Russian occupiers continue to destroy history and culture of Crimean Tatars
The sacking of Bilyal Bilyalov as head of the Crimean Tatar Academic Musical-Dramatic Theater this week on trumped…
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900-year-old relic found under church floor in Busk, Lviv Oblast
Engolpions* appeared in Kyivan Rus during the expansion of Christianity. The relics of saints or other sacred things…
Activists fight back against decision of Kyiv authorities to build shopping mall on Kyivan Rus archaeology site
The Kyiv city council’s new decision claims to “guarantee the preservation of the artifacts, which were found during the archaeological…
New dig in Chyhyryn sheds light on a page of Ukrainian Cossack history
In autumn of 2017, explorers accidentally stumbled on a deep hole filled with human bones (mainly human skulls)…
The life and death of people in medieval Ukraine, told by a paleoanthropologist
Vadym Nazarenko (VN): One of your earliest works was research into the population of medieval Kyiv. Can you…
The oldest museum director in Ukraine: I’m here for the sake of my museum
The Holodomor cannot be forgotten Halyna remembers her childhood with great sadness. She was born in an ordinary…
Historical finds from Kyivan Rus era under threat in centre of Kyiv
The discoveries in Podil Raion of Kyiv were found accidentally during construction work, although archaeologists claim that this…
Ukrainian experts hope UNESCO status will help preserve ancient Trypillian culture
Mykola Iakovyna, the Honorary President of Ukraine’s National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS),…
Vyshyvanka Day: Ukrainians celebrate the day of the national embroidered shirt
On 18 May 2017, Ukrainians all over the world celebrated the day of the national embroidered shirt, or…
Crimea’s occupied cultural heritage
The Russian occupation of Crimea affected all areas of life on the peninsula. The situation with violation of…
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,…
Ukraine asks the Netherlands to return museum exhibits
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has formally requested that the Netherlands guarantee the return to Ukraine of exhibits…