Lesia Waschuk

Lesia Waschuk is a heritage speaker of Ukrainian who was born in Canada and has had a lifetime of opportunities to act as an interpreter, informally. She is a licensed dentist, regulatory expert, longtime peer reviewer and editorial consultant to a national dental journal. She has written more than sixty articles providing professional guidance on dentistry-related topics. She holds a Master of Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and a graduate certificate in creative writing from the Humber School for Writers in Toronto, and has published several creative non-fiction pieces in the Literary Kitchen Collective anthologies On the Fly and Places Like Home. A committed volunteer in the Ukrainian-Canadian community, she has provided editorial assistance for the publication of English-language translations of classic and contemporary Ukrainian literature and stories from life during wartime written by ordinary Ukrainians. She has been learning the craft of literary translation since 2022.

Translations in London Ukrainian Review:

Oksana Lushchevska, ‘Our Big Imaginary Family’

Contact: lwaschuk@gmail.com


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Wartime Childhood

Issue 4 (June 2025)

This issue explores the topic of wartime childhood. Through reportage, conversations, history, and art, it highlights the experiences of young people growing up in Ukraine today, and of the adults responsible for protecting these children from Russia’s genocidal policy. This unflinching look at the Ukrainian present poses urgent questions about our shared future.

Sasha Dovzhyk
Cover Image for ‘To fight for every child’: Advisor and Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights Daria Herasymchuk in Conversation

‘To fight for every child’: Advisor and Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights Daria Herasymchuk in Conversation

Issue 4 (June 2025)

Daria Herasymchuk provides a comprehensive and sobering account of what Russia’s invasion is doing to children. Demonstrating resolve and resilience, she describes Ukraine’s efforts to ensure the safety of children at home and worldwide.

Svitlana Osipchuk, trans. by Daisy Gibbons
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