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Andriy Shchekun

Editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia" (Crimean Light-Room); head of the Crimean Center for Business and Cultural Cooperation "Ukrainskyi dim" (Ukrainian House), participant of the "Crimea is Ukraine" project.

Overview

Andriy Shchekun is the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", head of the Crimean Center for Business and Cultural Cooperation "Ukrainskyi dim", and a participant of the "Crimea is Ukraine" project. His journalistic, civic, and educational experience contributes to filling the project with scholarly, publicistic, and educational materials. He promoted the development of Ukrainian-language schooling and the groundwork for the Plast scouting movement in Bakhchysarai and Crimea.

Key Details / Subtopics

  • Role in the project: member of the project team.
  • Main position: editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", head of the Crimean Center for Business and Cultural Cooperation "Ukrainskyi dim".
  • Support of the Plast movement in Crimea: initiator of opening Ukrainian-language kindergartens and schools in Bakhchysarai as a basis for creating a Plast branch; father of the Plast members Oleksiy and Volodymyr Shchekun, guest and partner of Plast trainings and summer camps (in particular the camp "Kniazivstvo Feodoro" near Eski-Kermen in 2013).
  • Strongly! Beautifully! Carefully! Quickly! — article by Maksym Duboviaz on the history of the Plast movement in Crimea ("Krymska svitlytsia", 2018, No. 16).
  • Plast movement in Crimea — history of the NSOU "Plast" branches in Crimea.
  • Volodymyr Shchekun — son of Andriy Shchekun, Crimean Plast member and founder of the "Shchaslyvi Levy" (Happy Lions) circle in exile.
  • Archbishop Klyment (Kushch) — hierarch of the UOC KP / OCU, chaplain of the Plast Crimean district.
  • Crimea is Ukraine (project overview) — project landing page, section "PROJECT TEAM".
  • Crimea is Ukraine (project) — overview of the project itself.
  • Theodosia Picture Gallery named after Ivan Aivazovsky — the overview of the Aivazovsky gallery is based on an article from the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Oleh Soich — the article "The Might of Crimean Bulat Steel" about a Crimean, director of the Kharkiv Malyshev Tank Plant, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Plague in Crimea (Black Death) — the article "The Crimean Trace of the Black Death" about the plague epidemic in Crimea in the 14th century, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Deportation of the Peoples of Crimea (1944) — the article "Novyi Krym s russkim ukladom" ("New Crimea with a russian Way of Life") about the June deportation of the peoples of Crimea, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Dzhankoi — the article "Dzhankoi stolitnii" ("A Century-Old Dzhankoi") about the history of the town, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Dzhimbalos — article by Maksym Duboviaz about the Crimean dialect word, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • The V-12 airship "Pobeda" over the Black Sea — article by Valeriy Verkhovskyi "The Airship over the Black Sea", published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Crimean trolleybus route — article by Petro Volvach "The Road to the Sea" about the history of the trolleybus route, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Jasper Fforde — article by Valeriy Verkhovskyi "The Price of the Peninsula" about the Welsh science fiction writer, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Energy of Crimea — article by Petro Volvach "Sources of Energy of the Peninsula" about the history of electric power in Crimea, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Cave cities of Crimea — article by Yevheniia Borysenko "The Mysterious World of 'Cave Cities'" about the cave cities of Crimea, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Ethnogenesis of the Crimean Tatars — article by Khalise Zinedin "Ethnogenesis of the Crimean Tatars" about the origin of the Crimean Tatar people, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia" (2016, No. 48), edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Ukrainian philology at Tavriia University — article by Petro Volvach about the development of Ukrainian philology at Tavriia University, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Sudak fortress (Genoese fortress) — article by Valeriy Verkhovskyi "One Builds, Another Destroys..." about the current state of the Genoese fortress, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Karadag: legends, the sea serpent, and the propaganda myth of Saint George the Dragon-Slayer — article by Ihor Svitlychanyn "About Reptiles..." (2018, No. 7) about the legends of Karadag and the myth of Saint George the Dragon-Slayer, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Henryk Sienkiewicz — article by Vadym Perehuda "The Tatar Roots of Henryk Sienkiewicz" (2016, No. 45) about the Polish writer of Belarusian Tatar descent, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Heinrich Böll — article by Valeriy Verkhovskyi "To Return from Crimea Alive" (2017, No. 50) about the German Nobel Prize-winning writer and his Crimean frontline experience, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Saint George the Dragon-Slayer — article by Valeriy Verkhovskyi "Where Did You Come From, Horseman?" (2018, No. 7) about the real Saint George and the dragon myth, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Shefika Gasprinska — article by Khalise Zinedin "The Female World of Shefika Gasprinska" (2017, No. 2) about the Crimean Tatar enlightener and women's movement leader, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Crimean Tatar folk dance — article about the choreography of the Crimean Tatars (L. Khalilova, E. Abdullaieva, 2016, No. 50), published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • The state of Crimean agriculture on the eve of its transfer to Ukraine (1953) — article by Petro Volvach "Take It, My Dear, What Is Not Fit for Me..." about the agrarian degradation of Crimea on the eve of its transfer to Ukraine (2017, No. 5–6), published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Mamai — articles by Yevhen Buket "Mamai. Crimean Zaporozhian" (2016, No. 42) and Valeriy Verkhovskyi "Mamai — a Veteran of the Battle of Kulikovo" (2018, No. 13) about the Crimean emir of the Golden Horde, the critique of the imperial Kulikovo myth, Caffa, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the slave trade, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Mykhailo Doroshenko — Cossack hetman (1625–1628); article by Serhii Konashevych about his 1628 campaign against Crimea, published in "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Cossack Mamai — folk painting and the cult of the founding ancestor of the Cossacks, associated with the name of Mamai; the