Standing with Ukraine: Building Library Collections to Support New Ukrainian Communities
Gabriella Reznowski, Emily Cukier, Ruslan Mukhamedvaleev • 2025
Libraries in occupied areas have become spaces of “Information Warfare” - where books are deliberately destroyed, particularly books about Ukrainian history. In occupied areas, Russians have repurposed libraries to disseminate propaganda. Today, over 80% of Ukraine's books are published in Kharkiv. The targeting of Ukrainian libraries and publishing houses is indicative of Russia's determination to destroy Ukrainian identity by targeting Ukraine's national treasure: its literature. Our presentation covers the history of Ukrainian book collections, information destruction in war, and the recovery efforts of today.
