Bogumiła Berdychowska-Szostakowska (born 10 January 1964) is a

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writer and journalist, often writing about the

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in the former

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and their history. She was the director of the Bureau of National Minorities in the Polish Ministry of Art and Culture (1989–1994), and the vice-director of

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(1994–2002). Since 2003, she has been the Director of the

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s department in Narodowe Centrum Kultury (National Center of Culture). She was in charge of coordinating the Polish-Ukrainian youth exchange. Author of publications in Tygodnik Powszechny and Więzi, among others. In 2014, she co-founded and was a member of the Civic Committee for Solidarity with Ukraine (KOSzU). Berdychowska is also a member of the Civic Committee of the Solidarity with Ukraine (KOSzU).

Awards

Order of Princess Olga The Order of Princess Olga ( uk, Орден княгині Ольги) is a Ukrainian civil decoration, featuring Olga of Kiev and bestowed to women for "personal merits in state, production, scientific, educational, cultural, charity and other ...

, 3rd class (Ukraine, 2009) *

Antonovych prize The Antonovych Prize is an annual award of US$10,000 given by the Omelian and Tetiana Antonovych Foundation since 1981 for literary works written in Ukrainian and for research in Ukrainian studies. Institutions, individuals, and members of the pri ...

(2010) *

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

, Officer's Cross (2012)

Works

"Juszczenko", ''Tygodnik Powszechny'', Nr 18, 6 May 2001

References

1967 births Living people Polish journalists Polish women journalists Ukrainianists Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin alumni People associated with the magazine "Kultura" {{Poland-writer-stub