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23:01 12-06-2025 
‘I feel like I lost 3 years’ — Ukrainian author turned soldier Artem Chapeye on culture during war
In a conversation with the Kyiv Independent during the international Book Arsenal Festival, Ukraine’s largest literary event, Artem Chapeye, a Ukrainian writer turned soldier, reflects on the creative cost of war, his fears that the world will only associate Ukraine with war, and the surprising role artificial intelligence might play in leveling the literary playing field for authors working in "small" languages.
In a conversation with the Kyiv Independent during the international Book Arsenal Festival, Ukraine’s largest literary event, Artem Chapeye, a Ukrainian writer turned soldier, reflects on the creative cost of war, his fears that the world will only associate Ukraine with war, and the surprising role artificial intelligence might play in leveling the literary playing field for authors working in "small" languages.
Photo: Artem Chapeye / Facebook