In Photos: What Was Life Really Like In The U.S.S.R.?
Valeriy Reshetnyak led a double life during the Soviet era. Officially, he was an engineer in Kyiv. But in his spare time, he photographed ordinary
A Display of Informal Architecture: New Documentary on the Ukrainian Makeshift Balconies Phenomenon
Taking advantage of a lack of governmental regulations, many Ukrainians turn to their balconies to compensate for the shortage of space in prefab-Soviet housing, rebuilding
Google Doodle celebrates International Vyshyvanka Day for embroided shirts
TODAY’S Google Doodle celebrates the International Vyshyvanka Day. This is held on the third Thursday of May every year, but why do they celebrate embroidered
Kyiv artists, musicians get creative during coronavirus quarantine
On a warm day in March, Kyiv photographer Kate Kondratieva was looking through pictures on her phone, reminiscing about the good times, the times before
Icon Painting School “Radruzh” of the Ukrainian Catholic University offers a unique online studying program
In this time of quarantine and world-wide struggle with the coronavirus, we can easily become victims of panic, stress and depression… Or we can use
Poems inspired by Ukrainian women win Kobzar Book Award – 2020
The Shevchenko Foundation has been dedicated to the promotion and development of Ukrainian Canadian culture since 1964. The Kobzar™ Book Award, instituted by the Foundation
Ukraine’s ‘railroad ladies’ – in pictures
In Ukraine, the railroad traffic controller profession still exists – and about 80% of workers are women. They spend long shifts in small dedicated buildings
At the Front Line: contemporary Ukrainian art in Canada
“At the Front Line. Ukrainian Art, 2013–2019” explores how visual artists interpret and conceptualize the turbulent political and cultural situation in Ukraine of the last
Marc Jacobs shoots photo campaign in Ukrainian model’s hometown
The industrial Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk isn’t an obvious location for a fashion shoot. But a new campaign from Marc Jacobs features the city, home
Rural Ukraine at the break of 20th century as seen by landscape painters
Nowadays you can hardly find a place that has never been depicted in photographs. Some of the locations have become so popular among Instagram-bloggers that
