On the 1st of December, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk held a lecture at INALCO (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales) in Paris about Ukraine crisis and its future.
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The message delivered in Paris was the same as the one shared in England in November (Click on the links to watch the video and to read a summary of the London event): If everybody agrees on the fact that Ukraine is a country that needs change, main issue is to know how...
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"I believe that our main problem is not economics or legislative system. We should start from people’s values."
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
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"You can’t choose both freedom and safety as basic values. If you choose safety, you will never get freedom. If you choose freedom, you’ll get safety as a consequence, but it might take some time to achieve it."
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
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"I don’t believe in fast change.
You can’t change minds of adults; you can only work with the kids. So it
will take several generations before we can see the result we want. We
need patience."
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
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Even if the event was opened to general public, attendees were mainly Ukrainians and students. The thing is that the information about Vakarchuk's lecture came late and touched only a confidential circle...
I'm sure that more Westerners would have been interested in it!
Most of French people don't understand the situation in Ukraine - mainly because they don't know anything about its history and culture: such a meeting is a golden chance to change your view!
The Association of Ukrainian Students living in France took the opportunity of this lecture at INALCO to award Svyatoslav Vakarchuk...
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... They gave him a beret on the occasion of his visit in France... :)
... and a diploma to thank him for the inspiration he gives to all of us with his songs!
According to the attendees, it was a great evening!
Sources: Perspectives Ukrainiennes
