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One year anniversary of Euromaidan revolution, a 360 degree Virtual Reality tour of Maidan is launched on Google Play
360 degree images of Maidan Square that were captured during the time of unrest, on Feb. 25, 2014,…
How recycling saves lives in Ukraine
While the Ukrainian army continues to deflect Russian attacks in the East, common citizens at the home front…
Ukrainian students ask their Russian counterparts to not believe propaganda
Ukrainian students have addressed students of Russian universities and urged them to not believe Russian propaganda about events…
For Cyborgs taken prisoner: a dedication
Forgive me, my brother, for not being with you As your companion into Donetsk in chains Forgive me…
Ukrainians In Australia Are A Paradox
In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, he wrote “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.”…
Ukrainian carols at PM’s residence (Canada)
Ottawa, Canada – January 12, 2015 – On January 8, Ukrainian-Canadian carollers performed traditional Ukrainian Christmas carols “Koliady” and…
The Unknown Ukrainian Carol that everyone knows
There’s a Ukrainian folksong that you know. Except that you don’t know that it’s Ukrainian, and a folksong.…
A Night of Faith: Ukrainian Christmas Eve
Imagine a time so filled with anticipation that as the family prepares the house for the evening Christmas…
A Christmas Greeting from All at Euromaidan Press
Dear Readers, On this day when many of you celebrate Christmas, we wish for you the joy that…
Documentary about legendary Crimean Tatar leader Dzhemilev launches crowdfunding campaign
Mustafa Dzhemilev, the legendary Crimean Tatar human rights activist, could receive his own documentary film The studio Alif…
Ten movies about Maidan
Contents All Things Ablaze Pray for Ukraine Maidan. The Art of ResistanceMaidan Massacre MaidanThe Winter That Changed UsThe Female Faces of…
Blue and Yellow: the Commodification of National Ideologies
This came to me as I was getting off my flight from Madrid to Kyiv. I stood in…
Former Ukrainian dissident Yevhen Sverstiuk dies at 86
Famous Ukrainian political prisoner Yevhen Sverstiuk died at the age of 86 after a long illness. This was…
Artist: we should have not sung on Maidan for so long
Maryna Sochenko stacks sketches and paintings on her easel one after the other in her workshop. They include…
Language and Literacy day in Ukraine: a dictation of unity and a record
“The Ukrainian radio is 90 years old! The story of the Ukrainian radio is a wondrous epoch. Hundreds…
“The winter that changed us.” Remembering why Ukraine is having early parliamentary elections
Early Parliamentary elections in Ukraine are just around the corner, on October 26. President Petro Poroshenko had announced…
Just beauty: what Ukrainians looked like a 100 years ago (photos)
“Only Little Russians and Parisian women know how to dress tastefully! You will not believe how charmingly the…
Donbas culture: understanding it and avoiding mistakes in the future
The pictures of the Donbas we see every day on television are horrible and frightening. And it is…
Ukraine withdraws from participating in Eurovision 2015
Eurovision 2004 winner Ruslana from the stage of Euromaidan in the winter of 2014[hr] The National Television Company…
Writers, publishers counter war and aggression with culture
Halyna Tereshchuk Ukrainian writer Andriy Kurkov brought a big loaf of bread to Lviv from Lithuania. The literature…