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On International Translation Day, Chytomo turns the spotlight on the translators who help Ukrainian literature reach more readers worldwide.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ukrainian servicemember and volunteer Oleh Pavlenko, whose story was featured in Yevhen Lir’s narrative nonfiction book “The Flood,” was killed in Kherson on Sept. 23, 2026.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Chytomo’s expertise on the state of Ukrainian publishing was featured in a new Associated Press report examining how Russian attacks on printing houses, warehouses, bookstores, and book stocks are threatening the future of Ukrainian literature.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thank you, Kristina Kramer, Director European and Public Affairs at Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, for all your support — not only for Chytomo, but for the entire Ukrainian publishing community! 💙💛

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What can literature tell us about a war when the people writing it are living through that war themselves? For Ukrainian writer and former soldier Artur Dron, this question lies at the heart of “Hemingway Knows Nothing” — a book he describes as “a book of testimonies.”

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Russian-occupied Oleshky is facing a critical humanitarian crisis.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Chytomo turns 17 And if you’d like to celebrate with us, join our community on Patreon and support independent Ukrainian cultural journalism www.patreon.com/chytomo

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

For Ukrainian Cinema Day, we revisit remarkable literary works that found another representation on screen.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On Sept. 9, 1769, Ivan Kotlyarevsky was born — one of the central authors of modern Ukrainian literature and the writer behind some of the most enduring images in Ukrainian culture.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

What does the “translation” of the cover of one of Ukraine’s best-known novels look like? This time, it is Yuri Vynnychuk’s “Tango of Death” — a novel in which the history of Lviv, friendship, war, memory, and mysticism intersect across generations.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Discover parallels between the war in Ukraine vs. the war in the Harry Potter world chytomo.com/en/the-war-i...

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We continue our series on Ukrainian writers whose lives and work have been transformed by war. Stanislav Aseyev — “The Torture Camp on Paradise Street”

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This summer, repeated Russian attacks destroyed or damaged more than 10 million books across Ukraine’s publishing industry — here’s what happened and how you can help.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s “The Enchanted Desna”: preserving a world already lost Oleksandr Dovzhenko is best known as one of Ukraine’s most celebrated filmmakers.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Five Chytomo reads worth your time 📚 Today’s selection offers five perspectives on Ukrainian culture — what it preserves, how it defines itself, and where it is heading.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Today marks 170 years since the birth of Ivan Franko — one of the defining figures of Ukrainian literature. “Six thousand written pieces. One hundred volumes of written works. Hundreds of pseudonyms. Sixty years of life. Twenty working languages” — and “not a single day wasted.”

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What does the “translation” of the cover of one of Ukraine’s best-known novels look like? This time, it is Taras Prokhasko’s “Neprosti” — a novel whose unusual title has posed its own challenges for translators and publishers abroad.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Before 1991: Books that imagined a free Ukraine 🇺🇦 Ukraine regained independence on Aug. 24, 1991. Yet the idea of a distinct Ukrainian cultural identity had been articulated in literature for generations before that moment.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continue to take a heavy toll on the country’s book sector, damaging the spaces where books are published, stored, sold, and read. The latest destruction adds to a growing series of losses for Ukrainian publishing.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ukrainian writers who went to war — and the books carrying their voices beyond Ukraine We continue our series on Ukrainian writers who joined the military and whose experiences of war have shaped their lives and work.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

“I started writing this text sitting in a hole at the Balka position near the village of Stepove in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast in early December 2025.” Ukrainian writer and soldier Valeriy Puzik wrote these words while serving with the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Russia’s Aug. 1 attack on the RNK-Ranok logistics center in Kharkiv destroyed around 400,000 books belonging to Ukrainian publishing house Zhorzh. Its financial losses exceeded its annual sales and, without assistance, it could cease operating within a couple of months.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Youth Day celebrates energy, the desire to act here and now, and the determination to change what no longer feels right. Young people often find themselves at a crossroads — choosing what to study, where to live, whom to keep close, and which direction to take next.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

To mark Book Lovers Day, Chytomo invites you to discover Ukrainian books in translation, each chosen for a different kind of reader. Which one are you?

