A project featuring candid interview podcasts has launched in Kherson

<span><span><span><span><span><span>The Department of Culture of the Kherson City Council has launched a podcast project titled “With Our Own, About Our Own”—a series of candid interviews with individuals whose creativity and resilience inspire the community during difficult times. The first guests on the show were Tetyana Pylypets, founder of the Military Writers’ Forum, and Olga Kryshchopa, a writer and educator.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>This was reported by the Kherson City Council. </span></span></span></span></span></span>

During the discussion,<span><span><span><span><span><span>they talked about creativity, resilience, students and teachers, the war, and what helps people persevere. The guests shared their experiences, recalled inspiring stories, and reflected on what helps people remain human and not lose faith even in the darkest times. The guests actively participated in the discussion. </span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>Tetyana Pylypets also announced that the Military Writers’ Forum will make its traditional visit to the Kherson community this fall.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

Earlier, Intent author Yevheniia Genova presented her book *They Chose Ukraine*. The book, which will be published shortly, explores the realities of life for children and adolescents amid hostilities, occupation, and deportation. In her book, the author reveals a rarely seenaspect of war—genocideaimed at destroying generational memory and identity, as well as that of future generations.

The book *They Chose Ukraine* tells the stories of children who have found themselves in foreign countries where no one is waiting for them, where they are strangers, and where they are told that their past is wrong and must be forgotten. As the author notes, in such circumstances, one must be very strong to avoid breaking down and to preserve the memory of one’s past, family, and national identity. The children and teenagers who endured these circumstances and did not give up entrusted their stories to the author and agreed to let them be told.

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