Wikimedia CEE Hub/Microgrants/Applications 2024/MG-14

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CEE Hub Microgrant

The return of a repressed literature

Publication of rare editions of literature banned by the totalitarian communist regime, on Wikisource

targetUkraine

proposed start date1 November

proposed end date20 December

budget (EUR)500 EUR

grant typeindividual

applicant• Arxivist

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Basic information

You are applying as

• Individual

Your name(s)/Organisation name

• Rostyslav Kamerystyi-Braitenbiukher

Your username(s)

• Arxivist

What is your role in the movement?

• Editor

If you are a part of a WM community, please state its name here

• Wikimedia Ukraine

Have you applied for any Wikimedia Foundation grant or any other grant before?

• Yes

Name of your proposed microgrant project

• The return of a repressed literature

Proposed start date of the project

• 1 November 2024

Proposed end date of the project

• 20 December 2024

In which CEE country/ies will the project activities be implemented?

• Ukraine

Project information

What is the main goal of your project?

• Publication of rare editions of literature banned by the totalitarian communist regime, on Wikisource

Describe which activities you plan to implement

1. Selection and retrieval of rare literature.
2. Ordering scanned copies.
3. Uploading to Wikimedia Commons.
4. Posting and proofreading on Wikisource.
5. Publication on the Wikimedia Ukraine blog about these and invite to read.

Describe your team

• I am an administrator of the Ukrainian section of Wikiquote, patroller of the Ukrainian Wikipedia, author of more than 20 Good articles, and more than 40k edits to Wikisource, organizer of the Bookcase ("Knyzhkova Schafa") contest for Wikisource, initiator (at my own expense, among other things) of rare literature search and scanning of editions to upload it Wikimedia Commons.

For which Wikimedia projects is the project relevant? For which communities is the project relevant? What is your target group?

• Ukrainian Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons and Ukrainian Wikimedia.
• For Ukrainian-speaking readers.
• Target group for people and users from Ukraine and other country. The audience is not limited to readers, and contributions can be used by everyone (from social-scholars (humanitary) to expanding or augmenting Wikipedia articles).

Do you have any metrics for the proposed grant proposal? If yes, please fill in the number of participants, editors, organisers and content contributions (Wikipedia articles, Wikimedia Commons images, Wikidata items, etc.)

• I have the metric. Number of rare editions (at least five rare, closed or single access editions that do not infringe copyright (public domain).

Financial information

What is the amount that you are requesting for this grant proposal?

• 500 EUR

Please provide the budget of your grant proposal

Expense type	Expense details	Number of Units	Unit Price	Expense Total
Scans	Scans of 5 or more rare editions from the early 20th century	1	400	€400
Internet	Internet usage (one month)	1	7	€7
Food and beverages	Food (one month)	1	93	€93
TOTAL				€500.00

Other

Any additional comments or remarks about your project

• Searching for rare editions and scanning them can vary in cost (depends on volume). Wikimedia Ukraine will not be able to cover the cost of such a grant at the same time in costs.