Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs hosted an interactive meeting of the language and literature club “Word. Weapon. Law”, organized by the Department of Humanities and Ukrainian Studies. Moderator Natalia Kobylko conducted a quest based on Martyn Yakub’s novel “Not Your Dog’s Business”, where participants immersed themselves in the atmosphere of a modern Ukrainian detective story, investigated mysterious crimes and solved social and logical tasks. Four teams of students and cadets took part in the competition, who had to go through the stations and be the first to solve the case of the main character of the work.
At the first location “Martyn Yakub’s Cipher”, students demonstrated their knowledge of the novel’s plot, the richness of the Ukrainian language and the ability to work with a text in the style of a noir detective story. At the second station, “Road Accident at Kilometer 13,” the teams were taken to a simulated accident site, where they had to assess the situation for safety, call emergency services according to the protocol, and provide first aid. At the third location, “A Space Without Barriers: In Lucky’s Footsteps,” dedicated to two important lines of the novel – inclusivity and animal protection, participants modeled a territory of support and respect, wrote motivational phrases, and deciphered symbols of accessibility. At the fourth station, “Max Hedz’s Protocol: An Outlaw Detective,” the students tried on the role of a private detective and calculated a dog hunter, comparing dog breeds, time, and place of the crime.
The teams’ work was evaluated by a competent jury, which included Associate Professor of the Department of Language Training Oleh Honcharuk, as well as volunteer rescuers of the Maltese Aid Service Olena Adamchuk and Olha Novichenko. According to the points scored, the first place went to the team “Operational and investigative group “DV””, the second place – “Investigative group”, the third place – “Searchers of the century”, the fourth place – “Aprikosykyi”. The organizer of the quest, Natalia Kobylko, awarded the winners with diplomas and sweet presents.
At the end of the event, the head of the department, Natalia Yelnikova, thanked the participants of the language and literary club “Word. Weapon. Law” for their activity during the discussions of the works of modern Ukrainian authors, deep thoughts and new meanings of artistic images.
