Ukrainian fiction, folklore and sci-fi

[Shades of Eternity]

With everything that's happening right now, I want to explore my heritage.

What good resources are there on Ukrainian fiction? Which books should I track down (unfortunately I did not speak Ukrainian).

I'll start with the following podcast:

https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/a-nation-dreams-of-itself

 

[nedjer]

With everything that's happening right now, I want to explore my heritage.

What good resources are there on Ukrainian fiction? Which books should I track down (unfortunately I did not speak Ukrainian).

I'll start with the following podcast:

https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/a-nation-dreams-of-itself

Familiar with your non-fiction but haven't a clue about fiction

 

[Ryujin]

Cossack Fairy Tales (1916)

Fairy tales and folk tales originally published in 1894 and translated from a dialect spoken in the area known to us today as western Ukraine.

publicdomainreview.org

 

[thirdkingdom]

I conducted an email interview with author Marc Braden, an American expat living in Ukraine (married to a Ukrainian) who writes stuff for Old School Essentials (a D&D retroclone) heavily influenced by Ukrainian/eastern European folk and fairy tales. He also recommends some Ukrainian authors and artists to check out.

Meet the Publisher: Marc Braden

Marc publishes OSR game products as This is the Weird. I became aware of his products via Facebook posts, especially his exploration of slavic folktales. Marc is a US expat but has been living in Ukraine for the past four years. I thought that he would make a good interview subject, both because...

www.thirdkingdomgames.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I stumbled on this gallery of Slavic myths on Imgur a few days ago.

 

[Tonguez]

6 great Ukrainian fiction books available in English - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice

Ukrainian literature has struggled through centuries, oppressed and censored by autocratic regimes. The Russian Empire and the Soviet Union banned the Ukrainian language, seized books, eliminated cultural organizations and politically repressed those who dared to disobey. Thanks to dedicated...

www.kyivpost.com