On 8 June, as part of the LBTalks event series, participants discussed the challenges facing cultural institutions and the Defence Forces when it comes to the cognitive dimension of the war. They talked about whether the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, the security services, and activists have coordinated their efforts not only to counter Russia’s decades-long influence on the international community, but also to proactively represent Ukraine and its culture to the world. The speakers were:
- Andriy Yusov, representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine
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Andriy Yusov
- Alim Aliev, Deputy Director General of the Ukrainian Institute
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Alim Aliev, Deputy Director General of the Ukrainian Institute
- Yevhen Nyshchuk, Ukraine’s Minister of Culture in 2014 and 2016–2019, CEO and Artistic Director of the Franko Theatre
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Yevhen Nyshchuk
- Serhiy Ustenko, head of the company Carpathian Mineral Waters, partner of the CultHub project.
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Serhiy Ustenko
- Mykola Sierha, Ukrainian musician, founder and head of the Cultural Landing project
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Mykola Sierha
At the event, CultHub also presented the key achievements of its editorial team during its first year of operation, when the section was led by Kateryna Hladka. In particular, through letters and appeals to the Ministry of Culture, Ukrainian embassies in various countries, and coordination with activists, the initiative helped contribute to the cancellation of international performances by Russian artists who actively support Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
Among the cancelled tours were performances by ballerina Svetlana Zakharova, violinist Vadim Repin, and opera singer Anna Netrebko, among others.
During the June 8 event, the new editor of the section, Oksana Mamchenkova, was also introduced.
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Oksana Mamchenkova, editor of the CultHub section
Oksana Mamchenkova is a journalist and editor who has worked with leading Ukrainian media outlets. She has headed the Georgiy Gongadze Prize, coordinated projects at the Ukrainian PEN, and also worked within the European journalism network n-ost.
For a deeper look at how the Ukrainian Institute currently engages with audiences across different countries, whether it has a multi-year strategy, whether Ukrainian intelligence services conduct operations to promote Ukrainian narratives, and how well Ukrainian culture is actually known abroad, read the upcoming detailed report from the event on LB.ua.
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From left to right: Serhiy Ustenko, Andriy Yusov, Alim Aliev, Yevhen Nyshchuk, Mykola Sierha and Sonya Koshkina
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Serhiy Ustenko, head of the company Carpathian Mineral Waters, partner of the
CultHub project
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Andriy Yusov, representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine
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Alim Aliev, Deputy Director General of the Ukrainian Institute
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Yevhen Nyshchuk, Minister of Culture in 2014 and 2016–2019
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Mykola Sierha, founder of the
Cultural Landing initiative
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Sonya Koshkina, Editor-in-Chief of LB.ua
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Alim Aliev and Yevhen Nyshchuk (on the right)
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Mykola Sierha, founder of the
Cultural Landing initiative
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Alim Aliev, Deputy Director General of the Ukrainian Institute
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Yevhen Nyshchuk, Minister of Culture in 2014 and 2016–2019
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From left to right: Serhiy Ustenko, Andriy Yusov, Alim Aliev, Yevhen Nyshchuk,
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Olesia Ostrovska-Liuta, Director General of the Art Arsenal
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Alisa Bondarenko, Cultural Projects Manager at Ukrainian PEN
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Veronika Yakymets, LB.ua author
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film producer Oleh Kokhan
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Hanna Ustynova, Ukrainian PEN
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Maryna Bezkorovayna, media and communications expert
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Kseniya Bilash, Culture Editor at LB.ua
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Davyd Petrosyan, theatre director at the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre
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Andriy Khalpakhchi, General Director of the Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist
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theatre director and producer Vlad Troyitskyy
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Anastasiya Obraztsova, representative of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation
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Olena Honcharuk, Dovzhenko Centre
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Tetyana Oliynyk, project lead for UREHERIT at the Rozkvit Urban Coalition
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Dmytro Zolotukhin, Expert on information warfare and competitive intelligence
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Liliya Mlynarych is the organiser of the Jazz Koktebel festival, a manager and a business consultant
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Sonya Koshkina, Editor-in-Chief of LB.ua
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Andriy Rizol, producer and chair of the board of the Watch Ukrainian! association
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Rostyslav Derzhypilskyy, Director and Artistic Director of the Ivan Franko Academic Regional Music and Drama Theatre in Ivano-Frankivsk
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Mykhaylo Skop, Neivanmade, Cultural Forces of Ukraine
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Tamara Trunova, director
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Hennadiy Chizhikov, Head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Yuliya Savostina, cultural manager, journalist and social activist, and leader of the
Made in Ukraine project
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Inna Pidluska, Deputy Executive Director of the International Renaissance Foundation (IRF)
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Vitaliy Okhrimenko, Director of Strategic Development at the Legal Development Network
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Serhiy Polezhaka, a well-known photographer, director and producer.
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Oksana Povyakel, Director General of the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Folkways of Ukraine
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Olesya Pinzenyk, deputy of the Kyiv City Council
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Yevhen Nyshchuk, Sonya Koshkina and Hennadiy Chyzhykov
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Yevhen Nyshchuk, Ihor Shvayka and Hennadiy Zabolotnyy (left)
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Kseniya Bilash, editor of the Culture section of LB.ua
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Hennadiy Chyzhikov, Tamara Trunova and Vlad Troyitskyy
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Serhiy Ustenko, Kseniya Bilash, Sonya Koshkina and Oksana Mamchenkova
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Sonya Koshkina and Yevhen Nyshchuk
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From left to right: Serhiy Ustenko, Andriy Yusov, Alim Aliyev, Sonya Koshkina, Yevhen Nyshchuk, Oksana Mamchenkova and Kseniya Bilash
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Kseniya Bilash, Sonya Koshkina and Oksana Mamchenkova (right)
