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The Guardian - UK
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Jessica Murray

‘Shakespeare can help us survive war’: Ukrainian academic toasts bard in UK visit

Prof Nataliya Torkut, head of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre, at Stratford-upon-Avon this week.
Prof Nataliya Torkut, head of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre, at Stratford-upon-Avon this week. Photograph: John Robertson/The Guardian

Ukrainians need not only weapons but culture and art in order to survive the onslaught of war, says Prof Nataliya Torkut, head of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre.

During a visit to the UK for Shakespeare’s birthday celebrations, the first time she has left Ukraine since Russia’s invasion, Torkut called for a greater awareness of the role of culture for people living through the trauma of war.

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