Russia’s criminal full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked an interest in the country as never before. Suddenly, Ukraine was everywhere, with media internationally regularly covering the war and political analysts offering insights. More recently, a plethora of books about Ukraine have appeared in the English-language world. In this panel, moderated by Charlotte Higgins, chief culture writer for The Guardian, authors will discuss their books about Ukraine: Adrian Karatnycky, of the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter and the Atlantic Council examines Ukraine’s history and its political leaders in Battleground Ukraine: From Independence to the War with Russia; Sasha Dovzhyk, of INDEX, discusses Ukrainian novelist and war crimes researcher Victoria Amelina, who died of injuries following a Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk in June 2023, and her book Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary, to be published in February 2025, Victoria Belim, Ukrainian memoirist who is notable for her 2023 book, The Rooster House; and Yaroslav Trofimov, Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent of The Wall Street Journal, author of a revelatory eyewitness account of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian people in their resistance.
Adrian Karatnycky and Yaroslav Trofimov will join the event digitally.