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

In this post, Chytomo continues discovering how international publishers reinterpret Ukrainian literature through titles, typography, imagery, and cover design, and how books acquire an entirely new visual identity.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Let’s talk about the latest post-apocalypse that Ukrainian reality has turned into for over four years.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

J. K. Rowling has sent a personal letter and a signed copy of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” to Ukrainian marine Oleksandr Ivanov — the defender who retold all seven Harry Potter books from memory while in Russian captivity.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

More and more Ukrainian publishers are reporting losses after Russia's Aug. 1 strike on RNK-Ranok's logistics center in Kharkiv. As of today, books from at least 15 publishers are known to have been affected

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Ornaments, typefaces, colors, and symbols — these are not just graphic elements, but also carriers of a certain meaning.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Russia struck a warehouse belonging to the RNK-Ranok publishing corporation in Kharkiv.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Russia continues its destruction Bookstores, libraries, printing houses, and museums — Russian attacks systematically target Ukrainian culture.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Ukraine is changing the public space in which it represents its history and culture. Streets and squares are being renamed, monuments removed, and institutions are dropping the names of figures associated with Russian imperial culture.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Eugenia Kuznetsova’s novels can be read as a manual for interacting with Ukrainians — lively, poignant, and shaped by irony. In the prominent Kuznetsova’s novel “Ask Miechka,” sisters Miechka and Lilichka return to their grandmother’s country house.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Katharina Raabe, editor for Central and Eastern European literatures at Suhrkamp Verlag and a Chytomo subscriber, turns to Chytomo to keep up with contemporary Ukrainian literature. We are glad that she recommends Chytomo to her international colleagues 📚

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Ukrainian writers who went to war — and the books you can read in English We continue our series about Ukrainian writers who joined the military to protect Ukraine — and the books through which international readers can discover their work.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Today, Chytomo continues its journey through the different visual identities Ukrainian books acquire across publishing markets. This time, our focus is Sofia Andrukhovych’s “Felix Austria.”

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Andrey Kurkov recommends exploring Chytomo to learn more about Ukrainian and Eastern European literature 📚 Support Chytomo on Patreon and help independent Ukrainian cultural journalism continue its work www.patreon.com/chytomo

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Around 850,000 books were destroyed or damaged overnight as Russian attack hit Ukraine’s publishing infrastructure. At the #knygolove warehouse in Kyiv alone, nearly 250,000 books were lost during the overnight strike on July 18–19.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

For World Emoji Day, we challenged ourselves to describe Ukrainian books with emojis alone. Try to guess the titles and then check your answers and discover brief descriptions ⬇️

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We continue sharing short interviews with guests of this year’s Book Arsenal 📚 Which book, in the opinion of Tetiana Berezhna, could survive the next 50 years? Find out in our short interview.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

What could Ukraine’s coat of arms have looked like if the Tryzub had not been chosen? To mark Ukrainian Statehood Day, Chytomo wants to present you “OUR COAT OF ARMS: Ukrainian Symbols from Princely Times to the Present Day” by Andrii Hrechylo and Bohdan Zavitii.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The best children’s and young adult books from around the world ⬇️ Ukraine is represented in all three categories of the 2026 IBBY Honour List — writing, illustration, and translation

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

When a book crosses into another language, it does not travel unchanged. Title, cover, typeface, and visual atmosphere take on new forms, reshaping how readers first encounter the story. This time, Chytomo looks at Andrey Kurkov's “Death and the Penguin.”

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We continue sharing interviews from this year's Book Arsenal. What book, in the opinion of writer, artist, and serviceman Valeriy Puzik could survive the next 50 years? Find out in our short interview 📚

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Ukrainian writers who went to war — and the books you can read in English. Since 2014, and especially after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, many Ukrainian writers, poets, translators, and journalists have joined the military.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Ukraine endured another devastating night as one of Russia’s largest overnight attacks on Kyiv on July 2 killed at least 20 people and injured dozens more. Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were hit across the city, with damage reported at more than 30 locations.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Today, we remember Victoria Amelina — Ukrainian writer and volunteer, who tragically passed away on July 1, 2023, from serious injuries sustained during the Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Entering another language, a book also changes in how it is presented to readers. Chytomo continues exploring how Ukrainian books are reimagined through their translated editions. This time, we look at Oksana Zabuzhko’s “The Museum of Abandoned Secrets”.

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Chytomo @chytomo.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

7 Ukrainian books publishers should translate next Every year, dozens of outstanding Ukrainian books are published — but only a fraction of them make it into English translation.

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