Sacred Altar and Pectoral Crosses Sacred Mitres and Crowns Excited by his find, Tymur Bobrovsky wrote the following explanation on his FB page: “It was an unexpected discovery, but invaluable for Ukrainian culture and history. For two...
On 1 June, Ukraine’s famed composer Myroslav Skoryk died aged 81. “An outstanding artist and a sincere, reliable friend, Myroslav Mykhailovych Skoryk, has passed away,” Anatoliy Solovyanenko, chief director of the...
It is known that Ivan Franko “differed from the other men in his circle by his original outfits – an embroidered shirt among fancy collars and ties”. His daughter Hanna wrote about her father’s love of Ukrainian embroidery:...
Of course, while we must do our utmost to protect ourselves and others from COVID-19, it is worth asking what the role of art and culture is in these trying times. In truth, this is a time when we need culture more than ever. We need art,...
Authentic Ukraine — the most comprehensive digital project about Ukraine Authentic Ukraine, without any doubt, is the most professional and comprehensive digital project about Ukraine. We have already written about it: Read more: Explore...
Let’s take a look at who has gone home! Taras Shevchenko, born March 9, 1814 in Moryntsi, Kyiv Governate, died March 10, 1861 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Ukraine’s national bard and famous artist, poet, writer, public and political...
One of the first to join was psychotherapist Anna Tarova, who posted a whole series of famous works of art. The Absinthe Drinker by Pablo Picasso, 1901. Twin Peaks, morning of February 23, 1989 – the legendary image from the iconic...
The Hetmanate & the Oriental Orthodox Church Relations between the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church date back many centuries. In 1656, the land of the Cossacks was visited by Antiochian Patriarch Macarius and...
In the family circle, Lesia Ukrainka was often called Larysa, Lesia, Zeya, Mysholosiya. Her mother called her Zeya, or Zeyichok, which comes from a sort of maize named “zea japonica” (referring to Lesia’s frailty). The name...
Nevertheless, culture is what binds a nation. It cements national identity, while cultural recollection and memory play an important role in building a national identity. Unfortunately, the current government is not interested in these...
How can you brainwash people into believing what you want? Russia has it down to a science. In Soviet times, journalism and philology students studied spets, or combat propaganda – the art of sowing discord in the enemy’s ranks by...
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