They are dresses of different styles and colors. Our great-grandmothers wore them on weekdays and holidays. Experts say that an embroidered dress or blouse could tell a lot about its owner. Ukrainian embroidery is not just a dress or a...
Professor Moser talks about the current situation of Ukrainian studies, disciplines and centers in the West and East. – It’s quite telling to analyze the status of Ukrainian studies at various universities. In fact, there are very...
The film title refers to the family story of the author. In the late 1950s, Crimean Tatar artists deported to Central Asia organized a folk song and dance ensemble. The uncle of Akhtem Seitablaiev suggested to call it “Haytarma,” which...
Among the many films prohibited for public screening in Russia is Haytarma, the first feature film about Stalin’s deportation of the Crimean Tatars from their homeland. The forceful eviction of nearly 200,000 people (238,500 by other...
Comfortable, safe, eco-friendly, high-speed and even … romantic. All this can be said about Kyiv trams. Some people commute every day listening to the sound of the wheels, while others look for new impressions. 125 years ago the first...
The artists work on giant walls, suspended on elevation platforms, splashing liters of paint over city walls. Their work is very reminiscent of Franz Kafka and Salvador Dali, and they often refer to their creations as paranoia and their...
Johann Georg Pinsel was a Baroque-Rococo sculptor of German or Czech origin who lived and worked in Lviv, Western Ukraine. There are very few biographical details about him. He was discovered by Polish scholar Jan Boloz Antoniewicz and...
What makes a man betray his country? Maxim Butchenko’s novel The War Artist explores this question against the backdrop of a war forgotten by Europe. As I write this introduction in February 2017 shells are raining down on a city in...
The Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) Filaret blessed Easter eggs (krashanky) and paskas (Easter breads) for Ukrainian soldiers currently deployed in the Donbas war zone. Patriarch Filaret also blessed...
For Easter, Ukrainians make pysanky – colorful eggs dyed in the batik method. It’s a tradition that goes back to ancient times and is found in many Eastern European nations. In Ukraine, it’s so popular that there is even a...
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Is Poroshenko just like Yanukovych?
It's been three years since the election of Petro Poroshenko as President of Ukraine. Is he following in Yanukovych's footsteps? There are many reasons many arguments for and against. that statement. What do you think?
Summary The international scandal which started when Siemens gas turbines were spotted in occupied Crimea on 29 June 2017 is gaining intensity. The equipment is planned to be the heart of the two electricity stations now under frantic...
