On Defenders' Day, the Vogue Ukraine editorial team thanks everyone who stands guard over our freedom. Thanks to the courage and sacrifice of soldiers, Ukraine has its own state, language, and culture. On this occasion, actor of the Franko Theater and star of the film “Malevich” Vitaliy Azhnov reads Serhiy Zhadan's poem “You Cover the Cemetery Ground with Shoes.”
Serhiy Zhadan's poem, written in November 2024, is about the silent power, love, and faith that support and save in the darkest times. For 32-year-old Vitaliy Azhnov, whom the theater audience knows from Ivan Uryvsky's popular plays Caligula, Macbeth, and Mary Stuart, performing this poem is a continuation of his work to popularize Ukrainian poetry. Yes, Azhnov is the author of the podcast “Azhnov Show,” in which he creates thematic poetry collections, reading both classics – Vingranovsky, Tychyna, and Stus, and modern authors – Zhadan and Izdryk.
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The poetry “You Cover the Cemetery Ground with Shoes” was published in the collection “Modern Ukrainian Prose and Poetry. Volume 2” by Vogue UA. You can order the collector's edition at the link.