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Odesa waits to join UNESCO list while grappling with monument to Russian Empress Catherine II
Contents Inscription of Odesa on the UNESCO World Heritage List What would a new status mean to Odesa?…
Cultural resilience: Austrian concert organist to perform in Lviv despite war
Since the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine’s cultural scene has flourished, enabling Ukrainians to counter aggressive Russian narratives…
Pushkin monuments disappear from Ukrainian streets following Lenin, as derussification is underway
The new Ukrainian cultural liberation includes abandoning the narrative of “Great Russian Culture” that implied that other cultures…
“Hey Hey Rise Up”: Pink Floyd revived Ukrainian military anthem
German singer Marlaine Maas is the first artist to perform a cover of the anthem of the Ukrainian…
Ukrainian identity: away from Moscow
Ukraine identifies itself as part of Europe - The East Slavic people—Ukrainians, Belarusians, and Russians—once shared Kyivan Rus,…
Written to the sound of Russian artillery fire, Oleksandr Shchetynsky’s Lacrimosa to be performed in Lviv
Created to the sound of Russian artillery fire, Shchetynsky's musical composition Lacrimosa was written at the request…
I am an Untermensch: Ukrainian writer responds to Russia’s “Nazi manifesto”
On 3 April, Russia's state RIA Novosti published an piece which Ukrainians termed Russia's Nazi manifesto. Ukrainian writer…
Ukrainian music about Russia’s war: a tale of struggle, pain, power, and courage
Contents Bird (2020), by DakhaBrakha and Serhiy Zhadan Not Your War (2015), by Okean Elzy Kalyna (2022), by…
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 war The horror of the war The call for unity What about Russians?…
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…