Roman Gryvinskyi

In the first part of the interview (see No. 34, June 5, 2018), the well-known Estonian philosopher and statesman Ulo Vooglaid reflects on the formation of elites, the preconditions for successful reforms, and the importance of service, spirituality, and planning in the context of societal...

Modern world is inclined to make simple decisions – it often seems to us that once the name changes, this will immediately change the essence of a phenomenon. The reality of the past few years in Ukraine proves that this approach is wrong. The alternative is a systemic approach, when...

In the first part of the interview, Serhii SEKUNDANT, Doctor of Sciences (Philosophy), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Philosophy and Common Humanitarian Knowledge, Odesa National Illia Mechnikov University, reflects on the mentality of Ukrainian society and difference between real...

Societal interest in philosophy and its more a more noticeable presence in public space raises the following questions: can philosophy become if not the motive force then at least a factor of social transformations in a country? What efforts should the professional community make to this end? Does...

Volodymyr VIATROVYCH, director of the National Institute of Remembrance, is a “highly demanded” public personality – especially now that national and historical memory is an object of deep societal concern. Therefore, the meeting of Mr. Viatrovych with Den’s...

On November 20, the US journalist, writer, historian, and Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum came to Ukraine to launch her new book Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine. Her previous works were on the history of Central and Eastern Europe. In particular, the author was awarded the...

It is concrete personalities, not the abstract “forces of progress,” that fill and push forward history in general and the cause of human freedom in particular. They are prepared to cross their personal Rubicon for the sake of this freedom, although their friends, relatives, and like-...

In the first part of his interview (Issue № 59, October 5, 2017), Professor Yurii TERESHCHENKO, a well-known historian, Doctor of Sciences (History), one of the contributors to the Den Library’s new book The Crown, or Heritage of the Rus’ Kingdom, discusses the rivalry of the...

“Kings, Princes, Hetmans,” a fundamental article by the well-known historian, Doctor of Sciences (History), Professor Yurii Tereshchenko, is a gem in the Den Library’s new publication The Crown, or Heritage of the Rus’ Kingdom. The article expounds in a concentrated form the...

For five days, from September 13 to 17, Lviv and the whole book-loving Ukraine lived in the rhythm of the 24th Publishers’ Forum, which is the oldest Ukrainian book fair. A total of 168 publishing houses were represented at the gathering. It featured a rich program with almost a...