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Exeter’s self-funded translation of Ukrainian war poetry ensures it reaches a global audience and contributes to historical justice, says Svitlana Arbuzova

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April 18, 2025
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April 18, 2025
Svitlana Arbuzova
A Kyiv church with a tank gun in the foreground, illustrating the war in Ukraine
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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by ... on April 21, 2025 - 9:42am
At the moment I just think that life is depressing enough without having to read all that misery as well. I suppose we should all be translating and reading Kazakhstani poetry and literature as it seems we will all be teaching out there at some stage if our innovative VCs have their way.

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