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Six Ways Ukraine is Winning: The Rise and Rise of Ukrainian Culture

The Ukrainians who became war refugees abroad brought their culture and art with them, and some creators are now establishing their careers in the UK and other Western countries.

By Maria Romanenko

Feb. 25, 2023

War in Ukraine

Berlin Film Festival Shines Stark Spotlight on Ukraine

Ukraine is center stage at Berlin film festival.

By AFP

Feb. 23, 2023

War in Ukraine

Russia Trying to Destroy Ukrainian Culture: UN Experts

UN experts conclude Russia deliberately seeking to destroy Ukrainian culture and identity.

By AFP

Feb. 22, 2023

Sean Penn Premieres Love Letter to Ukraine at Berlin Film Fest

Sean Penn's film paying homage to Ukraine's heroism and tenacity set tone at Berlin film festival.

By AFP

Feb. 19, 2023

Ukraine

Berlin Film Fest Beams in Zelensky for Opener with Sean Penn

Zelensky stars at opening of Berlin film festival.

By AFP

Feb. 17, 2023

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Ukraine

Aid to Ukraine and Blocking Russian Culture – Interview With Film Director Michel Hazanavicius

Academy Award-winning film director Michel Hazanavicius is helping Ukrainians rebuild in Irpin and Izyum, two towns devastated last year by the Russian occupation.

By Maryna Shashkova

Feb. 14, 2023

No Russian Ballet as Long as Ukrainian Performers Keep Getting Killed, Ukrainians Say

The Ukrainian diaspora in the US is calling on Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet to cancel performances of Tchaikovsky. Meanwhile, President Zelensky himself is urging the IOC to ban Russian athletes.

By Mark Raczkiewycz

Feb. 11, 2023

Met Museum Recognizes Aivazovsky, Kuindzhi, Repin as Ukrainian Artists

Decolonization of Ukrainian art underway in leading US art museum.

By UkrInform

Feb. 11, 2023

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Fourth Hearing Due Today on Future of Tereshchenko Mansion in Kyiv

The historic Tereshchenko historic building in Kyiv remains in a tug-of-war state

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 9, 2023

OPINION: From the Trenches of the Ukrainian Culture War in New York

A prestigious college in New York City, which is literally across the street from the Ukrainian community’s biggest church, is under fire for its tone-deaf promotion Russian culture.

By Peder Anker

Feb. 8, 2023

OPINION: The Problem of Evil: Dostoevsky, the Yellow Prince, and Ukraine’s Black Earth

Ukraine is no stranger to malign forces rampaging over its soil. While there is no solution to the problem of evil, literature – especially one 20th-century Ukrainian writer – can offer insight.

By Stash Luczkiw

Feb. 4, 2023