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…
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News about cultural life in Ukraine.
5 ways to wear Ukrainian vyshyvanka
During the last couple of years, vyshyvanka in Ukraine has become apparently fashionable. You can meet people wearing…
The Church in the Bloodlands
Cyril Hovorun urges Ukrainian churches to encourage and engage civil society. Ukraine has been riven by civil strife. The winter months…
Swedish activists: Enough crying and begging, use culture to promote Ukraine! | #FormulaOfAction
Sweden has been consistently providing aid to Ukraine, and it was the first Northern European country to acknowledge Ukraine's…
Lenincrash – Ukrainian performance art
In Ukraine, toppling Lenin statues fulfills a number of objectives: it’s a popular spectacle, desacrilization of old myths,…
Marie-France Clerc: Qui peut vivre sans passé ?
Marie France, qui êtes-vous? Racontez-nous votre parcours familial et professionnel. Ancienne élève de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan,…
Taras Shevchenko. The case of a personal fight against the Russian Empire
Tense relationships between Ukraine and Russia it is not something which emerged in 2014. Over several centuries, Ukraine experienced…
Disabled model Oleksandra Kutas chooses catwalk
Oleksandra Kutas arrived in New York alone. Her wheelchair was damaged during the flight, but the company bought…
Ukraine’s Executed Renaissance and a kickstarter for one of its modern successors
In the 1960s, the poet Vasyl Symonenko was walking in Bykivnia forest near Kyiv when he saw some…
Education Minister Serhiy Kvit: “There can be no Ukraine without the Ukrainian language”
Radio Liberty’s Bozhena Antoniak: “Education and books are the two most important factors in shaping national identity.” A…
Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk among Britain’s “top hundred living geniuses”
Ivan Marchuk was born in Moskalivka, a village in Ternopil Oblast in the family of a renowned weaver.…
Kirill wants a ‘guarantee’ from Pope in his war against Church in Ukraine, Kholmogorov says
The upcoming meeting of Moscow Patriarch Kirill with Pope Francis in Cuba is not only a major boost…
Moscow Patriarchate losing parishes to Kyiv church and its dominance of Ukraine’s religious life
The Moscow Patriarchate may have succeeded in intimidating the Universal Patriarch of Constantinople not to grant autocephaly to…
How a Ukrainian play made it to the French stage. Story of Maїdan Inferno
"Maїdan Inferno" is the first Ukrainian play translated to French. Parts of it were staged as a public…
Celebrating the “Old New Year” with Malanka carnival in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin was executed more than a dozen times by men from the forest in the Ukrainian town of Vashkivtsi. To make this happen,…
Moscow Patriarchate beefs up its staff for hybrid operations against Ukraine
The Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church has set up a new staff in the synod department…
Celebrating Vodokhreshchа (Epiphany), the last of the Ukrainian Christmas and New Year cycle
It is believed that traditions linked with this festive day appeared more than 2,000 years ago. The emphasis…
WINTER ON FIRE: Oscar-Worthy Documentary on Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution
"Winter on Fire" is a beautiful and important film. It tells the true story of a stunning show…
How a Catholic priest reconstructed Ukraine’s prehistoric Christmas traditions
As Orthodox Christmas Eve approaches on January 6, Ukrainians worldwide prepare for their Sviatvechir (literally, "Holy Supper") 12-dish meal, and groups…
Cultural diplomacy in a festive mood: celebrations Ukrainian style | #FormulaOfAction
New Year and Christmas holidays are not only a time to celebrate, but also a chance to popularize…