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Vladimir Arsenijević, Oliver Bullough, Viv Groskop, Sofi Oksanen and Iryna Tsilyk talk to Olha Mukha

The end of the Warsaw Pact bloc: A time of hope and change

Lviv BookForum 2024, 

A reflection on how the world was affected in the 1990s by the collapse of the Soviet Union, the declaration of independence of Ukraine and countries of the former Warsaw Pact. The decade was a time of hope and change. Vladimir Arsenijević is a Serbian novelist, translator and musician; Oliver Bullough is a British investigative journalist; Viv Groskop is a British writer and comedian; Sofi Oksanen is a Finnish writer and playwright; Iryna Tsilyk is a filmmaker and writer, winner of the 2020 Sundance director award. They talk to Olha Mukha.

Vladimir Arsenijević, Oliver Bullough and Sofi Oksanen will join the event digitally.

Vladimir Arsenijević, Oliver Bullough, Viv Groskop, Sofi Oksanen and Iryna Tsilyk talk to Olha Mukha