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…
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Ukrainian directors “Take the Stage” at the British Council Theatre Competition
For director Rosa Sarkisian, it’s her first experiment with British drama. She has long dreamed of staging a…
Ukrainians turning away from Russia not only politically but culturally
To no one’s surprise, Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine has alienated Ukrainians politically from the former imperial center; but…
A Look Into Ukraine’s World Famous Petrykivka Paintings
Valentyna Deka’s whole life revolves around Petrykivka paintings. Deka even got her family involved in this unique Ukrainian…
Displaced art. The IZOLYATSIA art center, having fled occupied Donetsk, flourishes in Kyiv
On 9 June 2017, the once Donetsk-located creative platform IZOLYATSIA marked the third year since it moved to…
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…
Day in History: Hero of Ukraine, who performed for Stalin and made popular “Banderite song,” born in 1925
The famous Ukrainian opera singer, Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Hnatyuk was born on this day ninety-two years ago.…
Ukrainian translations, Russian oppression, and soft power
I traveled across Ukraine by train in 1993 and spent hours staring mesmerized at the seemingly endless pastures…
Ukrainians defend homeland from invaders in comic book inspired by hybrid war
A Ukrainian comic book with a parallel to modern events. It was written by an internally displaced person…
“Rebellious pagan” Ukrainian poet Antonych receives English translation
There are some old photographs which seem to preserve the subject in the amber light of a previous…
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,…
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…
Ukraine’s Executed Renaissance and a kickstarter for one of its modern successors
In the 1960s, the poet Vasyl Symonenko was walking in Bykivnia forest near Kyiv when he saw some…
Putin’s occupation force covertly strikes against… dead poet (PHOTO)
Exposed bricks, that's all that remains in place of the commemorative plaque to one of the bravest people…
The Real Birth of the Ukrainian Nation
Ukrainians are a soft spoken Caucasian people who by their own nature adapt to all societies. Apart from…
Blue and Yellow: the Commodification of National Ideologies
This came to me as I was getting off my flight from Madrid to Kyiv. I stood in…
Former Ukrainian dissident Yevhen Sverstiuk dies at 86
Famous Ukrainian political prisoner Yevhen Sverstiuk died at the age of 86 after a long illness. This was…
Minister proposes to finance the Ukrainian culture by means of excise taxes and lotteries
Ukrainian Minister for Culture Yevhen Nishchuk told NVUA about the financing of culture in the country and proposed…
The Wall between Ukraine and Russia should be both physical and mental
Ukrainians learn badly from their mistakes. To ban movies and series with Mikhail Porechenkov which openly glorify and…