The 1972 Vertep in Lviv was an open protest against the communist government, which was destroying Ukrainian traditions, had banned all religious holidays, and imposed atheism. The participants planned to use the funds collected from...
Friend and dissident Yevhen Sverstyuk called him a “kind-hearted knight in an old suit of armour”. His friends called him “Zenko”, remembering his subtle sense of humor, honesty, unfeigned patriotism and...
In 2014, after the first Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory in the Donbas, soldiers who had lost limbs in battle were seen for the first time in public as they returned home. Since the full-on invasion by Russia in February 2022, the...
