Features is the home for special content from Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio. It includes interviews, commentaries, book reviews, and other recurring and occasional contributions to the program. Below is the latest content from the Features category.
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Knyzhka Corner Book Review: Sunflowers Under Fire
Read more: Knyzhka Corner Book Review: Sunflowers Under FireTranscript: In this edition of Knyzka Corner, we will be discussing Diana Stevan’s novel, Sunflowers Under Fire. Sunflowers Under Fire tells the epic story of Diana Stevan’s grandmother who lived in Ukraine during the years 1915 to 1928. Enduring World War I, a civil war, and great personal hardship, Lukia not only survives, but becomes…
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Ukrainian Food Flair: A Knyzhka Corner (Cook)Book Review
Read more: Ukrainian Food Flair: A Knyzhka Corner (Cook)Book ReviewA review of Ukrainian Food Flair: Authentic Recipes from Canada’s West Coast, a collection of more than 200 recipes by the late Sylvia Molnar, long-time contributor to Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio. Edited by Paulette MacQuarrie, the cookbook blends authentic West Coast Ukrainian dishes with anecdotes, cooking tips, and variations, and stands as a tribute…
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A Ukrainian Family’s Journey to Nanaimo: Olena Lavrishcheva on Resilience and Community Building
Read more: A Ukrainian Family’s Journey to Nanaimo: Olena Lavrishcheva on Resilience and Community BuildingUkrainian newcomer Olena Lavrishcheva shares her family’s dramatic escape from Kyiv, their path through displacement, and their new life in Nanaimo. She also discusses the creation of the Canadian Alliance of Ukrainian Workers, a grassroots effort uniting Ukrainians and Canadians to support humanitarian needs and help newcomers integrate. This interview was recorded in early 2025;…
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Preserving Ukraine’s Intellectual Heritage: Dr. Oleg Kotsuba on HURI’s Work at Harvard
Read more: Preserving Ukraine’s Intellectual Heritage: Dr. Oleg Kotsuba on HURI’s Work at HarvardA conversation with Dr. Oleg Kotsuba, Director of Publications at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI), on the institute’s grassroots origins, its influential publishing program, and the Ukrainian writers whose work is reshaping global understanding of Ukraine’s identity, history, and contemporary experience.
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How The Silence of Trees Took Shape: A Conversation with Ukrainian American author Valya Dudycz Lupescu
Read more: How The Silence of Trees Took Shape: A Conversation with Ukrainian American author Valya Dudycz LupescuUkrainian American author Valya Dudycz Lupescu joined me in 2011 to talk about The Silence of Trees, her debut novel rooted in wartime Ukraine, postwar displacement, and the memories and traditions carried into a new life in America. In 2026, her story resonates even more strongly.
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An Interview Recorded at the Peak of the Maidan Uprising: Mirko Petriw on Gas and Geopolitics
Read more: An Interview Recorded at the Peak of the Maidan Uprising: Mirko Petriw on Gas and GeopoliticsA 2013 conversation with Mirko Petriw examining how shale‑gas discoveries, Russian‑backed pressure campaigns, and sudden legislative crackdowns were reshaping Ukraine’s political landscape long before the full impact became clear.
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Serhii Rudenko’s Zelensky: A Biography of Ukraine’s Wartime President
Read more: Serhii Rudenko’s Zelensky: A Biography of Ukraine’s Wartime PresidentIn Zelensky, Serhii Rudenko captures the transformation of an unlikely political newcomer into the steadfast leader of Ukraine in its darkest hour. This review reflects on a biography that reveals the pressure, peril, and resolve that defined Zelensky as he faced Russia’s brutal invasion.
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A Conversation with Sergei Loiko, Author of Aeroport, on His First‑Hand Experience at the Battle for Donetsk Airport
Read more: A Conversation with Sergei Loiko, Author of Aeroport, on His First‑Hand Experience at the Battle for Donetsk AirportA 2016 Nash Holos interview with war correspondent Sergei Loiko, reflecting on his four days inside the shattered Donetsk airport and the real events that shaped Aeroport.
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A Harvest Truce: Grief, Resilience, and the Absurdity of War — A Knyzhka Corner Book Review
Read more: A Harvest Truce: Grief, Resilience, and the Absurdity of War — A Knyzhka Corner Book ReviewMyra reviews a HURI book, A Harvest Truce, a tragicomedy set in war‑torn Eastern Ukraine, portraying the dignity of ordinary people living under Russian occupation and the fragile “harvest truce” that lets farmers bring in their crops.
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Listening Back: An Interview with Mirko Petriw — Ukraine on the Brink of War
Read more: Listening Back: An Interview with Mirko Petriw — Ukraine on the Brink of WarThis interview was recorded at the height of the Maidan uprising, in January of 2014. Just weeks later, Crimea would be annexed — a possibility unimaginable at the time of this conversation. It was a volatile time, marked by rapid and unprecedented changes that would permanently reshape Ukraine’s path forward. Listening now, it offers insights…