On April 13, Larysa Ivshina, the Editor-in-Chief of the Day newspaper, a Member of the Supervisory Board of the University, visited Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University.

During the meeting with the university students and the staff, the journalist and public figure presented the reprints of the books “Ukraine Incognita” and “The Power of a Soft Sign...”. People’s Deputy of Ukraine, Professor and Member of the Supervisory Board of the University Iryna Konstankevych was also present at the event. The event was moderated by Nataliia Blahovirna, Vice-Rector for Educational Work and Communication.

At the beginning of the event, Iryna Konstankevych noted the symbolism of a meeting with Larysa Ivshyna, a great friend of Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, on the eve of Easter. “If we talk about the formation of the University in recent history, then it always happened next to the “Day” newspaper, because it is the environment where everything healthy, intelligent, and most importantly – Ukrainian grew”, – said Iryna Konstankevych and thanked Rector Anatolii Tsos for the organisation of such meetings.

“We are forming an open University that works with all institutions, organisations and structures. At the same time, we value and respect Volyn educational tradition. Such activities lead to the organisation of meetings with representatives of the Ukrainian intelligentsia, in particular Larysa Ivshina, with whom we have had a long and good cooperation,” said Rector Anatolii Tsos.

When the “Air Alarm” signal sounded, communication continued in the shelter. During the event, Larysa Ivshyna expressed her position on many topical issues. For example, she said that russia wants to destroy Ukrainian identity. The public figure noted that Ukrainians trust the army more than many politicians.

“There are some things that I wrote in the preface that are actually fulfilled. Something of this happened, and something is happening,” said Larysa Ivshina, commenting on the book “Ukraine Incognita”. In addition, she expressed her conviction that Ukraine should leave the image of a victim. “We have a fantastic land and it had to be defended before the enemy attacked,” she summed up. Larysa Ivshina expressed hope that many Ukrainians will return from abroad to build their country.

At the end of the meeting, the students asked Larysa Ivshyna a number of questions. She gave recommendations for reading quality literature, told how her worldview was formed on the basis of books and radio, defined the modern challenges of Ukrainian journalism.

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