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OPINION: Ukraine’s 3rd Christmas of Defiance

In war-ravaged Ukraine, the holidays reflect how resistance requires not just military defense but the active construction and assertion of national identity.

By Bohdan Nahaylo

Dec. 24, 2025

Ukraine

OPINION: May the World See How Truly Awesome Ukrainians Are

Ukrainians, for the most part, still underestimate the power of culture, which is a powerful tool for protecting our statehood.

By Bogdana Pivnenko

Dec. 23, 2025

Putin

OPINION: The Courage to Speak Out: Russia’s New Sakharov

Like the physicist Andrei Sakharov before him, a leading Russian filmmaker is defiantly challenging Putin and the menacing authoritarian Russia he represents.

By Bohdan Nahaylo

Dec. 20, 2025

Ukraine

Ukrainian Films That Capture Seasonal Hope and Miracles

Kinovechir’s Ukrainian seasonal film choices are alive with tradition, warmth and messages of hope, while “Home Alone” continues to be a firm festive favorite among Ukrainians.

By Adrian Smith

Dec. 19, 2025

Ukraine

Ukraine Takes Second Place at Junior Eurovision 2025

Ukraine won the public vote, receiving 98 points from viewers across participating countries. National juries awarded Ukraine 79 points, with the highest marks coming from San Marino and Montenegro.

By Kyiv Post

Dec. 15, 2025

Ukraine

On Ideas, Institutions, and Identities: The Origins of the Modern Ukrainian Diaspora

In the first of a two-part examination of modern Ukrainian ideas and identities, Canadian scholar Bohdan Krawchenko examines the evolution of the diaspora.

By Bohdan Krawchenko

Dec. 15, 2025

Education

A Ukrainian School in Washington State Evolves Into a Diaspora Community Lifeline

In Bellevue, Washington, a grassroots cultural center shows how one immigrant’s determination to teach her children Ukrainian became a community hub for hundreds

By David Kirichenko

Dec. 4, 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.

By Kyiv Post

Dec. 2, 2025

Featured

From Palast-Hôtel to Premier Palace: How a Kyiv Hotel Witnessed More Than a Century of Ukrainian History

Lina Kostenko – Ukraine’s Poetic Sphinx, Turns 96

OPINION: Ukraine’s 3rd Christmas of Defiance

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.

By Bohdan Nahaylo

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.

By Jeremy Dirac

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.

By Bohdan Nahaylo

Nov. 30, 2025

War in Ukraine

Inside Wartime Diplomacy: Dmytro Kuleba Talks Strategy, Culture & AI

Today on Off the Record, Ambassador Natalka Cmoc speaks with Dmytro Kuleba — Ukraine’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs (2020–2024) and one of the most influential diplomats of his generation.

By Kyiv Post

Nov. 27, 2025

Ten Years of Change: Deloitte Ukraine Held the X Anniversary Conductors of Changes Forum in Kyiv

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Business

Ten Years of Change: Deloitte Ukraine Held the X Anniversary Conductors of Changes Forum in Kyiv

At the event, held on Nov. 19 in Kyiv, company owners, public leaders, and cultural influencers reflected on a decade of transformation, outlined priority agendas for the next ten years.

By Kyiv Post

Nov. 27, 2025

Culture

A New ‘Mavka’ Ballet, Based on Lesia Ukrainka, Is Born in Wartime Lviv

Ukrainian ballet is thriving. The Lviv National Opera is presenting its fourth work during the full-scale war. The “Breakthrough” cycle presents Ukrainian classics and one on a sci-fi masterpiece.

By Myroslava Makarevych

Nov. 26, 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.

By Stash Luczkiw

Nov. 22, 2025

Ukraine

How Ukraine Documents a War the World Cannot See

Ukraine’s “Living the War” project preserves civilians’ and creators’ stories from invasion – capturing testimonies, wartime transformations, and the urgent need to support Ukraine’s documentarians.

By Kyiv Post

Nov. 21, 2025

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