WAR AS A FACTOR IN FORMING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE IN Y. ILIUKHA’S SHORT STORY “SANYA”

The article is devoted to the analysis of the short story “Sanya” by the contemporary Ukrainian writer Y. Iliukha in terms of its focus on the situation of people affected by the war. The relevance of the study is conditioned by the need to humanise Ukrainian society, to form a national inclusive culture considering the increasing number of representatives of vulnerable categories of people in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and the important role of fiction in these processes. In this study, inclusive culture refers to the spread of the principles of tolerant attitude towards every member of society, regardless of their physical or psycho-emotional state, place of residence, financial status, congenital or acquired features of appearance, as well as gender, age, culture, religion, behaviour, language or any other characteristics. In the context of a full-scale invasion, the writer’s work has not only remained timely but has also acquired a new poignancy.The article reviews the author’s prose works about the war, in particular, the short stories “The Separatist March” and “She Chooses Life”, the novels “Eastern Syndrome” and “Zero”, the book “Мої жінки/My women”, emphasising their consonance with the ideas of inclusion by drawing attention to the soldiers and civilians who suffered from the war but remain invisible to society. The analysis of the story “Sanya” focuses on the ways in which the writer achieves a convincing portrayal of war as a humanitarian tragedy that causes material damage, affects the psycho-emotional and physical state of people, has an impact on their relationships, generates or exacerbates existing social problems, etc. Through the story of the protagonist and his grandmother, who remain living near the demarcation zone, Iliukha raises the problems of the lack of proper social support for people from the frontline areas in general and the elderly in particular, the lack of palliative care for them, organised evacuation from the frontline areas, providing young people with education and work, etc. The artistic value of the story “Sanya” is determined by the fact that it can be a factor in the formation of a compassionate, tolerant attitude of representatives of vulnerable categories caused by the war.