Radu-Mihail Filip

Radu-Mihail Filip is a diplomatic counsellor. In September 2019, started his posting with the Romanian Embassy in Kyiv and since June 2021, is a Head of its Political Section. He has been working in the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2013.

Former adviser on media and public relations within the Communication and Spokesperson in the Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At the Book Arsenal, Radu-Mihail Filip will be taking part in the discussion «“Lidana”—“Bookrek”: following Romanian-Ukrainian literature paths» organized by Bookrek Publishing House.

Daiva Ulbinaitė is a Lithuanian journalist and PR manager. In 1998–2008, she worked on TV3. From 2006 to 2008, she was an adviser on media and public relations to the Minister of the Interior. Since 2009, she was an Adviser to President Dalia Grybauskaitė, and in 2012–2019 she became the Chief Adviser and Head of the press service.

She received the award of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania for the promotion of democracy and the best TV report “Woman and Democracy” (2001).

At the Book Arsenal, Daiva Ulbinaitė will be presenting her book “Nustokim krūpčiot. Prezidentė Dalia Grybauskaitė” translated into Ukrainian (published by Nash Format, translated by Beatrice Beliavtsiv).

Даля Грибаускайте — литовська політична діячка, восьмий Президент Литви (2009–2019)

Alhierd Bakharevich is a writer and translator. A member of the Belarusian PEN, author of five novels and multiple collections of essays. His prose has been translated into English, German, French, Polish, Russian and other languages. In Ukrainian language Bakharevich’s texts have appeared in the following journals: Krytyka, Vsesvit, Kyivska Rus, and others. 

He is twice a winner of the Book of the Year Award, a multiple prizewinner of the Jerzy Giedroyc Prize. He has participated in literary festivals in Belarus, Ukraine, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Slovenia.

A book of Iya Kiva’s interviews “We will wake up different: conversations with contemporary Belarusian writers about the past, present and future of Belarus” (2021, Knyhy–XXI) will be presented at the Book Arsenal; Alhierd Bakharevich is one of the book’s heroes.

Dmitry Strotsev is a Belarusian Russian-language poet and Kulturtrager, member of the Belarusian PEN and the Belarusian Writers’ Union. He is the author of 18 collections of poetry with the latest being Монах Вера [Monk Vera] (2021). In 2020, Kyiv-based publisher Duh i Litera released his book of poetry «Пил, що танцює» [The Dancing Dust]. 

A winner of the Russkaya Premia award for the collection «850 строк» [850 Lines] (2007), and Freedom of Speech Award from the Association of Norwegian Writers.

A book of Iya Kiva’s interviews “We will wake up different: conversations with contemporary Belarusian writers about the past, present and future of Belarus” (2021, Knyhy–XXI) will be presented at the Book Arsenal; Dmitry Strotsev is one of the book’s heroes.

Andrej Khadanovich is a Belarusian poet, translator and essayist. Member of the Belarusian Writers’ Union and the Belarusian PEN (chaired the organization in 2009–2017). He has authored ten books of poetry, the latest being «Школа травы» [School of Grass] (2019). Khadanovich’s poems have been translated into 15 languages, and his standalone books have been published in Ukraine, Poland and Sweden.

He is the winner of numerous awards, including the Carlos Sherman Prize (2017), Crystal Vilenica Award (2008), Golden Apostrophe Award (2007), Polish PEN (2015), and Polish Giedroyc Prize (2020).

A book of Iya Kiva’s interviews “We will wake up different: conversations with contemporary Belarusian writers about the past, present and future of Belarus” (2021, Knyhy–XXI) will be presented at the Book Arsenal; Andrej Khadanovich is one of the book’s heroes.