WSU Libraries are sponsoring readings from a new book to commemorate the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Titled “Language of Testimony: Readings from A Ukrainian Dictionary of War,” the event takes place from noon–1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at the Terrell Library atrium on the Pullman campus.
Compiled by poet Ostap Slyvynsky, A Ukrainian Dictionary of War gathers the reflections of average Ukrainian citizens as they witness and react to the horrors of the war against their sovereign territory. The author recorded peoples’ insights as they were sheltering in the subway, or from those met along the road. Copies of the book, published by Lost Horse Press and distributed by WSU Press, will be available for sale at the event.
Organized by the 33 letters of the Ukrainian alphabet, the dictionary attempts to capture words whose meanings have been transformed by the war itself, according to Gabriella Reznowski, WSU business and economics librarian and event co-organizer.
To learn more, please refer to the article on the WSU Libraries news and events website.
