Did you know that Cossacks and Vikings have more in common than it might seem at first glance?
Volodymyr Yermolenko, Chair of the Board of the International Renaissance Foundation and President of PEN Ukraine, explores fascinating historical connections and reflects on the key cultural axis between Northern and Southern Europe. He also delves into the image of Mazepa in European literature, Europe’s geopolitical solitude, security challenges, and the power of culture in times of scarcity.
Watch more of his lecture, delivered during the strategic discussion on Ukraine – Scandinavia: Bound Through Thirteen Century and the presentation of the Norwegian-Swedish Askold and Dir Fund, administered by ISAR Ednannia and funded by Norway and Sweden.
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