The Choveen publishing house announced the cancellation of the presentation of the book of the Bryukhovetskaya Bryukhovetskaya Book of Voice BLM, which was supposed to take place in Lviv. As noted in the publishing house on Facebook, the decision was made due to numerous manifestations of hatred, which grew into outright threats to the author, journalist participating in the event and the publishing house himself.

" There were many bots among the commentators, but real people, including Lviv, whom we personally know. None of them read the books and does not understand the context why this study is important for Ukrainians during the war, ”the report said.

The publishing house recalled that without understanding complex internal processes in the United States, it is impossible to count on the public and political support of this country that Ukraine today needs Russian aggression. Opponents of the book tried to manipulate the tragedy of the murder of Ukrainians Irina Zarutskaya in the United States, which was committed by a black American.

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" Or these people are really like that - they hate others for their otherness, in particular for the color of the skin, ”the publishing house noted.

Online attacks quickly went beyond social networks. Publisher began to receive calls with direct threats. The man called the publishing house and asked " hryvnia - hang or shoot "

“We hope that the employees of the USBU in the Lviv region will give him an exhaustive answer,” said Chovna.

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Threats also came directly to the author of the book by Oksana Bryukhovetskaya and American journalist Terrell Starr, one of the heroes of the publication. Both were supposed to participate in the presentation.

“It was difficult for us to explain Terrell, who has been working in Ukraine for the third year in a row and tells the American media about the Ukrainian resistance of Russian aggression, why so many Ukrainians want him“ Zd. whip "

Chooven noted that his mission is to issue books that help to understand the complexity of the modern world and prepare for the struggle for the worthy place of Ukraine in it. This is what the BLM voices states about this. This book was written in the fall of 2024 and published in July 2025.

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" In fact, we all lost. Because the stories of the heroes of the book are stories about the struggle for dignity and the right to be oneself. And in this we are very similar to the African Americans, even if someone is annoyed by the difference in skin color, ”the statement emphasized.

In " Because respect and dignity are not formed through the humiliation of another "

In a commentary for “Suprikal Culture” Oksana Bryukhovetskaya noted that the presentations in Kyiv and Ivano-Frankivsk were held without problems: “A minimum of negative comments, interesting discussions, and interest of the audience”.

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The situation has changed dramatically after the announcement of the Lviv event, it was then that the publisher personally encountered a massive hat and threats. According to the writer, the head of the publishing house Igor Balinsky decided to cancel the presentation after evaluating security risks.

Bryukhovetskaya emphasized that she and Terrell Starr were ready to hold an event even with additional security measures. She also expressed the hope that the presentation will still take place in the future.

" Terrell really does an important thing for Ukraine, for its appearance. It is unfortunate that he had to face racism here, ”the author noted.

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She also added that the BLM Voice is a documentary study in the non-fiction genre. The author gathered the vote of the Americans to convey them to Ukrainian readers.

" Obviously, living in the world of own stereotypes is their priority. This situation showed that the book is really important, ”Bryukhovetskaya summed up.

It was recently reported that US President Donald Trump criticized the children's book of the Australian author of Scott Stuart " This happened after a 12-year-old student said that he was forced to read this book out loud.

The author of the book replied that the politician is using his work for his own purposes. The story itself only teaches children to accept themselves and others.