Famous writers told our portal on the current Ukrainian literature and what is not enough writers.
- He studied and lived for a long time in Russia. How hard it was on his return to Ukraine to study the Ukrainian language?
"No, on the contrary! Sounds paradoxical. But we Russians taught Ukrainian language. Once in Russia, we realized that we do not like it here, that is on you, roughly speaking, a finger. All because of the fact that we thought that talking in Russian, and it turned out that we actually speak the mixture. And when you point your finger, you realize that differ from all other people. And here it was necessary either to suppress this distinction, or something to do with it. We did not want to assimilate and decided that we will speak in Russian-Ukrainian and strongly emphasize that we are the children of the land.
- And what difficulties due to the language barrier had to face in Russia?
- For the first time we felt the aggression. We are from the South, from Ochakov. In 10th grade we looked in the class journal and realized that we study three Russians. We were in shock! Looks, like, normal people, and the Russians! This is the first time we are faced with the national question. Later, when we arrived in Sverdlovsk, we realized that the national question in Russia is very sharp. And then we still have surprised our Ukrainian tolerance. In General, we had to defend their right to be not such right to be Ukrainians.
"But what are You so offended?
- Arrogant, derisive attitude in the first place! But us two, it was easier. But most importantly, we have achieved is that when we returned to Kiev, our children are fluent in Ukrainian, and they had no problems with the school. Despite the fact that they managed to finish a few classes in Russian schools.
- Do you have a brother does not philological education. Why he decided to become writers?
Is not from education depends! Craving for literature we have from childhood. We loved to listen to big brother. It was almost a nanny. Now, we are constantly told stories, which, as it turned out, he thought. He was incredibly interested to tell two people with two different stories at the same time. Maybe thanks to brother the transition to a literary work for us was inevitable.
We have a creative family. And grandmother, and mother also write.
- Remember your first fee? For what work got it?
- You will not believe! For his books we have received no fee! In our publishing house is the only authors who do not receive fees, we are! For the publishing house to ourselves and it belongs! Why to shift money out of my pocket in my pocket?
And so we get the royalties for literary and journalistic works. But in General it's not the money that you can live a good life.
"Then what do you live?
- We have to earn money in other areas. Both in Moscow and in Kiev we were doing business. Spinning, trying to earn money wherever they can. And then the money we make Ukrainian books.
- Tell me, is it possible in Ukraine modern writers to earn good money only for their job?
"You can, if they will not be published in Ukraine. In our country there are many writers who earn well. But they, again, are printed abroad. All the rest are forced to work or journalism, or somewhere else.
- That is our country writers don't need?
Writers need first of all to ourselves! I write not for money but because they can do it. Unfortunately, the word "writer" in our country has a negative value. Due to many reasons. We give people to understand that the writer is someone who can explain, it is interesting to think of. That's just a good opportunity to bring this information to the reader thanks to the festival Oleg Skrypka "Dreamland", within which we perform with their works. Unfortunately, people are now themselves are not much interested in, so we are ready to present them with information, as they say, on the saucer. As before minstrels went from house to house, and we.
- Do you think that now the country has a truly talented writers or still more of those who are engaged in so-called literary Sanchez?
Ukraine gave the world one of the founders of Russian literature - Nikolai Gogol, Ilya Slovak - one of the founders of Polish literature, Minescu - one of the founders of the Romanian literature. Not that we, Ukrainians, untalented, if we were able to establish foreign literature. Some people believe that over the past 200 years all the talents became extinct. And we say, no, not extinct! They are also a lot of them.
Although writers in General with jealousy relate to each other, we still try all praise and appreciate. Because honestly say talented writers in Ukraine a lot! They lack simple system realization of his talent.
- And who should install this system?
We, writers!
Both of you often participate in public events, promotions. Are there any real result of these shares?
- Of course! If four years on the Krayina Mriy, we had only four stand with books, but today is a whole alley! Kiev exhibition can compete even with Lviv. And the word "writer" ceases to be a curse. And we think this is the main result!
Author:
Bokovnja So
Source:
Women's Magazine
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