In 2023, the radio dictation of national unity will take place for the first time on a new date – October 27.
It is on this day, according to amendments to the decree of the President of Ukraine of November 6, 1997 No. 1241/97, that the Day of Ukrainian Literature and Language will henceforth be celebrated.
According to the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language, Taras Kremny, this year the radio dictation will be unusual.
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Ukrainians who are forced to travel abroad due to the full-scale war unleashed by Russia will also be able to join the event.
– In the context of Russian aggression, the Ukrainian language plays a key role in protecting national identity,
– he emphasized.
The Ombudsman also said that a huge number of events dedicated to the native language are organized throughout our state.
He noted that now 17 regions and 77 communities have their own programs for the development of the Ukrainian language. The capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, is among the leaders in matters of approval and popularization of the Ukrainian language.
Who will read the text of the radio dictation in 2023
The author of the radio dictation of national unity 2023 was the Ukrainian poetess and translator Ekaterina Kalitko .
The text of the radio dictation will be read by the actor who plays the role of Ivan Dovbush in the film Dovbush Alexey Gnatkovsky .
Linguist, Doctor of Philology Larisa Masenko traditionally joined the methodological work on radio dictation.
Where to listen to the XXIII Radio Dictation of National Unity
The broadcast of the XXIII radio dictation of national unity will begin at 11:00 on October 27:
- on the waves of Ukrainian Radio and Radio Culture;
- live on the Public Culture TV channel;
- on the YouTube channel of Ukrainian Radio;
- on the Public Facebook platform.
How to send a radio dictation for verification
Usually the organizers accept radio dictations for verification within 24 hours.
This can be a photo or scanned copy of a radio dictation (in .jpg, .png, .jpeg, .tiff, .pdf format) or a paper letter sent by mail.
The organizers have not yet announced the current addresses and times for sending dictations.
It is also unknown when the text for verification will be announced.
Why did the radio dictation date change?
Since 2000, everyone wrote a radio dictation of national unity on November 9, the Day of Ukrainian Literature and Language.
The last holiday was founded by Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma by decree back in 1997.
The day chosen for the holiday was when the church honors the memory of Nestor the Chronicler.
However, after the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church switched to a new calendar in 2023, the need arose to change the dates.
From now on, honoring the memory of Nestor the Chronicler, celebrating the Day of Ukrainian Literature and Language, as well as writing a radio dictation of national unity will take place on a new date – October 27.
Vladimir Zelensky introduced changes to the decree of the President of Ukraine of November 6, 1997 No. 1241/97 on July 28, 2023.
