Bosnian Serb Chairman Dodik presents Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov with 300-year-old Ukrainian icon
During his two-day visit to Bosnia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov received a 300-year-old gilded icon originating from…
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Remarkable find near Khortytsia. Underwater archaeologists raise ancient Cossack gun carriage to surface
“Our archaeologists have found an iron-bound cannon carriage (a special mobile unit used to transport an artillery piece)…
Honoring Heorhii Narbut: the making of a Ukrainian brand
On Nov. 7 the Chicago-based Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) hosted “Honoring Heorhii Narbut.” This event was…
Sensational find on Khortytsia reveals the remains of an 18th century Cossack encampment
“Here we can see the upper layers covered with soot, which indicates a fire was lit in the…
Sensational find in Khortytsia as archeological team uncovers deep grave of Scythian warrior
The entrance to the three-meter-deep catacomb was buried under a large number of heavy granite boulders. The archeologists…
Phone app brings 40 Ukrainian classical composers into your pocket
“In fact, there was not a single free access source where classical music fans could find Ukrainian classical…
Takflix: a platform where you can finally watch Ukrainian films online
A grandmother living alone in the Chornobyl exclusion zone, a trade union leader at a municipal heating company…
The only Ukrainian-language bookstore about to shut down in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast
The Eney bookstore appeared in Bakhmut about six years ago. It was opened by a former soldier, a…
Ukraine’s “main musical event of the year” featuring 10 centuries of sound to be streamed online
[box-left] Among its participants, the project Kovcheh Ukraine: Music is going to feature the renowned ethno-band DakhaBrakha. [/box-left]…
War Books. Recording the Russo-Ukrainian War in Crimea and the Donbas
“I want the general public to know that an incredible number of books have been published about the…
On 29th Independence Anniversary, Ukrainians break with Soviet past but see vague alternatives, social survey shows
The traditional 2020 sociological survey by Democratic Initiatives shows that 84.4% of Ukrainians would vote for Ukrainian independence…
GogolTrain: Europe’s first art train amps up Ukraine’s cultural mobility
GogolTrain is said to be the first art train in Europe. In the world, such an art project…
Bondi Vesolovsky and Yabtso Jazz: swinging Lviv in the 1920s-30s
Of course, at that time in Polish-ruled Western Ukraine, the Lviv night-club scene was dominated by Polish jazz…
Treasures stolen from Kyiv cathedrals in the 1930s discovered in State Historical Museum in Moscow
Contents Sacred Altar and Pectoral CrossesSacred Mitres and Crowns Sacred Medallions Sacred Vessels and UtensilsSacred Altar and Pectoral Crosses Sacred…
Famed Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk dies aged 81. Here is the music we’ll remember him by
On 1 June, Ukraine’s famed composer Myroslav Skoryk died aged 81. “An outstanding artist and a sincere, reliable…
Ukrainian writer Ivan Franko and his vyshyvanka shirts
It is known that Ivan Franko “differed from the other men in his circle by his original outfits…
Art lovers recreate Ukrainian masterpieces in COVID-19 confinement
Of course, while we must do our utmost to protect ourselves and others from COVID-19, it is worth…
Travel to Ukraine online — a tourist guide
Contents Authentic Ukraine — the most comprehensive digital project about UkraineTake a walk in Baturyn — the capital…
Lviv monuments #stay-home as covid quarantine continues in Ukraine
Let’s take a look at who has gone home! Taras Shevchenko, born March 9, 1814 in Moryntsi, Kyiv…
Residents of Odesa in covid-19 confinement recreate living copies of famous art masterpieces
One of the first to join was psychotherapist Anna Tarova, who posted a whole series of famous works…
