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Ukraine national symbols
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Why the UK should remove Ukrainian trident from list of extremist symbols
How was the trident included in the poster? The Ukrainian trident (tryzub), historically also referred to as trinity…
Marta Pitchuk and her Motanka Art
The inanimate doll of previous centuries flows into the present and merges into one whole with a real…
New book tells of sacred relics of Kyivan Rus appropriated by Russia
The icon of the Annunciation of Korsun, which was re-named the Annunciation of Ustyug in Russia, is an…
Five historic сastles to visit in Ukraine
Chynadiyovo Castle The Saint Miklós (Saint Nicholas) Castle in Chynadiyovo, Mukachevo raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, has a lasting legacy…
Hunger-striking Crimean jailed for Ukrainian flag ready to write last will – Ukraine’s ombudsperson
Sentenced by a Russian-controlled court in Crimea, Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh is ready to write his last will…
Crimean jailed for Ukrainian flag announces termless hunger strike
Volodymyr Balukh, the Crimean activist who flew the Ukrainian flag over his house in Russian-occupied Crimea, has gone…
Crimean court sentences activist who flew Ukrainian flag in gravely falsified trial
On 16 January 2017, Volodymyr Balukh, the Crimean farmer who kept raising the Ukrainian flag above his house…
Crimean court cancels arrest of activist jailed for Ukrainian flag
On Monday, 4 December, Ukrainian Crimean activist Volodymyr Balukh is expected to come home after a year he…
The Ukrainian wreath: interweaving beauty and tradition
THE ORIGINS Lyricized in songs and shrouded in legends, the Ukrainian wreath has a centuries-long history. The wreath…
Jailed in occupied Crimea for a Ukrainian flag: the case of Volodymyr Balukh
The 74-y.o. mother of the prisoner Natalya has sent a wrathful letter to Russian President Putin, where she…
The History of the Ukrainian National Flag (Infographics)
The evolution of the flags of the Ukrainian nation: 1410 — Flag of Lviv land in the Battle…
A short history of the Ukrainian greeting “Slava Ukrayini!”
Historians claim that the phrase “Slava Ukrayini!” (Glory to Ukraine!) first appeared in the Black Zaporozhtsi Cavalry Regiment,…
PHOTOGALLERY: 2016 Vyshyvanka March in Kyiv
Several thousand people wearing Ukrainian ethnic costumes joined the “Vyshyvanka Mega-March” organized for the Day of Kyiv in…
Secret ancestral codes: 12 main symbols in Ukrainian embroidery
What are those mysterious sacred geometrical designs hidden in our grandmother’s treasure chest? They are not just circles,…
‘Jamala glorified Ukraine and Crimea!’ — Crimeans on Jamala’s Eurovision win
Jamala’s win in Eurovision 2016 song festival brought a lot of joy, pride and happiness to people in…
Life in annexed Crimea: Protesting Russia’s brutal occupation
Despite the nearly-omnipresent and brutal neo-KGB secret police structures established by Russia in annexed Crimea, pro-Ukrainian Crimeans find clever…
Ukrainian women’s neck ornaments: history and symbols
Beaded necklaces (namysto) are one of the oldest forms of women’s ornaments in Ukraine. They have many names…
Flowers and ribbons in the Ukrainian vinok
Each flower and ribbon in a Ukrainian wreath (vinok) has a meaning because it is not only a…
Parents of Crimean pupil summoned because of drawing showing a Ukrainian flag and Tatar tamgas
The parents of a Crimean pupil were called in by the Simferopol school administration for a “preventive and…
Top five national symbols of Ukraine
Something Ukrainian: encrypted charms in our national costumes, one of the oldest currencies in the world, mellow sounds…