Kate Tsurkan 🇺🇦

@TsurkanKate

American at home in Ukraine. Culture reporter at @kyivindependent, writer, translator, art collector

Ukraine Joined March 2020

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I started writing on Substack again. Not sure what'll be there, whether stuff that doesn't fit my beat w/ KI or just random thoughts, but you're invited to read along.

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Kate Tsurkan 🇺🇦 @TsurkanKate Jul 26

Russian attacks destroyed more than 1.5 million Ukrainian books in July alone. I spoke to some Ukrainian publishers who were affected, and why continuing their business is the only way forward. This resilient story is now online at @KyivIndependent.

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kyivindependent.com Ukrainian publishers stand strong despite enormous financial losses from Russian attacks The moment Svitlana Paveletska, co-founder of Knyholav, received the news that the mass attack on July 19 had wiped out her publishing house's warehouse in Kyiv, she felt an overwhelming wave of...

Kate Tsurkan 🇺🇦 @TsurkanKate Jul 23

I have three (🫣) book translations coming out later this year, but until then, I thought it’s worth reminding you of three others that are already available by three very different—yet equally interesting—Ukrainian authors, exploring the war from different perspectives.

Kate Tsurkan 🇺🇦 @TsurkanKate Jul 11

A Russian photographer who has worked for Kremlin media was shortlisted for a German prize for his series on occupied Mariupol. Read my latest on this scandal at @KyivIndependent.

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kyivindependent.com German photo prize shortlists Kremlin media-linked photographer for occupied Mariupol series A Russian photographer with ties to Kremlin-backed media has been shortlisted for one of Germany's leading photography awards for his series on occupied Mariupol, raising concerns about how Russian...

Kate Tsurkan 🇺🇦 @TsurkanKate Jun 30

Tucker Carlson presents himself as an American patriot, but he just invited Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on his podcast to spread Kremlin propaganda. I unpacked some of their many lies for @KyivIndependent. kyivindependent.com/tucker-carlson…

kyivindependent.com Behind the lies of the latest guest on Tucker Carlson's podcast — a criminal Russian arms dealer In 2022, American commentator Tucker Carlson condemned the U.S. giving up Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in a prisoner swap, calling him "an indisputably serious criminal" who "sold weapons to...