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News about cultural life in Ukraine.
Discover Ukrainian literature, movies in the largest-yet English-language database
In partnership with the Ukrainian Institute, the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University (HURI) has launched the Ukraïnica…
Odesa waits to join UNESCO list while grappling with monument to Russian Empress Catherine II
Contents Inscription of Odesa on the UNESCO World Heritage ListWhat would a new status mean to Odesa?Monument to…
Cultural resilience: Austrian concert organist to perform in Lviv despite war
Since the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine’s cultural scene has flourished, enabling Ukrainians to counter aggressive Russian narratives…
Pushkin monuments disappear from Ukrainian streets following Lenin, as decolonization is underway
[editorial]In 2014, after the Russian incursions into Donbas and Crimea, Ukraine adopted the law on decommunization. Soviet statues…
“Hey Hey Rise Up”: Pink Floyd revived Ukrainian military anthem
[editorial]The anthem of the historical Ukrainian Sich Riflemen inspired Pink Floyd to release its first brand new song…
Ukrainian identity: away from Moscow
[editorial]On 18 April, Ukraine completed the questionnaire on accession to the European Union. Next, the European Commission will…
Written to the sound of Russian artillery fire, Oleksandr Shchetynsky’s Lacrimosa to be performed in Lviv
Created to the sound of Russian artillery fire, Shchetynsky’s musical composition Lacrimosa was written at the request…
I am an Untermensch: Ukrainian writer responds to Russia’s “Nazi manifesto”
On 3 April, Russia’s state RIA Novosti published an piece which Ukrainians termed Russia’s Nazi manifesto. Ukrainian writer…
Ukrainian music about Russia’s war: a tale of struggle, pain, power, and courage
[editorial]Ukrainian music about Russia’s war tells about life under air raids and Russian bombings, recalls Ukrainian history, including…
Russian occupiers launch war on Ukrainian history, burning books and destroying archives
[editorial]Russian “military police” seize and destroy books on Ukrainian history and culture in the occupied territories in the…
Painful art: Ukrainian illustrators draw Russian war
Contents Ukrainian illustrators draw the warThe horror of the warThe call for unityWhat about Russians?What about the Russian…
In memoriam: Donbas dissident Dziuba, jailed by USSR for challenging Russian imperialism
[editorial]Ivan Dziuba, 90, died in his sleep on 22 February 2022, a few short hours after Putin officially…
Ukrainian folk tale Kotyhoroshko translated to Japanese, tells story of boy born from peas like Japan’s Momotaro
[editorial]The Embassy of Ukraine in Japan together with Ukrainian and Japanese artists and translators prepared a publication of…
Ukraine launches official account on Spotify
Ukraine has launched its official account on Spotify — Ukraine.ua. Currently, it hosts 6 playlists, 139 songs, and…
Crimean Tatar ornament now part of UNESCO World Intangible Heritage list
[editorial]The Ornek Crimean Tatar ornament and knowledge about it have been officially added to the UNESCO World Intangible…
On the streets with big plans. How Kyiv’s Euromaidan museum wants to promote democracy for the whole of Europe
[editorial]Eight years after the start of the Euromaidan revolution, Ukraine’s Euromaidan museum is essentially homeless. The territory where…
Transreading Ukrainian Poetry: the first course inspiring English writers through Ukraine’s literature
PEN Award-Winning Poet and Literary Translator Stephen Komarnyckyj is teaching an online creative writing course that uses his…
Ukrainian dolls travel the world: exhibit of traditional motanka dolls in Kyiv (photo report)
The exhibit will run until November 20, 2021. Entry to the museum is regulated by anti-covid restrictions. [editorial]According…
A Habsburg in Kharkiv. Ukrainian avant-garde opera draws Eastern Ukraine closer to Europe
On October 1 and 2, 2021, Kharkiv celebrated the premiere of Alla Zahaykevych’s avant-garde opera ‘Vyshyvany. King of…
Ukrainian writer Kateryna Babkina wins Angelus Central European Literature Award
[editorial]Ukrainian writer Kateryna Babkina won the Angelus Central European Literature Award, presented annually in Wroclaw, Poland. She became…