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…
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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…
Ukrainians raise $1 million to restore burned St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kyiv
Contents Restoration plan What caused fire The lost organ Read also: Restoration plan Minister Tkachenko and other members…
Nine powerful films about Ukraine to add to your watch list
Contents 1. Chernobyl (2019) 2. Mr. Jones (2019) 3. Ukraїner (2019) 4. Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die (2017) 5.…
Ukraine’s 30: prominent Ukrainians who changed the country and the world. Part 3: Literature
On August 24, 2021, Ukrainians celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine, a landmark date in…
Ukraine’s 30: prominent Ukrainians who changed the country and the world. Part 1: Culture
On August 24, 2021, Ukrainians celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine, a landmark date in…
How a university in Lviv has revolutionized higher education in Ukraine
What is UCU? Founded by Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky in 1928, UCU initially began as the Lviv Theological Academy.…
Paraska Plytka Horytsvit, “Ukrainian Vivian Maier,” returns to the limelight
Paraska’s creative output includes more than 4,000 photographs and about 500 books. She wrote many of her…
How a Ukrainian school teacher created a “mini-Louvre” in a remote village
Small and remote as it is, the village of Parkhomivka, located 100 kilometres from the east-Ukrainian city of…
How Ukrainian artists broke into the global art scene after the Euromaidan Revolution
In 2013-14, Ukraine made headlines with the Euromaidan protests, and suddenly this long-forgotten country somewhere in Europe aroused…