Culture
Language Lab
Discover the Magic of Ukrainian Christmas in Online Lecture
A free online lecture explores Ukrainian Christmas traditions, from ancient folklore and superstitions to authentic decorations and the origins of “Carol of the Bells.”
Dec. 16, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: What If This War Lasts Until the End of Our Lives?
Review of a film that tells it as it really is.
Dec. 7, 2025
Ukraine
France Celebrates Ukrainian Culture
France is launching the largest-ever Ukrainian cultural season over the next four months, where Ukrainian music, cinema, literature, visual arts, and theater will be presented throughout the country.
Dec. 2, 2025
Culture
OPINION: In Memoriam: Tom Stoppard, Playwright, Human Rights Champion – a Personal Tribute
I was fortunate to have known Stoppard in the 1970s when he was active defending Soviet dissidents, political prisoners, and victims of political abuse of psychiatry, including Ukrainian ones.
Dec. 1, 2025
War in Ukraine
From Canada to Kyiv: Art That Keeps Ukraine Visible
With a tapestry of diaries and audiovisual projects, artist Darcy Ataman seeks to remind global audiences that behind every statistic are real people enduring war.
Dec. 1, 2025
People
OPINION: Renata Bogdanska-Anders – Ukraine’s Polish Icon
On the 15th anniversary of the death of this remarkable woman, so dear to both Poland and Ukraine, her story deserves to be retold.
Nov. 30, 2025
Czechia
World-Famous Czech-born British Playwright Tom Stoppard Dies Aged 88
Stoppard died at home in Dorset, surrounded by family, leaving behind a legacy of intellectual daring and theatrical brilliance.
Nov. 30, 2025
Books
Yellow Prince, Black Earth: Vasyl Barka’s Classic Holodomor Novel
“The Yellow Prince,” Ukrainian poet Vasyl Barka’s masterpiece account of Stalin’s artificial famine, is emblematic of Ukraine’s struggle not only against foreign invaders, but against evil itself.
Nov. 22, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Solzhenitsyn’s Widow Reminds Us of Russia’s Imperial Paradox
Recalling Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s reactionary Russian chauvinism.
Nov. 16, 2025
Culture
Ukraine Culture News Roundup
Paintings, photography and books – the Ukrainian art scene is making waves across Europe and the Atlantic.
Nov. 16, 2025
Ukraine
Hardwicke Circus Brings Rock Music and Support to Ukraine
On tour across Ukraine, British band Hardwicke Circus performs for packed crowds and hands over two SUVs to soldiers on the front line.
Nov. 4, 2025
Touring British Rock Musician: Why Ukraine Matters!
British band Hardwicke Circus tours Ukraine, performing for locals and delivering evacuation vehicles to the front, blending music with a powerful act of solidarity.
Nov. 4, 2025
Language Lab
From Kyiv to Paris – How a New Course Traces Ukraine’s Royal Footprints Across Europe
Discover Ukraine’s medieval roots in “Games of Thrones, Ukrainian Edition: The World of Kyivan Rus – a journey through Kyivan Rus, where princes, queens, and visionaries shaped Europe’s destiny.
Oct. 30, 2025
Language Lab
Rediscovering Kyivan Rus – New Course Explores Ukraine’s Deep Heritage
Discover the roots of Ukrainian identity through Kyivan Rus in Language Lab’s new course, Game of Thrones, Ukrainian Edition – exploring history, symbols, and myths shaping Ukraine today.
Oct. 27, 2025
Books
OPINION: Yuriy Tarnawsky: Literary Exile and the Global Imagination of Ukraine
We still don’t fully grasp how many of today’s Ukrainian writers are Tarnawsky’s heirs. His invisible school stretches across continents with the same fearless tone he pioneered.
Oct. 26, 2025
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