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Chytomo is the largest independent media covering publishing and contemporary literary and cultural processes in Ukraine.
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1/2 Viktor Kruglov, director of the Ranok Publishing, shared a video from Triada Print: "If you ever feel like giving up — just come to #Kharkiv. People of Kharkiv are stubborn. We don’t run. We print. And as long as we print knowledge, the country lives."
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
1) In an interview with Lucas Velidakis, Tanja Maljartschuk, one of the most significant voices in contemporary Ukrainian literature, speaks about Ukraine that fights and writes, about memory as a battlefield, and a way to remain human amid the absurdity of war
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
#ChytomoPicks: Writing under fire: Five must-read Ukrainian non-fiction books already available in French.
1) “Freedom or Death” / “La liberté ou la mort” by Arsène Sabanieiev – Editions Robert Laffont, 2024
(originally written in French)
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
As of October 2025, more than a decade into Russia’s war against Ukraine, at least 263 members of Ukraine’s literary community — writers, translators, scholars, and others — have been killed by Russian forces. The figures were reported at the Ukrainian stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
October 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Yuriy Tarnawsky, a Ukrainian-American writer, translator, and one of the founding members of the New York Group of Ukrainian avant-garde authors, has passed away at the age of 91 on Oct. 14, 2025, according to his wife Karina.
Ukrainian-American writer Yuriy Tarnawsky passes away
Yuriy Tarnawsky, a Ukrainian-American writer, translator, and one of the founding members of the New York Group of Ukrainian avant-garde authors, has passed away at the age of 91 on Oct. 14, 2025, acc...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
1/ The type of questions #Krasznahorkai’s publisher should answer: “We’re constantly receiving calls and letters. Since he doesn’t give interviews, all questions come to us. Today, for example, someone asked me...
October 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“Eeeeeeeeevil Eka’s Excavator Stories,” a children’s book by Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, has been published in #Latvia. It was published by the renowned Latvian publishing house Liels un mazs in a translation by Māra Poļakova, illustrated by Edmunds Jansons. chytomo.com/en/children-...
Children’s book by Victoria Amelina published in Latvia
“Eeeeeeeeevil Eka’s Excavator Stories,” a children’s book  by Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, has been translated and published in Latvia. “Ekskavatora Ekas e-e-ēstāsti” was published by the renown...
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October 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
First pictures of the Ukrainian stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair (by Olena Odynoka, Ukrainian Book Institute) #frankfurterbuchmesse
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
❗Georgia’s literary community calls for international attention chytomo.com/en/georgian-...
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This is a house of Anna Tretyak, Chief Editor of BaraBooka and mother of three kids. Anna's family is alive. Her mother's flat is damaged. BaraBooka is the most well-known media outlet for children's literature in Ukraine. They are the winners of the Chytomo Award 2024. You can help in comments
October 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Three Ukrainian books included in The White Ravens 2025 catalogue! None of them is about the war. And the first one here is already translated and published in French by Rue du monde.
October 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Jim Lawless, the author of “Taming Tigers: Do Things You Never Thought You Could” believes that Russian attack was intentionally timed to align with the book festival in Lviv: “Russians are very brave, hurling explosives at mothers and children. They wait ‘til nightfall to cover their shame... ↘️↘️↘️
October 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We are accepting nominations for the 2025 Chytomo Award for outstanding achievements in Ukrainian book publishing and literature! Deadline: Oct, 31, 2025 (23:59). The Award this year is supported by the International Renaissance Foundation and Frankfurter Buchmesse:
2025 Chytomo Award is open for applications
Nominations for the 2025 Chytomo Award for outstanding achievements in Ukrainian book publishing and literature, supported by the International Renaissance Foundation, are now being accepted.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Ukrainian political scientist Halyna Herasym has won the Translated Book Award from the Peterson Literary Fund for her translation of “On Freedom,” written by US historian Timothy Snyder and released by Crown Publishing. chytomo.com/en/halyna-he... And here is the Ukrainian book cover:
October 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Ukrainian publisher of Gábor Maté, Carlos González, and Michel Odent hit by Russian drone strike chytomo.com/en/ukrainian...
Ukrainian publisher of Gábor Maté, Carlos González, and Michel Odent hit by Russian drone strike
As a result of a Russian strike, the warehouse of Ukrainian publisher Smaki was damaged. During the drone attack on Dnipro on Sept. 30, 2025, Russian forces hit the publisher’s warehouse, leading to t...
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October 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We are celebrating today’s International Translation Day with the launch of a project we’ve been dreaming about for years! 🎉
Here is Chapter Ukraine – an interactive digital platform that brings together comprehensive information about Ukrainian books available in translation: chapterukraine.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We continue the series of articles on the dialogue between Ukrainian and Greek cultures with an article by Yannis Spanoudis from Kroma magazine.

kromamagazine.com/epidaurus-uk...
From Epidaurus to the Art Shelters - KROMA
From Epidaurus to the Art Shelters Six years later, a meeting of Greek and Ukrainian creators still echoes — even in times of war. How a cultural program in Greece in 2019 became a lasting testimony o...
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September 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We are proud to share with you the article of our Greek colleague, a journalist, Lucas Velidakis, who made a powerful story on Ukrainian authors serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
September 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Hey! Our team conducted a mini research to define the most popular books by contemporary Ukrainian authors – published after 1991 in the largest print runs. Here is a list of 22 books. Let's move from the newest titles – back to 90s 👇👇👇
September 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
1/ The Economist published intersting longread. Between 2022 and 2023, nearly 200 unique books by #RussianClassics disappeared from European libraries. Similar thefts were recorded in LV, LT, EE, PL and FR. Some of the stolen books ended up at auctions held by the Moscow auction house. Why?
September 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Some extraordinary news from #Czechia: The debut novel “Memory Burn” by Marek Torčík, published in October 2023, has already been acquired for translation into 27 languages.
August 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
An independent media outlet wishes you all the best from Independent Ukraine ❤️
August 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Today is The Independence Day of Ukraine. What are we fighting for? Writers and journalists who are in the military talking about independence and the battle that continues three hundred years:
August 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
What do you know about Slovenian literature? Do writers there publish more in English or in Slovenian?
June 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Read the reflections of the Ukrainian publishers and literary community on russian attack on Kyiv: chytomo.com/en/russian-a...
Russian Attack on Kyiv: 28 killed, publishing house destroyed, bookstores damaged
On the night of June 16-17, 2025, Russia launched 175 drones, more than 14 cruise missiles and at least two ballistic missiles at Kyiv and surrounding areas. The combined attack killed 16 people in th...
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June 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM