The First National Talented Youth Forum (part 6)
📖 Ukrainian language and culture are the basis of our national identity
Language is not just a means of communication, but a key element of culture that shapes our consciousness, history and identity. Ukrainian youth are winning victories at international Olympiads in linguistic disciplines and literature, creating a foundation for the preservation and development of national heritage.
📜 Address to the Forum participants
🔹 Yevhen Nyshchuk, People’s Artist of Ukraine, General Director and Artistic Director of the Ivan Franko Theater, addressed young writers and linguists. He emphasized that culture is a factor in the stability of the nation, and language is our protection and the basis of our identity.
🏆 Awarding of winners of all-Ukrainian and international Olympiads
Participants who achieved success in studying Ukrainian and foreign languages, literature, rhetoric and linguistics received awards for outstanding achievements in the humanitarian disciplines.
💡 Presentation “Culture as a Factor of Ukrainian Resilience”
🔹 Natalia Kryvda, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Philosophy and Culture of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, presented a study on the influence of Ukrainian culture on the formation of statehood. She told:
✔ How does Ukrainian culture help to survive in times of war?
✔ Why are literature and art important in the struggle for national identity?
✔ What is the role of youth in the development of the modern Ukrainian cultural space?
⚡ Why is it important?
The Ukrainian language is the basis of statehood, and its popularization among young people strengthens national consciousness.
Young writers and philologists create new meanings that influence the cultural policy of Ukraine and the world.
Studying languages and literature contributes to a better understanding of global trends, which opens up new opportunities for international cooperation.
📚 The forum showed that Ukrainian youth value their language, culture, and history. They are the ones who shape the future, where words have the power to change the world.