article was published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Underwater cities of Crimea — article by Maksym Duboviaz "Cities on the Seabed" about sunken ancient and medieval settlements off the Crimean coast, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1945) — article "The Crimean Republic: Who Composes It and Who Rules It" (reprint from "Dilo", 1925) about the national composition and power in the Crimean ASSR, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Taras Shevchenko — article by Serhii Konashevych "Shevchenko and Crimea" (2018, No. 10) about the Kobzar's connection with the peninsula, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Grail (legend of the sacred artifact and Crimea) — article by Oleksandr Dziuba "Grail — a Legend That Leads to Crimea" (2016, No. 50) about the connection of the Grail legend with Crimea, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Greeks in Crimea — article by Valeriy Verkhovskyi "The Ethnic Mosaic of the Peninsula: the Greeks" (2016, No. 40) about the history of the Greeks in Crimea, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Hryts Bozhok — excerpts from the memoirs "Ukrainians in Egypt" of a UNR Army sub-lieutenant about his escape from Crimea (2020, No. 1), published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Ivan Piddubnyi — article by Serhii Konashevych "Ivan Piddubnyi. How Crimea Honors the Memory of a 'Russkyi bogatyr'..." (2016, No. 40) about the appropriation of the Ukrainian wrestler by russian propaganda, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Italians in Crimea — article by Fedir Chuzhanskyi "From Genoa to Kerch" (2018, No. 8) about the history of Italians in Crimea, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Kanaka (valley, river, and relict grove) — article by Maksym Duboviaz "The Juniper Solace of Kanaka" (2017, No. 6) about the Kanaka valley and the relict grove, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Kaygador (Ordzonikidze, Orzho) — article by Maksym Duboviaz "A Town beyond the Kudykiny Mountains" (2018, No. 37) about the history of the Crimean town of Kaygador, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Kharytyna Pekarchuk — article by Serhii Konashevych (2016, No. 42) about the Crimean Ukrainian woman, a soldier of the UNR Army, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Chersonesus Taurica — article by Yevhen Samukha about the threats of losing a UNESCO World Heritage site because of the russian occupation, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Destroyed churches of Kerch — article by Roza Krymska "Destroyed Churches of Kerch" (2018, No. 47), published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Colleen McCullough — article by Valeriy Verkhovskyi "Crimea against Rome" (2018, No. 35) about the Australian writer and Mithridates/Panticapaeum in "Masters of Rome", published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • UNESCO Convention 1972 and the protection of the heritage of occupied Crimea — article by Mykola Yakovyna (2019, No. 33-34) about the 1972 Convention as a tool for protecting monuments in occupied Crimea, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Mykola Yakovyna — honorary president of the Ukrainian Committee of ICOMOS; author of the article about the 1972 UNESCO Convention in "Krymska svitlytsia".
  • Shahin Giray — article by Valeriy Verkhovskyi "The King and the Khan" (2018, No. 49) about the last Crimean khan, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Stanisław Poniatowski — article by Valeriy Verkhovskyi "The King and the Khan" (2018, No. 49) about the last Polish king, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • The King and the Khan (concept page) — article by Valeriy Verkhovskyi "The King and the Khan" (2018, No. 49), published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Crimean space — the role of Crimea in the Soviet space program — article by Valeriy Verkhovskyi "From Crimea to the Sea of Rains" (2017, No. 15) about the Soviet space program and the role of Crimea (Simeiz, the Yevpatoria deep-space communications center, the settlement of Shkilne, the Lunokhods), published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Kozu-bash — a Crimean variety of apple tree — article by Petro Volvach "Kozu-bash: The Return of a Legend" (2018, No. 7) about the rare Crimean apple variety, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Crimean industrial fruit growing (book by Levko Symyrenko) — article by Petro Lan "Forged into One Community" (2017, No. 16) about the history of the creation of the work, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Ethnic composition of Crimea according to the 1989 census — article by Petro Volvach "Kremlin Architects of 'Iskonno Russkyi' Crimea" (2017, No. 27–28) about the ethnic composition of Crimea per the 1989 census and the policy of russification, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Krymchaks — article by Yaroslav Samovydets "An Ethnos That Is Rapidly Disappearing" (2016, No. 39) about the Krymchaks, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • North Crimean Canal — article by Valeriy Verkhovskyi "The River of Life. Part Three: Stones from the Sky" (2016, No. 43) about the North Crimean Canal, the cutting off of the water supply in 2014, and the consequences for the peninsula, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • russia's use of Ukrainian cultural heritage in the war against Ukraine: the Crimean case — article by Andrii Ivaniets (2019, No. 45-46) about the use of Chersonesus and Kerch as symbolic capital in russia's geocultural war, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Laki (village) — article by Roza Krymska "445 Metres above the Level of Loneliness" (2018, No. 39) about the history of the Greek village of Laki, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Swallow's Nest — article by Valeriy Verkhovskyi "One Step from the Abyss" (2019, No. 49-50) about the history of the castle and the occupation-era "restoration", published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Dormition Monastery (Crimean Lavra) — article by Yevheniia Borysenko "The Crimean Lavra: On the Border of Two Worlds" (2020, No. 11), published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Levko Chykalenko — article by Serhii Konashevych "Levko Chykalenko's Journey to Crimea" (2020, No. 2), published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • Maksym Duboviaz — local historian and publicist, author of numerous articles on the history, geology, and tourism of Crimea in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.
  • History of tourism and excursion work in Crimea — article by Maksym Duboviaz "Tourism in Crimea: Is There a Holiday?" (2016, No. 41) about the development and ideologization of the tourism industry, published in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia", edited by Andriy Shchekun.