already after the poet's death in 1989, the ukrainian association of independent creative intelligentsia headed by yevhen sverstyuk founded the vasyl stus prize. since 2016, it has been taken care of by the ukrainian pen, kyiv-mohyla business school and. publishing house: spirit and letter. every year, this award is given to writers, musicians, artists, directors, actors, for a special contribution to ukrainian culture and active citizenship. all of them do not let us forget the colossal moral lessons that vasyl stus' fate, life, and rank mean for all of us. we all stand in the footsteps of our predecessors, and vasyl stus is a figure, with the concept of uprightness that he demonstrated in his life, he inspires not only me, but also many people, to continue resistance russian aggression. law enforcement officer oleksandra matviychuk became the youngest laureate of the award in the entire history of this distinction. she admits that the award was an advance for her. which is still working, as a student, i could not do something that would put me on a level with such giants of spirit as v