Poselství z Kyjeva o Ukrajině a Evropě – Sigov Konstantin (2023)

We are currently witnessing the final emancipation of Ukrainians as a European political nation. Ukraine is resisting the aggression of imperial Russia and is paying for its freedom, and ours, with blood. The war, which began in 2014, entered its most brutal phase with the invasion on February 24, 2022. The declared Russian goal is the annihilation of the Ukrainian nation. Ukrainian intellectuals reflect on the war as an aggression of a colonial power against a former colony, and the resistance against Russia as the culmination of decolonization. Ukrainians, supported by the West including the Czech Republic, hold up a mirror to us: Honor is more than prosperity, and bleeding for freedom is a virtue. In the context of the Ukrainian 'Revolution of Dignity' and 'Civilizational War,' essays and interviews by Ukrainian philosopher Konstantin Sigov emerged on the phenomenon of Europeanness: 'The question of Ukraine's independence and integrity is a matter of life and death for us. However, this struggle is not something abstract; it has a face. When I look at the photographs of those who laid down their lives, it is not a faceless crowd, but the faces of specific people, usually seen with a smile or even a sense of humor. These faces embody the values for which we are fighting here. Good always has its face.' The book 'Messages from Kyiv about Ukraine and Europe' is a testimony to...