Culture under fire: The world has to help Kyiv resist Moscow with bombs and books

In the shadow of continued Russian attacks, the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Chernivtsi, Odesa, and Mykolaiv are hosting a string literature festival, with support from the Robert Bosch Stiftung. More than 3,300 civilians have been killed in these five cities in the past two and a half years — including two in far-western Chernivtsi, which until recently had been considered safe. And yet the people who remain crave poetry and prose. 

It is against this backdrop that Julia Teek from our Ukraine team sets out her argument: culture in Ukraine is not a side issue but a line of defense — and it needs stronger support.

Read the full article in the magazine Alliance – For philanthropy and social investment worldwide.