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Shevchenko Prize winner Emma Andiyevska: “If you want Ukraine to exist, learn Ukrainian!”
- Ms. Andiyevska, what was your reaction when you found out that you’d won the Shevchenko Prize for…
Kyiv artist creates gadgets that can read your mind
When Ukraine makes the international headlines, it is mostly related to the war in Donbas, anti-corruption battles, and…
Modernized past: how today’s Ukrainian culture combines tradition and modernity
In the 20th century, the Soviet regime was busy trying to erase this “national” element. The search of national…
Wild-honey farmers of Polissya: People of the forest
“Bortnytstvo” (wild-honey farming) was especially developed in regions situated within the Irpin, Sluch and Pripyat Rivers. The forests…
More than 1 million UAH needed to save childhood home of Mykola Leontovych
“This is Mykola Leontovych’s hometown, his childhood home where he took his first steps. I’m convinced that it…
From stage to the front line: Ukrainian filmmakers honor the memory of Vasyl Slipak
Simple, cheerful, energetic — this is how he’s remembered by his battle brothers. And this is how he will be…
Uprooted Crimean Tatar Restaurant Finds New Home in Kyiv
"It wasn't easy, our biggest fans at the beginning were our neighbours, who were actually very nice. Mostly…
How Ukraine’s Vasyl Stus used poems to fight the Soviet Regime
In 1972, Vasyl Stus was arrested for anti-Soviet propaganda. As his wife Valentyna Popeliukh recalls the moment: “Until…
Khrushchovka apartments: the French dream that became a Soviet reality
When Nikita Khrushchev, the ruler of the USSR in the 1950’s visited France, he had no idea that…
Take a look at the main Christmas trees from all the regions of Ukraine
Mykolayiv, the most expensive official Christmas tree in Ukraine. It costs more than $100,000. Chernihiv And these were…
A Ukrainian composer’s gift to the world of Christmas music
Shchedryk is based on popular Ukrainian shchedrivky. These songs express good wishes for an abundant harvest, prosperity and…
The oldest museum director in Ukraine: I’m here for the sake of my museum
The Holodomor cannot be forgotten Halyna remembers her childhood with great sadness. She was born in an ordinary…
Ukraine gets two Christmases – December 25 and January 7
Prior to that, Ukraine had an official state holiday for Christmas only on 7 January, which, despite being known…
Historical finds from Kyivan Rus era under threat in centre of Kyiv
The discoveries in Podil Raion of Kyiv were found accidentally during construction work, although archaeologists claim that this…
150-year-old church paintings discovered in Ukrainian village school attic
For years and years, rumours and tales of materials from the old village church being used to build…
A taste of Ukraine’s poetic Renaissance executed by Stalin
By Stephen Komarnyckyj, Photos and videos by maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com British translator and poet Stephen Komarnyckyj has agreed to give…
Japanese actor takes lead role in new Ukrainian comedy
In everyday life, his name is Kasai, but in this film, he’s called Hiroshi. In both reality and…
Ukrainian experts hope UNESCO status will help preserve ancient Trypillian culture
Mykola Iakovyna, the Honorary President of Ukraine’s National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS),…