Meeting with Maryna Kumeda

As part of the "Ukrainian Library" series, the Centre de Recherche Europes-Eurasie-CREE (Inalco), in partnership with the Institut Français, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ukrainian Institute, invites you to meet Anna Colin Lebedev and discuss her book "L'amour en temps de guerre", published by Éditions de l'Aube.
This scientific event is organized as part of Voyage en Ukraine, the Season of Ukraine in France.
Ecritures en haut en noire et en rouge et un dessin de couleur noire en bas
Couverture de l'ouvrage de Maryna Kumeda, L'amour en temps de guerre © Éditions de l'Aube‎
The book will be moderated by:
  • Iryna Dmytrychyn, Senior Lecturer and Head of Ukrainian Studies (CREE, Inalco)

Book presentation

War, far from annihilating love and feelings, forces those who live through it to feel each moment more intensely, as a new rule governs their daily lives: tomorrow is not a guarantee. Ukrainian artist Maryna Kumeda's aim is to tell the story of love in all its facets, during the extraordinary period of war. How does this love, this bond, exist and manifest itself? Is it always present? How do we cope with its absence? Setting out to meet those who are fighting and whose lives have been turned upside down, she offers us strong, raw moments, filled with humanity in a war that has none.

Author's biography

Maryna Kumeda, born in 1985 in Soumy, lives in Ukraine where she works on a documentary, writes for the French and Ukrainian press, translates and advises non-governmental organizations.

"Ukrainian Library" cycle

This cycle aims to reflect Ukrainian current affairs in the broadest sense, through recent publications dedicated to or affecting Ukraine.

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