Lifestyle
Every Kyivan has some opinion on the Troieshchyna neighborhood, and it’s usually not a good one. If its critics are to be believed, drug dealers hang around every corner, people get robbed left and ri
Mar. 25, 2021
The Ienki Ienki outwear brand needed no marketing to sell out its first 300 items in less than a month. Its founder Dmitriy Ievenko simply offered something that hasn’t had an alternative –hourglass-s
Mar. 18, 2021
Living in a country struck by war and pandemic, Ukrainian artists have unleashed their creative sides during times of adversity. But the local art arena has been flourishing long before COVID‑19 took
Mar. 18, 2021
The main building of the Vernadsky National Library is one of Kyiv’s most recognizable modernist structures. It’s been standing tall since 1989 and has experienced a revival in recent years as a popul
Mar. 11, 2021
Ukrainian Shelter.film is one of the production companies behind the new hit music video of British pop star Dua Lipa. The video for “We’re Good,” the first single released by the singer this year, wa
Feb. 17, 2021
Ukrainian literature has struggled through centuries, oppressed and censored by autocratic regimes. The Russian Empire and the Soviet Union banned the Ukrainian language, seized books, eliminated cult
Feb. 4, 2021
A postcard from a beloved location will remind us of a joyful vacation. But it’s only on rare occasions, once a year at best, that we get to that distant drawer full of bric-a-brac. A memento tattoo i
Jan. 21, 2021
She did it again. U.S. model and actress Emily Ratajkowski has made a public appearance in yet another Ienki Ienki puffer while strolling the streets of wintry New York on Jan. 14. Having been noticed
Jan. 15, 2021
Architectural Soviet modernism was an unlikely phenomenon. In a country where creativity was censored and restricted, bold experimental structures appeared against the odds. The style was prominent be
Jan. 14, 2021
DakhaBrakha has long been a Ukrainian phenomenon: a folk band mixing ethnic sounds and motifs that conquered the western world. In the latest turn of the group’s international recognition, DakhaBrakha
Jan. 13, 2021
A reboot of HBO’s popular Fashionista dramedy ‘Sex and the City’ is being eyed as a limited event on the streamer HBO Max. Read more here.
Dec. 24, 2020
Winter resorts are set to stay open despite the upcoming nationwide lockdown in January. And while travel restrictions are in force between most countries, traveling to ski or for thermal water recrea
Dec. 17, 2020
It’s a perfect match. U.S. rapper Doja Cat, who explores sexuality through explicit lyrics, appeared in an outfit by Ukrainian designer Ivan Frolov, an ambassador for openly sexual looks and intellige
Dec. 14, 2020
Wayne Gretzky is regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time, but many don’t know that he has Ukrainian origins. Even Ukrainians themselves. Kyiv-based filmmaker Volodymyr Mula set out to chang
Nov. 26, 2020
Ukrainian electronic music scene is one of the most vibrant industries in the country and its players don’t go unnoticed by the international community. In the most recent update, U.K. DJ Magazine, al
Nov. 11, 2020
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
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It has been roughly 15 years since a friend of Oleksii Andreiev invited him to a nudist beach for the first time. At first, Andreiev was hesitant. But soon he agreed — after all, he was curious to see
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