Ukrainian Graphic Novel Shows the Stories of ATO Fighters and IDPs in Artistic Color
This is the 4th issue of the Ukrainian comic, out of 10 planned issues. The first three issues…
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July 4th in Kyiv Brings Ukrainians and Americans Closer Together
Fourth of July, Kyiv style. It’s not that much different from an American party — a fun atmosphere, singing, dancing — and…
Discover the Secrets of Ukraine’s Famous FILM.UA Studios
The Stronghold, is the first fantasy movie produced in Ukraine. It will hit the big screen next October.…
A Look Into Ukraine’s World Famous Petrykivka Paintings
Valentyna Deka’s whole life revolves around Petrykivka paintings. Deka even got her family involved in this unique Ukrainian…
Russia methodically destroys and removes cultural treasures from occupied Crimea
KIEV (QHA) - According to information from the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, prior to the Russian occupation…
Ukraine and France to film historical drama about French princess from Kyivan Rus
The Ukrainian company Kinorob and the French Dadafilms have announced that they will film a historical drama about Anna of Kyiv,…
Ukrainian artist takes folk tradition of paper-cutting to monumental levels
Lviv-based artist Dariya Alyoshkina is taking the traditional Slavic art of vytynanka to a new level. Her latest…
Putin’s ‘appropriation’ of medieval Ukrainian princess reflects more than historical arrogance
In Paris, Vladimir Putin said that “the enlightened French public knows about the Russian Anna, queen of France,…
Watercolors of Ukrainian wooden churches destroyed in Poland in 1947 Operation Vistula
Lemkos, a mountain people residing in what is nowadays Ukraine, Poland, and Slovakia, produced a rich folk culture…
Ukrainian story of Wassily Kandinsky and newly found watercolors featured in new book
The Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky is renown throughout the world for his abstract paintings. Yet not many know…
Ukrainians Remember their Heritage Through Traditional Clothing
They are dresses of different styles and colors. Our great-grandmothers wore them on weekdays and holidays. Experts say…
Professor Michael Moser: Ukrainians should respect their language and culture
Professor Moser talks about the current situation of Ukrainian studies, disciplines and centers in the West and East.…
“Culture can help us stitch our country together without blood”: Crimean Tatar filmmaker
The film title refers to the family story of the author. In the late 1950s, Crimean Tatar artists…
Haytarma: the film about Stalin’s deportation of the Crimean Tatars Russia doesn’t want you to see | Watch online
Among the many films prohibited for public screening in Russia is Haytarma, the first feature film about Stalin's…
Fascinating History of Kyiv Trams: The Lifeblood of the Ukrainian Capital
Comfortable, safe, eco-friendly, high-speed and even … romantic. All this can be said about Kyiv trams. Some people commute…
Ukrainian graffiti artists create visual magic on city walls
The artists work on giant walls, suspended on elevation platforms, splashing liters of paint over city walls. Their…
Johann Georg Pinsel: the Michelangelo from Lviv
Johann Georg Pinsel was a Baroque-Rococo sculptor of German or Czech origin who lived and worked in Lviv,…
What makes a man betray his country? Donbas native tells in novel of Europe’s forgotten war
What makes a man betray his country? Maxim Butchenko’s novel The War Artist explores this question against the…
Paskas and Easter convoy for soldiers in Donbas war zone blessed in Kyiv (photo gallery)
The Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) Filaret blessed Easter eggs (krashanky) and paskas (Easter…
The many designs of traditional Ukrainian pysanka Easter eggs, by region
For Easter, Ukrainians make pysanky - colorful eggs dyed in the batik method. It’s a tradition that goes back…