The wedding lasted two days although in many villages celebrations continue for three full days. On Saturday, the family organized a more modern wedding. The bride wore a traditional white gown and the bridegroom – a suit. However,...
Engolpions* appeared in Kyivan Rus during the expansion of Christianity. The relics of saints or other sacred things were usually placed in the middle of these crosses. Archaeologists say that the images on the cross portray the spiritual...
Hordiy Starukh was only 3 years old when his mother took him to a concert where he heard a hurdy-gurdy for the first time. When he decided to buy one during his student years, the rare instrument turned out to be well beyond what a student...
Lychakiv Cemetary was created in 1787. Before that, city residents were buried near churches, the majority of which were located in the city center. Due to threats of plague and other dangerous diseases, Austrian Emperor Joseph II ordered...
Even though Russian officials and commentators have felt free to call Ukraine and Ukrainians other names, the suggestion by Ukrainian writer Larysa Nitsoi that Russia should be called Muscovy has sparked outrage among Russians – even...
Some were disappointed that the Constantinople Patriarchate did not make the Ukrainian church autocephalous at its meeting on May 31, especially since Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had said in April that the independence of...
In ancient times, as today, women adorned themselves with different and sometimes extravagant pieces of jewelry. Not only were they just pretty “baubles”, but they also had a special significance and many served as talismans and...
Immediately after the fire, Moscow “scholars” began rewriting the historical chronicle of the ancient monastery in full compliance with the interests of the newly-proclaimed Russian Empire (it was in 1721 that that Peter I decided to...
During the last few years, the Ukrainian film industry has experienced nothing short of a revolution. Following the 2013-2014 Euromaidan protests, Ukraine has produced scores of quality documentaries, with Ukraine’s films now being shown...
It is not clear when or how the sign was removed. Former employees maintain that just a few days ago the plate bearing the inscription: “Library of Ukrainian Literature” was still visible on the building situated at 61 Trifonovskaya...
Four years after the Euromaidan Revolution, many people are wondering what it changed, and what it brought Ukraine. What is your opinion? I look at it from another point of view. It wasn’t Euromaidan that changed something – it was...
