Culture
Books
The CNN host, whose new book is “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World,” includes Alexis de Tocqueville’s “Democracy in America” on the list: “Still the best book ever written about this country.” Rea
Nov. 7, 2020
Movies
It takes courage to step into the shoes of people in the middle of Russia’s war against Ukraine and empathize with both a Donbas resident and a separatist militant. Ukraine’s most-acclaimed screenwrit
Nov. 5, 2020
Movies
Ukraine is a post-Soviet urban oasis beautifully shot by a Canadian crew in “Goodbye Golovin,” this year’s short film winner of the Odesa International Film Festival. But that polished image seems sli
Oct. 13, 2020
Music
Ukraine’s capital has once again turned into a dystopia in the music video of a famous band. This time, Kyiv was featured in the British rock band Coldplay’s cinematic video for their single “Trouble
Mar. 13, 2020
Movies
There is one “villain” in the Vasyl Stus biopic “Censored” that Ukrainians would have wanted to have been named. But, due to legal threats, he wasn’t. In a key film scene, Stus, the Ukrainian dissiden
Sep. 6, 2019
Art
Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions is set to see a whole host of global talent take to one stage – and one of the favourites is Ukrainian performer Kseniya Simonova. Read more here.
Sep. 1, 2019
Music
PARIS — The flight to Tel Aviv was preparing for takeoff when Bilal Hassani, France’s Eurovision nominee, accepted a handset from the flight attendants. Read the full story here.
Mar. 12, 2019
Music
Pop singer Maruv has won Ukraine’s nomination to represent the country in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. There’s just one problem: her Russian concerts put her candidacy at risk. With a provocat
Feb. 24, 2019
Books
Glass ceilings in the 16th-century Ottoman Empire were made of cut stone, secured by iron locks, ringed with imposing walls and guarded by armies of eunuchs. The Ottoman women closest to imperial powe
Nov. 23, 2017
Kyiv
Editor’s Note: This article is a part of the “Journalism of Tolerance” project by the Kyiv Post and its affiliated non-profit organization, the Media Development Foundation. The project covers challen
Aug. 31, 2017
Music
Ukraine’s postal service on May 4 announced the issue of a stamp honouring 2016 Eurovision winner Jamala as the country gears up to host this year’s televised song competition in Kyiv. Read more here.
May. 4, 2017
Movies
Kyiv will roll out the red carpet for some of Ukraine’s biggest film stars this week as the glitz and glamor of Hollywood meet the grit and grace of Ukrainian film on the red carpet outside of the Fai
Apr. 19, 2017
Music
The Eurovision Song Contest is a fabulous show, with sparkling outfits, catchy music, and the excitement and drama of the voting for the winner. But for gamblers, the event has a financial element. Bo
Mar. 6, 2017
Movies
“Bitter Harvest,” the first major movie about the genocidal artificial famine engineered by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in the 1930s, comes to cinemas in Ukraine and the U.S. in February 2017. “Bitt
Nov. 18, 2016
Movies
The studio Image Pictures has launched a teaser of the animated movie “Clara”- a 3D family comedy film The release of the full-length animated movie Clara is expected in 2017. In 2016, the trailer is
Oct. 21, 2016
Books
Ukraine’s history in World War II was often in the shadows. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when many archives were opened for the first time, historians gained an opportunity to learn the
May. 9, 2015
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