Since the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine’s cultural scene has flourished, enabling Ukrainians to counter aggressive Russian narratives and develop their own cultural, historical and national identity. For over eight years,...
The new Ukrainian cultural liberation includes abandoning the narrative of “Great Russian Culture” that implied that other cultures of the empire were of “lesser value,” if they existed at all. As a result of...
German singer Marlaine Maas is the first artist to perform a cover of the anthem of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen “Oh in the Meadow a Red Kalyna” in other languages. Along with the original Ukrainian version, she sang it in...
Ukraine identifies itself as part of Europe – The East Slavic people—Ukrainians, Belarusians, and Russians—once shared Kyivan Rus, a powerful metropolis that flourished from the 9th century until its conquest by the...
Created to the sound of Russian artillery fire, Shchetynsky’s musical composition Lacrimosa was written at the request of the Lviv Organ Hall. It was composed in Kyiv during the first weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine...
On 3 April, Russia’s state RIA Novosti published an piece which Ukrainians termed Russia’s Nazi manifesto. Ukrainian writer Ostap Ukrayinets responds to what appears to be Russia’s real plan for Ukraine: to kill or...
Bird (2020), by DakhaBrakha and Serhiy Zhadan The song was released in August 2020 as a part of a big online concert, “Ark. Ukraine.” The music was composed by a world-renowned Ukrainian music band, DakhaBrakha, and the...
Seizure and destruction of Ukrainian historical and fiction literature that does not adhere to the requirements of Kremlin propaganda has begun. This is happening at the libraries of temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk, Donetsk,...
Ukrainian illustrators draw the war The Facebook group where Ukrainian illustrators publish their works about the war is called Illustraсtor. The punreferences the many occasions in which Ukrainian Ukrainian farmers used their...
Dziuba’s significance for Ukraine is immeasurable. Dissident, statesman, one of the main architects of Ukrainian Independence, co-founder of the People’s Movement of Ukraine, the second Minister of Culture of Ukraine,...
Putin’s goals and philosophy Sławomir Sierakowski: What is Putin’s ultimate goal in this war? Timothy Snyder: That’s no big secret: to destroy Ukraine as a state and exterminate Ukrainians as a nation. I’d...
