Lychakiv Cemetery, Lviv: an open-air museum of history, culture, art and remembrance
Lychakiv Cemetary was created in 1787. Before that, city residents were buried near churches, the majority of which…
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Forgotten Ukrainian ornaments brought back to life
In ancient times, as today, women adorned themselves with different and sometimes extravagant pieces of jewelry. Not only…
Forgotten history: What tour guides at Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra aren’t saying…
Immediately after the fire, Moscow “scholars” began rewriting the historical chronicle of the ancient monastery in full compliance…
“Pushing Hollywood aside” – renaissance in Ukrainian cinema
During the last few years, the Ukrainian film industry has experienced nothing short of a revolution. Following the…
Library of Ukrainian Literature destroyed in Moscow
It is not clear when or how the sign was removed. Former employees maintain that just a few…
Ukrainian designer Vita Kin makes a splash in the international fashion world
Ukrainian designer Vita Kin has introduced a most difficult term - Vyshyvanka, a traditional embroidery technique from Ukraine…
Dances that heal: Ukrainian teacher helps the blind to adapt to life
Volodymyr Batischev used to serve in the military. Ballroom dance was his favorite hobby. In his mid-50s, he…
The Crimean Tatar Palace and other historic sites Russia is destroying in occupied Crimea
Read also: Crimea’s occupied cultural heritage Among the illegal activities in Crimea, the prosecutors mentioned the following suspected crimes:…
PEN award-winning publisher needs your help to promote Ukrainian literature
Kalyna Language Press has been publishing Ukrainian literature in translation since 2013 and its translator Steve Komarnyckyj published…
Shevchenko Prize winner Emma Andiyevska: “If you want Ukraine to exist, learn Ukrainian!”
- Ms. Andiyevska, what was your reaction when you found out that you’d won the Shevchenko Prize for…
Kyiv artist creates gadgets that can read your mind
When Ukraine makes the international headlines, it is mostly related to the war in Donbas, anti-corruption battles, and…
Modernized past: how today’s Ukrainian culture combines tradition and modernity
In the 20th century, the Soviet regime was busy trying to erase this “national” element. The search of national…
Wild-honey farmers of Polissya: People of the forest
“Bortnytstvo” (wild-honey farming) was especially developed in regions situated within the Irpin, Sluch and Pripyat Rivers. The forests…
More than 1 million UAH needed to save childhood home of Mykola Leontovych
“This is Mykola Leontovych’s hometown, his childhood home where he took his first steps. I’m convinced that it…
From stage to the front line: Ukrainian filmmakers honor the memory of Vasyl Slipak
Simple, cheerful, energetic — this is how he’s remembered by his battle brothers. And this is how he will be…
Uprooted Crimean Tatar Restaurant Finds New Home in Kyiv
"It wasn't easy, our biggest fans at the beginning were our neighbours, who were actually very nice. Mostly…
How Ukraine’s Vasyl Stus used poems to fight the Soviet Regime
In 1972, Vasyl Stus was arrested for anti-Soviet propaganda. As his wife Valentyna Popeliukh recalls the moment: “Until…
Khrushchovka apartments: the French dream that became a Soviet reality
When Nikita Khrushchev, the ruler of the USSR in the 1950’s visited France, he had no idea that…
Take a look at the main Christmas trees from all the regions of Ukraine
Mykolayiv, the most expensive official Christmas tree in Ukraine. It costs more than $100,000. Chernihiv And these were…
A Ukrainian composer’s gift to the world of Christmas music
Shchedryk is based on popular Ukrainian shchedrivky. These songs express good wishes for an abundant harvest, prosperity and…