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Oksana Lemishka

Oksana Lemishka is a media and culture researcher, sociologist. She headed the Center for Sustainable Peace and Democratic Development in Ukraine for four years, working with UN agencies, USAID projects, and the EU representation in Ukraine and abroad. Currently consulting international theater projects as a dramaturg and working on personal artistic projects.





Can I borrow an onion?

Tales of a sociologist about happy societies, or How to invest in the invisible?

Genre: Non-fictionDesigner: Anna ZatsarynskaIllustrator: Danylo ShtangeevPublishing Date: May, 2024Number of pages: 175Rights: World rights are availableISBN: 9786179536618Language: UkrainianIllustrations: ColorCover: Paperback
"Can I borrow an onion?" is a collection of short stories about the wellbeing of communities. The book is a reflection of a sociologist on hundreds of conducted surveys and observations in Ukraine and abroad. What do a bouquet of flowers and democracy share? Why do adults still build “hallabuddas”? How does Europe lend us its values? What dissolves Soviet nostalgia? Why do some buildings destroy us? The author answers these and many other questions, trying to understand herself and the world around her. Full of examples from real life, the essays offer a fresh look at practical sociology.
The collection is illustrated by Danylo Shtangeev, who aptly and with a pinch of irony reveals the topic of each essay.

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Olha has made significant contributions to national projects and has been a persistent advocate for the rights of Ukrainian children in forced migration, promoting access to education in their heritage language. As a member of the Program Board of the Migrant Education Center at Krakow University, she supports initiatives that foster linguistic and cultural integration for migrant children.

Olha Shevchuk-Kliuzheva

Olha Shevchuk-Kliuzheva is a researcher and PhD in Philology with a specialized focus on state language policy, language management in Ukraine and Eastern Europe, and the role of the Ukrainian language within Europe’s linguistically diverse landscape. Her academic interests include language contact phenomena, code-mixing (surzhyk), and the development of children’s speech in multilingual environments. Olha’s work explores how language policies can adapt to contemporary sociolinguistic realities, especially in regions with high linguistic diversity.Currently, Olha is furthering her expertise through postdoctoral studies at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University. Her dissertation centers on children’s speech development in multilingual environments, offering insights into how young learners acquire and navigate language amidst diverse linguistic settings.

Her career spans impactful roles across public, academic, and advocacy sectors. From 2020 to 2022, she served on the National Commission for State Language Standards, influencing policy development and the standardization of the Ukrainian language. She collaborated with the Institute of Slavic Studies at the Polish Academy of Sciences, contributing to comparative linguistic studies that support cross-border language policy and advocacy. As the former Head of PR at the Ukrainian Book Institute, she promoted Ukrainian cultural diplomacy and literature. In her current role as Head of the Sector for Coordination of Advocacy Projects at the Alliance of Ukrainian Civil Society Organizations, Olha leads initiatives in advocacy, knowledge-sharing, and policy development to address Ukraine’s humanitarian and sociolinguistic needs.

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Ukrainian Speech of the Donetsk Region

Ukrainian Speech of the Donetsk Region provides an in-depth study of the bilingual landscape in Eastern Ukraine, examining the interaction between Ukrainian and Russian in this complex sociopolitical context. It explores regional linguistic characteristics within Ukrainian-Russian bilingualism and provides analyses of normative, interfered, and mixed forms of Ukrainian oral speech in the Donetsk region.

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Tetiana Kostina

Tania was born in Avdiivka, Donetsk region. She established La Boussole esthetic magazine about firstly traveling around Ukraine, later about mindful and research yourself in 2014. Tania has wrote articles and conducted interviews for the magazine. In 2021 she wrote a first book for her daughter Look Up and founded own publishing house. After beginning a full-escalated russian war against Ukraine Tania started to collect women stories about their experience living during the war. 


This book is a compelling read for anyone seeking to gain a deeper understanding of the human cost of war and the extraordinary resilience of the Ukrainian people. It is a tribute to the indomitable spirit of Ukrainian women, who continue to inspire the world with their courage, determination, and unwavering belief in a better tomorrow.



Ukrainian Women at the War




Genre: Non-fictionDesigner: Daria StetsenkoPublishing Date: May, 2024Number of pages: 208Rights: World rights are availableISBN: 9786179521645Language: UkrainianIllustrations: Mono-colorCover: Paperback
A Must-Read collection of raw, unflinching real-life stories for anyone seeking to understand the Ukrainian experience "Title" is a powerful anthology of 15 stories by Ukrainian women, offering a poignant glimpse into their experiences during the ongoing war. These narratives transcend the boundaries of physical, emotional, and psychological trauma, delving into themes of captivity, the front lines, encounters with the enemy, new beginnings, loss, destruction, difficult choices, and an unwavering will to survive. 


Look Up

The story is about a little Lesyk, who was constantly being hit by things falling from the sky.

Genre: ChildrenDesigner: Katia Lesiv, Oleksandra ValchukPublishing Date : January, 2022Number of pages: 22Rights: World rights are availableISBN: 9786179521607Language: UkrainianIllustrations: ColorCover: Board Book

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    Kalamar publishes high-quality literature for children's development. Their missing – to make readers happy through self-awareness and taking care about the world using the highest standard in creating layouts and illustrations.

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    punkt publishing is a modern Ukrainian publishing house of stunning books and
    periodicals. They are focused on publishing non-fiction, storytelling books and
    photobooks. In 2014 they started with making own — first in Ukraine — aestetic
    magazine about mindfulness - La Boussole.