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,…
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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…
Dissident artist Alla Horska murdered 45 years ago
Ukrainian artist Alla Horska was found murdered under mysterious circumstances in her father-in-law’s apartment in Vasilkiv, Kyiv oblast…
Euromaidan revolution now commemorated in symphonic piece by American composer
The American composer Matthew Brown has written a symphonic piece to commemorate the Ukraine's Euromaidan revolution. It premiered…
Lviv declared UNESCO City of Literature
Lviv has been named “UNESCO City of Literature”. 47 cities from 33 countries have joined the UNESCO Creative…
UNESCO ranks Ukraine’s avant-garde film Zemlya among world’s five greatest masterpieces – watch it here
During a news briefing, Vlada Lytovchenko, Chairperson of the International Fund for Cultural Cooperation announced that UNESCO has…
Ukraine has everything to become great, it just needs time – Daniel Christian
Euromaidan Press recently connected with Daniel Christian, who made this tribute song for Ukraine, now popular on radio…
Jewish Quarter in Lviv crumbling before our eyes…
Lviv (western Ukraine) is proceeding to implement the Synagogue Area Project in the old Jewish Quarter where only…
Ukrainian ethnic jewelry and ornaments
Ukrainian ornaments have always had two functions – ensure protection (oberih) and information. Amulets and ritual jewelry -…
Top five national symbols of Ukraine
Something Ukrainian: encrypted charms in our national costumes, one of the oldest currencies in the world, mellow sounds…
New documentary “A Struggle for Home: The Crimean Tatars” tells the history of the persecuted nation
The film will be shown at Docs for Sale at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). When…
Let the songbird out of the cage – vote for Ukrainian literature
Vote online for the only Ukrainian book ever awarded a PEN award at the PEN World Bookshelf contest. I…
The National Anthem of Ukraine translated to English
The Ukrainian anthem has arguably become Ukraine's most popular piece of music from the times of the Euromaidan Revolution…
Soldiers of Dnipro-1 Battalion go back to school to improve their Ukrainian language
Special Ukrainian language courses have started for soldiers at the military headquarters of the Dnipro-1 Battalion in Dnipropetrovsk.…
Sergey Loznitsa’s “Maidan” documentary wins grand prize at International human rights festival
The documentary Maidan, depicting the events of Ukraine's Euromaidan revolution, has won the grand prize at the Nuremberg International…
Andrew Tkach’s film “Generation Maidan” and the cinematic propaganda war
This article by Adrian Bryttan first appeared in "The Ukrainian Weekly", September 6, 2015 Why is it so…