On October 23, 2023, there was a presentation of Askold Lozynsky’s books in Zachariewicz Hall (room 214) in the main building, Lviv Polytechnic National University. Askold Lozynskyi is a lawyer, Doctor of Science, a former president of the Ukrainian World Congress (1998–2008), and a former president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (1992–2016). Students of the the Department of History, Museum Studies and Cultural Heritage; the Department of Political Science and International Relations; the Department of Social Communication and Information Activities; the Department of International Information; as well as the employees of the University library took part in the event.
The speeches were delivered by:
- Iryna Kliuchkovska, Director of the International Institute of Education, Culture and Diaspora Relations, Lviv Polytechnic;
- Mykola Lytvyn, Head of the I.Krypiakevych Institute of Ukrainian Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
- Ivan Khoma, Head of the University Department of History, Museum Studies and Cultural Heritage;
- Nazar Danchyshyn, research associate of the International Institute of Education, Culture and Diaspora Relations (IECDR).
The presentation was moderated by Oksana Trumko, Candidate of Philological Sciences, research associate of IECDR.
Students and faculty of Lviv Polytechnic, as well as library staff, received a gift of books by Askold Lozynskyi – non-fiction «Because Muscovites are foreign people...» (Bo moskali chuzhi liudy), «Dream, word and deed», and «Ukraine: Slaying the Two-Headed Eagle». «Because Muscovites are foreign people...» (a collection of essays, articles and memories about current events); «Dream, word and deed» (a collection of reviews and memories about Volodymyr Yaniv, Rector of the Ukrainian Free University) and the English-language book «Ukraine: Slaying the Two-Headed Eagle» are examples of witty and interesting essay writing by Askold Lozynskyi, a successful Ukrainian lawyer and manager born in the USA.
The event started with a welcome speech by Iryna Kliuchkovska. The director of IECDR emphasized the many years of painstaking work of Askold Lozynskyi for the Ukrainian community and noted the relevance of the book «Because Muscovites are foreign people...»: «This book is the view of a person from across the ocean who sees us under special optics and notices what we do not see. This optics is aimed not only at Ukraine during the war, but also at the Ukrainian diaspora. It gives an opportunity to analyze what is right and what is not».
The author of the books, Askold Lozynskyi, focused his speech on several important issues: he addressed the Ukrainian students present at the event and urged them to learn English and use it to talk about Ukraine: «The world is today. No one, except Russians and people of the Soviet Union, reads in Russian anymore. The world language is English. You need to study it. Speak to each other in Ukrainian, but read in English. Forget about Russian!» Askold Lozynsky briefly spoke about each of his books, paying tribute to Volodymyr Yaniv, Rector of the Ukrainian Free University: «He was not only a scientist, but also a plast member. He was an extraordinary figure who shows by his own example that if you are a plast or a revolutionary from a young age, you will always remain such a person».
