Chernobyl. Between tragedy and morality | Turystyka fy

Chernobyl has become one of the most extraordinary destinations of modern tourism. Boris Tynka and Dariusz Mikula will look at the phenomenon of visiting places marked by disaster, death and human suffering. Is it possible to visit the scene of the tragedy? Where is the line between learning history and turning a disaster into an attraction?

10 October (Saturday) 12.00 ProMedia (Wojska Polskiego Avenue 2) Chernobyl. Between tragedy and morality | Catastrophe tourism Guests: Borys Tynka and Dariusz Mikuła Host: Barbara Patlewicz Admission to the event is free

Also on October 10 at 18.00 in the Kana Theater there will be a screening of the play “Population Density” inspired by Svetlana Aleksievich's “Chernobyl Prayer”.

Dariusz Mikuła - Director of the Kana Theatre Centre since 2007, previously in 1991-2007 President of the Kana Theatre Association. Actor of the Kana Theater (since 1984). He appeared in most of Zygmunt Duczynski's original plays. Higher education. Together with Zygmunt Duczyński (1951-2006) - creator and founder of the Kana Theater, he directed the work of the center, implementing and coordinating a number of cultural, artistic and educational projects. He is the author of a number of unconventional sponsorship projects and formal solutions that build cooperation of the Centre with local authorities, foundations, as well as local, national and foreign partners.

Boris Tynka - Author of books about Ukraine, certified guide to Odessa, Odessa catacombs, Ukrainian Bessarabia, Kiev, the only Pole who completed a specialized guide course in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. In 2021, he received the honorary title of Odessa Ambassador to Poland from the hands of the mayor of Odessa. It belongs to the Association of Ukrainian Guides.

His literary output includes books about Ukraine, some of which have been translated into Ukrainian and published in Ukraine.

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The event is part of the Festival oKOliCE Literatura 2026: Tourism orgasmed by the Municipal Public Library in Szczecin.

The project is funded by the City of Szczecin.

Partners of the Festival: Wydawnictwo Czarne Wydawnictwo Książnica Kana Theatre Centre Kino Pionier 1907 Association Taming of the City Association Literature Works

Media Patrons: Czas Literatury Radio Szczecinczyta.pl KulturaOn Wszczecinie.pl