Treasures stolen from Kyiv cathedrals in the 1930s discovered in State Historical Museum in Moscow
Contents Sacred Altar and Pectoral Crosses Sacred Mitres and Crowns Sacred Medallions Sacred Vessels and Utensils Sacred Altar…
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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 Ukraine Take a walk in Baturyn — the…
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…
Hetman Mazepa’s Gospel in Arabic found in Lebanon
The Hetmanate & the Oriental Orthodox Church Relations between the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church…
The many faces of Ukrainian writer & feminist Lesia Ukrainka
In the family circle, Lesia Ukrainka was often called Larysa, Lesia, Zeya, Mysholosiya. Her mother called her Zeya,…
Will Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture recognize the historical importance of the Nobel Gospel of 1520?
Nevertheless, culture is what binds a nation. It cements national identity, while cultural recollection and memory play an…
Ukraine’s new fiction reflects warriors of light, Crimean fleet, and Russian occupation
During the last six years, Ukraine’s cinematography has finally started to develop. While one of the reasons for…
Slovo House — how a special Soviet apartment block for writers became their prison
At the end of the 1920s, a unique house in the shape of a letter C was built…
The population of Kyivan Rus spoke Old Ukrainian, says historian
- We call it the Old Ukrainian language. Our philologist and researcher of the Reims Gospel, Viktor Moiseyenko,…
All you wanted to know about Ukraine in one book and on one YouTube channel
The book Do you know who deciphered the Mayan script? Who designed the flight path to the moon?…
Ukrainian dissident Oleksa Tykhyy. How a teacher from Soviet Donetsk became “Public Enemy #1”
In his article “Reflections on my native Donetsk” (Думки про рідний донецький край, 1972), Oleksa Tykhyy wrote the…
“We have awakened!” Ukrainian actress Ada Rohovtseva talks about key events in past decade
Today, Ms Rohovtseva often travels to the front lines and communicates directly with the soldiers, organizes solo or…
How Ukrainians created human chain in late USSR to mark anniversary of Ukraine’s unification: archival photographs
The Human Chain action was organized by the People's Movement of Ukraine (Rukh), the leading pro-Ukrainian organization and…
10 interesting facts about Ukrainian folk artist Mariya Prymachenko
Mariya Prymachenko was a self-taught artist whose popular work of the naive or primitivism genre portrayed Ukrainian folk…
The rebirth of Ukrainian literature and publishing: famous contemporary authors and new policy for their support
Contents Some trends in the publishing industry: Ukrainian is becoming the preferred language for publications; Ukraine is starting…
Rural Ukraine at the break of 20th century as seen by landscape painters
Read also: Rare postcards depict Ukrainian village life at turn of 20th century …