Oksana Zabuzhko: 'Being a Writer in Contemporary Ukraine: Drawing the Landscape While Standing on a Powerboat'

Update: 2013-03-29

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In this public lecture, Ukraine's leading writer and philosopher Oksana Zabuzhko discusses the unique position of the writer in today's Ukraine and offers an account of the development of Ukrainian culture since independence. Her presentation took place in Robinson College, Cambridge on 22 February 2013. Introduction by Rory Finnin, Lecturer in Ukrainian Studies.

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Oksana Zabuzhko: 'Being a Writer in Contemporary Ukraine: Drawing the Landscape While Standing on a Powerboat'

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Oksana Zabuzhko: 'Being a Writer in Contemporary Ukraine: Drawing the Landscape While Standing on a Powerboat'

R.E. Finnin

Oksana Zabuzhko: 'Being a Writer in Contemporary Ukraine: Drawing the Landscape While Standing on a Powerboat'