Ukrainian music about Russia’s war: a tale of struggle, pain, power, and courage
Contents Bird (2020), by DakhaBrakha and Serhiy ZhadanNot Your War (2015), by Okean Elzy Kalyna (2022), by Go-AIn…
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Russian occupiers launch war on Ukrainian history, burning books and destroying archives
Seizure and destruction of Ukrainian historical and fiction literature that does not adhere to the requirements of Kremlin…
Painful art: Ukrainian illustrators draw Russian war
Contents Ukrainian illustrators draw the warThe horror of the warThe call for unityWhat about Russians?What about the Russian…
In memoriam: Donbas dissident Dziuba, jailed by USSR for challenging Russian imperialism
Dziuba’s significance for Ukraine is immeasurable. Dissident, statesman, one of the main architects of Ukrainian Independence, co-founder of…
Ukrainian folk tale Kotyhoroshko translated to Japanese, tells story of boy born from peas like Japan’s Momotaro
The project was implemented with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Ambassador of…
Ukraine launches official account on Spotify
Ukraine has launched its official account on Spotify — Ukraine.ua. Currently, it hosts 6 playlists, 139 songs, and…
Crimean Tatar ornament now part of UNESCO World Intangible Heritage list
“This is a clear victory for Ukraine. For it clearly shows that the culture of Crimea is wonderful…
On the streets with big plans. How Kyiv’s Euromaidan museum wants to promote democracy for the whole of Europe
After the first 5 years of work, the newly created Ukrainian National Museum of the Revolution of Dignity…
Transreading Ukrainian Poetry: the first course inspiring English writers through Ukraine’s literature
PEN Award-Winning Poet and Literary Translator Stephen Komarnyckyj is teaching an online creative writing course that uses his…
Ukrainian dolls travel the world: exhibit of traditional motanka dolls in Kyiv (photo report)
The exhibit will run until November 20, 2021. Entry to the museum is regulated by anti-covid restrictions. The…
A Habsburg in Kharkiv. Ukrainian avant-garde opera draws Eastern Ukraine closer to Europe
On October 1 and 2, 2021, Kharkiv celebrated the premiere of Alla Zahaykevych’s avant-garde opera ‘Vyshyvany. King of…
Ukrainian writer Kateryna Babkina wins Angelus Central European Literature Award
“From the 1920s in Kharkiv and the destruction of the Les Kurbas Theater, through the Holodomor, World War…
After returning historical name, Ukraine’s frontline New York debuts with literary festival
“You know, there are no absolutely safe places in the world – this is just an illusion that…
Lviv’s Forbidden Music project proves totalitarian regimes cannot control people’s minds – Swedish composer
We sat down to talk with Swedish conductor and music director Daniel Hansson, who also teaches at…
Futurofolk opera to honor baritone who left Paris Opera for Ukraine war
On October 14, which is since 2015 the Day is Defenders of Ukraine, the Lviv Opera will premiere…
Archaeologists unearth unique amphora-shaped pendants in Poltava Oblast
The head of the expedition, senior researcher at the Institute of Archeology of the National Academy of Sciences…
American expat reviving traditional Ukrainian art of kobzaring announces tour across Europe
Jurij Fedynskij announced his tour “Kobzaring across Europe” earlier this month on his Facebook page: “I’d like to…
French-Russian exhibition in Moscow displays Anna of Kyiv’s Gospel as a Russian historical artifact
Grand exhibition and covert propaganda The exhibition, entitled France and Russia: ten centuries together, opened on September 17…
Ukrainian music forbidden under Soviets comes to limelight in international project
Since the beginning of 2021, a young, driven team of music enthusiasts in Lviv has been working on…
This team captures traditional Ukrainian houses on film before they vanish forever
After the collapse and doom of the 1990s, Ukrainian villages are starting to revive. In many ways, this…