The status of «The city of literature» will become for Lviv – the informal capital of the Western Ukraine – the beginning of integration into a world book context, incentive for development of literary tourism and will promote promoting in the world of the Ukrainian cultural achievements.
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The petition for assignment «The
city of literature» gave to Lviv of the status the Lvov city council together
with cultural figures and the public. To have an opportunity to take part in
competition, those cities which already received the title «City of Literature
of UNESCO» have to support the demand of the applicant city. Representation of
Lviv was approved by five known literary cities – Dublin, Edinburgh, Norwich,
Melbourne and Krakow.
The local city community won't
receive for this title the financial grandee, however the given status is very
important is a world recognition of cultural achievement of residents of Lviv
and access to a network of other cities who participate in the program of
UNESCO of «Creative Cities».
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