❗ The Case of Vasyl Stus
This case is not only about prohibition of the book, this case is about the right to historical truth, the right to freedom of speech and thoughts. Basic human rights.
We promised to do everything we can to protect these rights. We did it.
To be continued.
We explain that this is a lawsuit against the book by Ukrainian historian Vakhtang Kipiani entitled “The Case of Vasyl Stus”.
This book is dedicated to the prominent Ukrainian poet Vasyl Stus, who was actually sentenced to death by the Soviet occupation authorities only because he felt Ukrainian, wrote Ukrainian and spoke Ukrainian, and was “too talented.” He simply aspired to an independent and democratic country at a time when the USSR sought to create a “prison of nations” from the occupied territories.
The book consists of materials from a criminal case, as well as author’s essays about certain events in the life of Vasyl Stus. Among other things, the author analyzes the lawsuit against the poet.
The lawsuit was prompted by an attempt by former lawyer Vasily Stus, now a pro-Russian and close to Vladimir Putin politician Viktor Medvedchuk, to erase his shameful involvement in the trial, when he did not defend his client but duplicated his role as a prosecutor.
Viktor Medvedchuk did not manage to rewrite history, no matter how much he wanted to. The appellate court rejected his claims as unfounded.