How to make your own Ukrainian pysanka Easter egg
For Easter, Ukrainians make pysanky - Easter eggs decorated in the batik method. It’s a tradition that goes back to…
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Kvitka Cisyk: The American Singing Sensation Who Never Forgot Her Ukrainian Roots
Jazz, rock, blues, country, and opera music. It seemed like there was nothing she couldn’t sing with her…
Ukrainian mosaic: five unique ethnic groups
Contents LEMKOSBOYKOSHUTSULSBUKOVYNIANSPODOLIANSAFTERWORDLEMKOS According to one version, Lemko ancestors were the ancient tribes of White Croats who lived…
Ukrainian translations, Russian oppression, and soft power
I traveled across Ukraine by train in 1993 and spent hours staring mesmerized at the seemingly endless pastures…
Ukrainians re-discover their own language
The extensive free course of Ukrainian teaches basic vocabulary as well as working Ukrainian for those who need…
Russia’s war against the Ukrainian language
The books confiscated from the Ukrainian Library will probably be taken to another location, which won’t be called…
The Dragon Spell, Ukraine’s 1st full-length 3D animation, reaps successful int’l box offices sales
Ukraine's first full-length 3D animation, Mykyta Kozhumiaka, which has been translated to English as Nicky Tanner and The…
Expert: Russia willing to tolerate Ukrainians as “slightly different Russians”
Teachers of Ukrainian language and literature who have remained in “DNR” controlled territories have been ordered to re-qualify…
Ukrainians celebrate Vodokhreshche in extreme cold
You might think that all these people are crazy adrenaline junkies. In fact they are ordinary Ukrainians who…
January 18: “Hungry Kutya” or Second Holy Night: traditions and customs
After dinner, children drive the kutya symbolically away from the house. They run outside, beat a chosen corner…
Paintings of Ukrainian Naïve Art icon Prymachenko come to life
12 January is the birthday anniversary of Mariya Prymachenko, a legendary Ukrainian folk painter. The artist was born in…
Happy 100th anniversary, unknown Ukrainian carol that everyone knows!
There's a Ukrainian folksong that you know. Except that you don't know it's Ukrainian, and a folksong. One of…
No Ukrainian should have a Soviet-style New Year’s tree
Many Russians still view Pavel Postyshev (1887-1939) as their favorite Bolshevik because of his role, as the author…
Why do most Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on January 7, not December 25?
Contents The Julian and Gregorian calendarsUkraine adopts new calendar in 1918Roughly half of the Orthodox world lives by…
Ukraine’s main Christmas tree is lit up in Kyiv
On the Day of Saint Mykolai (Nicholas), which is celebrated on 19 December, the main Christmas tree in Ukraine…
Take a walk in the Kyiv metro
However, not only people define the atmosphere of the underground. Its first 5 stations were built in 1960.…
“Rebellious pagan” Ukrainian poet Antonych receives English translation
There are some old photographs which seem to preserve the subject in the amber light of a previous…
What do you think about the new theater building in Kyiv’s historic downtown? | POLL
Imagine that one day you walk one of the most famous streets in Kyiv to enjoy its unique…
”In The Shadow of Mordor.” An espionage novel about the Russo-Ukrainian war published in the USA
Last weekend, an espionage novel titled "In the Shadow of Mordor" was published in the USA. The Russo-Ukrainian…
20 Prominent Ukrainian Women
Ada Rohovtseva (1937- ) Famous theatre and cinema actress, People’s Artist of Ukraine, professor at the National…