The KSU community joined in writing the Radio Dictation of National Unity.
October 27, on the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language, the community of Kherson State University traditionally participated in writing the Radio Dictation of National Unity. For the university family, this is already a good tradition that unites teachers, staff, and students around the Ukrainian word.
Some colleagues and students wrote the dictation live in the university's Ivano-Frankivsk office, while others joined online from various corners of Ukraine and the world.
The text of this year's Radio Dictation is titled «A Letter That Never Ends». Its author is writer and veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war Artur Dron. This year, there were two readers of the dictation: teacher of Ukrainian language and literature Artur Proidaikov and singer, activist, and volunteer Dasha Astaf’ieva.
The Rector of Kherson State University, Oleksandr Spivakovskyi, emphasized the special significance of this tradition for the university community, which the war has geographically divided but not deprived of the sense of unity.
««You can be separated by distance, borders, the front line, time… but language does not succumb to any of these obstacles».
These words by the writer, veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war Artur Dron, author of this year's Radio Dictation of National Unity, resonate especially with our university community. For we, like no one else, know what it means to be far from one another, from our native city, from the university classrooms in Kherson. But at the same time, to remain together», – noted Oleksandr Spivakovskyi.
The Head of the Department of History, Archaeology, and Teaching Methodology of KSU, Natalia Kuzovova, drew attention to the special weight of simple words of support in the conditions of war:
«Sometimes the words "you will have light" are more important than «I love you».
For Kherson State University, participating in the Radio Dictation is not only an opportunity to check literacy, but also a chance to preserve common traditions, feel a connection with the large Ukrainian community, and support one another despite forced distance.
KSU Press Center