I`m writing this text to the sounds of the roar of shells outside. This sound is a signal that the lights could disappear soon. But I’m comforting myself: I have a laptop, and I can finish my letter. The cold wall in the corridor, the old carpet with

Valeria Shypulia is the first-place winner of the contest! Journalist, editor, and author of texts. She was born in 1993 in a small town of Donbas, Ukraine. In 2009, she graduated from school and entered the Donetsk National University, majoring in Journalism. She graduated from the university in 2014 and

While we in craven silence gazed Like dummies, only scratched our pates. Oh treacherous, accursed breed When will you pass? When will we greet Our own George Washington at last With the new law of righteousness? Oh, there’s no doubt that day we’ll see! T. Shevchenko On September

Ruslana Storozhuk is our second-place winner! She was born in the city of Novodnistrovsk, Chernivtsi region. She studied at the Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University, majoring in International Relations, Public Communications, and Regional Studies. The university gave me a deep understanding of international politics and geopolitics, economics, law, and other

Yarina Loik - the third-place winner! 3rd-year student of the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, member of the Youth Council at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, and journalist.

A contest for the best essay starts on December 1. The theme is “Why Should the USA Support Ukraine?”