Загрожена «етика піклування» про дітей у сучасній українській прозі

The article comprises studies addressing a novel aesthetic phenomenon in contemporary Ukrainian literature: refugee prose. This term is used to denote a corpus of prose texts by Ukrainian authors that reflect the pressing issue of refugeeism in Ukraine, with children constituting a distinct group within this corpus. As these children cannot care for themselves and depend on the 'ethics of care' of their parents or guardians, these adults often make decisions regarding their future. This decision is particularly challenging for parents or guardians, who must choose between two options: should they leave their threatened homeland and thereby risk the safety of their children, or should they leave the country engulfed in war? This issue is particularly acute for residents of the frontline regions of Eastern and Southern Ukraine, as well as for those who find themselves under Russian occupation. Evidently, adults in these regions cannot provide adequate care for children and cannot guarantee their safety. From this standpoint, the focus is on the ‘ethics of care’ under threat. Three works by Ukrainian writers are analysed as an artistic response to the Russian-Ukrainian war. These works include Yeva Skalietska's diary “You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine” (2022), a documentary and non-fiction text. The second work is Kateryna Babkina's “Mom, Do You Remember” (2024), and the third work is Dzvinki Matias's “We Are Coming Home” (2024).