Crimea comes to Eurovision
Eurovision 2016 will go down in history because of the "1944" song. Today Jamala will sing at Eurovision…
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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…
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…