The academic forum brought together over a hundred scholars, researchers, and students from across Ukraine, as well as from the Republic of Moldova and Romania. Despite the physical distance and online format, the event was marked by a high level of academic discussion and a warm atmosphere of collegial cooperation. The large-scale event was organized by the Department of Literary Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. The Faculty of Arts of the State Institution «Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University» (Lubny) served as co-organizer.

The working program of the second day was dedicated to the topic «Then and now: progressive Romania». The plenary and breakout sessions were moderated by scholars from the Department of Literary Studies of Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University: Olha Kryzhanovska (Doctor of Sciences in Philology, Professor of the Department of Literary Studies) and Andrii Hurduz (Candidate of Sciences in Philology, Associate Professor of the Department of Literary Studies).

During the second day, participants presented research covering a wide range of geopolitical, folklore, translation, and intermedial issues. The contemporary geopolitical context was represented by Marin Gherman, Doctor of Political Science and Lecturer at «Ștefan cel Mare» University of Suceava, in his report «Romania and Ukraine in the Context of the Russo-Ukrainian War», which highlighted new challenges and strategic priorities for cooperation between the two states.

Anton Zazuliak, a PhD student at «Ștefan cel Mare» University of Suceava, in collaboration with Kateryna Fohol, a lecturer at Alecu Russo State University of Bălți, conducted an interactive session titled «Fairy Tales Know No Borders: Folklore Imagination and Visual Culture in Children's Literature».

Poetic translation and intercultural dialogue were presented by Angela Robu, a lecturer at «Ștefan cel Mare» University of Suceava, in her report «The Pleasure (of) Poetry: Romanian Poetry in Ukrainian, Ukrainian in Romanian», focusing on the aesthetics and nuances of mutual literary translation.

Anton Zazuliak presented the study «What If the Fairy Tale Doesn't End? Shadows of Romanian Folklore Between Literature and Cinema», highlighting mythopoetics and screen arts.

Oleksandr Kalashnyk, a lecturer at the Department of Design and Media Production of Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, explored the theme of cinema in his report «The World of Romania in Cinema: Intermedial Projections».

The conference continues its work, reaffirming the importance of international academic partnership and the deepening of Ukrainian-Romanian cultural and scientific ties.

Information provided by the Department of Literary Studies