The literary-memorial complex “Anatoliy Ovsiyenko. Healing with laughter” was opened in the Vuhledarska urban AH, reports the Donetsk Local Government Development Centre of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme.

Vuhledar has become the only Donetsk Oblast winner in the all-Ukrainian competition of cultural and artistic projects “Small Cities – Big Impressions”. The open air space in Vuhledar was opened as part of this project. It was dedicated to the prominent local humorist Anatoliy Ovsiyenko.

The staff of the local library initiated the project. The house where the writer lived and wrote his humorous artworks was decorated with a mural, benches, lanterns and a monument of an opened book. New editions of the author's collections have been ordered for the library, including in Braille script lettering.

The project was co-financed by 70% from the state budget, and by 30% from the local one. The idea was co-authored by librarian Olena Shanina, she was supported by her colleagues from the library and active citizens.

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