In Memoriam. An eternal guelder rose on the grave of Dariya “Oda” Lebed, survivor of Ravensbrück KZ
“Shadows billow over me” Vasyl Stus Dariya’s elderly mother, Oleksandra Hnatkivska, stood in the row of prisoners during…
Fundraising project to renovate & repair the Wall of Remembrance in Kyiv
Many of you have walked along the Wall of Remembrance that stretches before St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral and…
Sürgünlik: Remembering Stalin’s deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944
On May 10, 1944, Lavrentiy Beria, the notorious chief of the NKVD (Soviet security and secret police), recommended…
Ravensbrück concentration camp hospital – factory of death
In July and August 1944, barrack no.12 was filled with women prisoners from Ukraine - hundreds of exhausted…
Art lovers recreate Ukrainian masterpieces in COVID-19 confinement
Of course, while we must do our utmost to protect ourselves and others from COVID-19, it is worth…
Roll call in Ravensbrück concentration camp for women
The night was coming to an end. Four a.m… and not enough sleep. Dozia (Teodoziya) Hayvas and I…
Ukrainian women in Nazi prisons & concentration camps
The year was 1943… Almost every inhabitant of Ukraine knew that Hitler’s Third Reich was losing the war.…
Lviv monuments #stay-home as covid quarantine continues in Ukraine
Let’s take a look at who has gone home! Taras Shevchenko, born March 9, 1814 in Moryntsi, Kyiv…
The many faces of Ukrainian writer & feminist Lesia Ukrainka
In the family circle, Lesia Ukrainka was often called Larysa, Lesia, Zeya, Mysholosiya. Her mother called her Zeya,…
UPA underground bunker found in forest near Mykolayiv, Lviv Oblast
This is a unique find as the entire underground area has remained intact and unchanged since the days…
Documentary project on Markiv case to be presented in Italian Parliament
In late summer 2019, three Italian journalists - Cristiano Tinazzi, Danilo Elia, Ruben Lagattolla - and Ukrainian journalist…
The Wrong Place: Crowdfunding for the truth. Ukrainian/Italian film crew shooting doc on Markiv case
Together, Cristiano Tinazzi, Olga Tokariuk, Danilo Elia and Ruben Lagattolla set out on a long and delicate mission,…
Chief Rabbi of Ukraine calls on Yad Vashem to award Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky title of “Righteous Among the Nations”
The Chief Rabbi states that he bases his arguments on strong historical facts, namely that during the Third…
The Markiv case: Verkhovna Rada calls on Italian President & Parliament to ensure objective appeal hearing
Background On June 12, 2019, the Pavia court in Italy sentenced National Guardsman Vitaliy Markiv to 24 years…