out that it presupposes that authors always require ideas from other works for their own, and suggests that no author can have an original idea or be an originator. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Women Writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in Ukraine or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A *Anastasia Afanasieva (born 1982), physician, poet, writer, translator *Svetlana Alexievich (born 1948), Ukrainian-born Belarusian novelist, journalist, works translated into English *Emma Andijewska (born 1931), poet, short story writer, novelist, some works translated into English * Nadija Hordijenko Andrianova (1921–1998), translator, journalist, writings in Esperanto * Sofia Andrukhovych (born 1982), novelist, translator * Hanna Arsenych-Baran (1970–2021), novelist, poet and prose writer *Rose Ausländer (1901–1988), Ukrainian-born German-language poet B * Nina Bichuya (born 1937), novelist, children's writer * Anna Bagriana (born 1981), novelist, poet, playwright, translator * Oleksandra Bandura (1917–2010), teacher, literature scholar, writer *Marie Bashkirtseff (1858–1884), diarist, painter, sculptor *Natalia Belchenko (born 1973), poet, translat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Women Journalists
Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainian culture * Ukrainian language, an East Slavic language, the native language of Ukrainians and the official state language of Ukraine * Ukrainian alphabet, a Ukrainian form of Cyrillic alphabet * Ukrainian cuisine See also * Languages of Ukraine * Name of Ukraine * Ukrainian Orthodox Church (other) * Ukrainians (other) * Ukraine (other) Ukraine is an Eastern European country. Ukraine, Ukraina or Ukrayina may also refer to: * before 20 century borderland region in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (later in Russian Partition and Austrian Partition) * Ukrainian People's Republic o ... * Ukraina (other) * Ukrainia (other) * {{disambiguation Language and nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
