THE DEATH OF XANDA THE LION DIDN’T MAKE SENSE: TRAUMA DUE TO FORCED MIGRATION AND WAR IN CONTEMPORARY UKRAINIAN WRITING
Journal: Vìsnik Marìupolʹsʹkogo deržavnogo unìversitetu Serìâ Fìlologìâ
Year: 2023

Recent wars, annexation, and separatist movements in Ukraine have led people to leave their homes in the search of a safe place to live. This has been overly visible after the February 2022 invasion by Russia, but has been present and had many instances since the spring of 2014. These forced migrations and their imprints on individuals, families, and subsequently, the nation are common things to see among popular trauma narratives of Ukrainian literature as the Ukrainian nation has been subjecte