Over 85,000 attend Okean Elzy concert in Kyiv
June 18 was an ordinary Saturday in Kyiv. However, from the afternoon onwards you would quite often meet…
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Historical and Spiritual Univ Monastery
Univ Monastery is located near the village of Univ, about 50 kilometres from Lviv (western Ukraine). There are…
A short history of the Ukrainian greeting “Slava Ukrayini!”
Historians claim that the phrase “Slava Ukrayini!” (Glory to Ukraine!) first appeared in the Black Zaporozhtsi Cavalry Regiment,…
PHOTOGALLERY: 2016 Vyshyvanka March in Kyiv
Several thousand people wearing Ukrainian ethnic costumes joined the "Vyshyvanka Mega-March" organized for the Day of Kyiv in…
Secret ancestral codes: 12 main symbols in Ukrainian embroidery
What are those mysterious sacred geometrical designs hidden in our grandmother’s treasure chest? They are not just circles,…
Vakarchuk unites Mariupol around love and Ukraine
BEFORE THE CONCERT… Legendary Okean Elzy will perform in Mariupol. Let’s not be afraid to use the word…
Theatre officials try to suppress opening of play in Mariupol
Pavlo Arie, author of Glory to the Heroes has reported on his FB page that the administration of…
‘Jamala glorified Ukraine and Crimea!’ — Crimeans on Jamala’s Eurovision win
Jamala's win in Eurovision 2016 song festival brought a lot of joy, pride and happiness to people in…
Stolen ancient viking’s sword from the dawn of Kyivan Rus comes back home to Ukraine
No one knows for sure who was the owner of this deadly sword made in the Viking style…
Crimea comes to Eurovision
Eurovision 2016 will go down in history because of the "1944" song. Today Jamala will sing at Eurovision…
8 shades of Jamala, Ukraine’s Eurovision contestant
10 May is the day when this year's Eurovision Song Contest starts in Stockholm, Sweden. What do you…
Ukrainian women’s neck ornaments: history and symbols
Beaded necklaces (namysto) are one of the oldest forms of women's ornaments in Ukraine. They have many names…
A XIX-century poet is now Ukraine’s driving force of change
Ukraine's #1 national symbol, Taras Shevchenko, is getting a major makeover. He is becoming much younger and more…
World’s largest urban art project #ArtUnitedUs launches in Kyiv, Ukraine
In the recent years, Kyiv has increasingly become an international street-art center. But a new urban art project…
Church of Saints Olha and Yelyzaveta in Lviv : a royal tribute to love…and more
The Church of Saints Olha and Yelyzaveta has long been one of the most beautiful and elegant symbols…
10 must-see Kyiv murals
During last couple of years Kyiv streets have been going through a drastic makeover. Huge and colorful murals covered…
Legendary Borshchivsky embroidery
The Borshchivsky District (Ternopilska Oblast) is famous for its black embroidered shirts, unique ornaments and embroidery technique, which…
Moscow worried about emergence of a new Ukrainian national church
Since 1991, the Kremlin and the Moscow Patriarchate have been worried about the emergence of a Ukrainian Orthodox…
Narcissus Valley in the Carpathians
The Carpathian Biosphere Reserve Narcissus Valley is a unique protected area located 4 km from the Transcarpathian town…
Flowers and ribbons in the Ukrainian vinok
Each flower and ribbon in a Ukrainian wreath (vinok) has a meaning because it is not only a…