Vertep: a Ukrainian Christmas tradition that survived despite Soviet bans Vertep is the Ukrainian Christmas tradition of the nativity story and other mystery plays presented through portable puppet theater and drama. Various scenes...
“We often say about our Ukrainian art that we need to finally “stop crying” and create something optimistic. But in fact, tragedy is the highest form of art. We remember Shakespeare’s tragedies, but few remember his...
The sacral solar cycle Back in prehistoric times, the lives of humans revolved around the sun. Each year, in an act of magical awakening, the sun rose up from its winter grave and summoned to life the seeds of the earth. The harvest would...
Ukraine’s first full-length 3D animation, Mykyta Kozhumiaka, which has been translated to English as Nicky Tanner and The Dragon Spell, is getting a warm reception abroad. The cartoon successfully premiered at home and is now...
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...
