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1670March 14, 2014
Lecture on Austrian literature of the XIX and XX centuries in its social, political and historical context.
On March 13, 2014, the School of Foreign Languages held a meeting between the Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum in Kyiv Dr. Jakub Forst-Battaglia and University students, faculty members and everyone interested. During the meeting, Mr. Forst-Battaglia gave a lecture on «Die Literatur Österreichs im 19. Und 20. Jahrhundert in ihrem gesellschaftspolitischen und historischen Umfeld» («Austrian literature of the XIX and XX centuries in its social, political and historical context.").
Dr. Forst-Battaglia is an expert in history, Slavic studies and philosophy. After graduating from the University of Vienna, he defended his PhD at the Institute of East European History, and worked at the Institute of Slavic Studies of the University of Vienna. He participated in numerous research projects of the University of Vienna, Austrian Academy of Sciences, authors the cultural-historical tourist guide for travelers in Poland and Hungary and the monograph "The Polish Vienna". He worked on the publication of numerous scientific works and periodicals on the history of Central and Eastern Europe, participated in the programs of Austrian radio and television. Since 2011 he has headed the Austrian Cultural Forum in Ukraine.
In his lecture, Dr. Forst-Battaglia touched upon the specifics of literary trends under the Dual Monarchy, revolutions and world wars, shaping of the artistic world of artists. He devoted special attention to Austrian writers whose lives and works are connected with Ukraine, including Paul Tsellana (Chernivtsi) and Yura Zoifer (Kharkiv).
Mr. Forst-Battaglia answered numerous questions from the audience regarding the creolized forms of literary art, contemporary literary relations between Austria and Ukraine, the Austrian intelligentsia response to the events of today.
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