Culture

Ukraine’s documentary directed by Sean Penn has been presented at the Berlin Film Festival. Thank you, Sean!!!
24
Feb
Culture, Politics, Society

Ukraine’s documentary directed by Sean Penn has been presented at the Berlin Film Festival. Thank you, Sean!!!

By REUTERS February 18, 2023 Late in the evening of Feb. 24, 2022, just some 15 hours after Russia triggered its invasion of his country, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy found time to receive American actor Sean Penn. Sitting in a bare, apparently windowless room, Zelenskiy speculated on Vladimir Putin’s motives for the invasion. “He wants us to be dead,” Zelenskiy said of the Russian president in the central scene in “Superpower”, a film-length profile of the Ukrainian leader that premiered on Friday at the Berlin Film Festival. “He hates Ukraine. He hates us.” Directed by Penn and Aaron Kaufman, the movie…
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The Second Front of Ukrainian National Resistance against Russian Aggression is Firmly Held by the Ukrainians Abroad
22
Feb
Culture, Defense, Ukraine, Ukrainians in the world

The Second Front of Ukrainian National Resistance against Russian Aggression is Firmly Held by the Ukrainians Abroad

The first anniversary of the full-scale Russian war against Ukraine is approaching. It means 365 days and nights of a heroic struggle by the Ukrainian people. It means 365 days of heroic deeds by undefeated Ukrainian defenders. Contrary to the established theory and practice of military science, and the predictions and assessments of well-known world analysts, the Ukrainians destroyed Russia’s blitzkrieg plans. Ukraine’s determined defense happened against all odds as the enemy had a considerable advantage and acted treacherously as Hitler did in 1941, attacking all Ukraine’s territory with massive air strikes and having a considerable advantage in equipment, weapons…
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Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin
15
May
Culture

Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin

Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest in the early hours of Sunday in a clear show of support for the war-ravaged nation. The six-man band that mixes traditional folk melodies and contemporary hip hop in a purposeful defense of Ukrainian culture was the sentimental and bookmakers’ favorite among the 25 bands and performers competing in the grand finale. The public vote from home was decisive in securing their victory. The band’s front man, Oleg Psiuk, took advantage of the enormous global audience to make impassioned plea to free fighters still trapped beneath a sprawling steel plant in…
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Journalists found Russian looter Agafonov, who stole phone from 10-year-old Ivanka from Trostyanets.
21
Apr
Culture

Journalists found Russian looter Agafonov, who stole phone from 10-year-old Ivanka from Trostyanets.

Journalists searched for the Russian occupier Danilo Agafonov, who took the phone from 10-year-old Ivanka from Trostyanets. "Do you remember 10-year-old Ivanka from Trostyanets, from whom the occupiers took away a telephone and a power bank with rhinestones at the checkpoint?She was sad then, but soon the Ukrainian military returned her favorite pink phone and made the little girl happy. We decided to make everyone even happier and found an orc who took Ivanka's phone. Here he is, 19-year-old Danil Agafonov from the Smolensk region. The driver is a mechanic from the Kantemirov division, which our Armed Forces defeated in the Sumy…
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Terrible result of Russian propaganda: Russian mothers mourn sons killed in Ukraine, support for Putin’s war remains solid
21
Apr
Culture

Terrible result of Russian propaganda: Russian mothers mourn sons killed in Ukraine, support for Putin’s war remains solid

https://youtu.be/BPg6CNkmj3A ITV News visited Russia's rural heartlands, the kind of region from which many troops are conscripted, where some families are now mourning the loss of loved ones killed in the fighting in Ukraine. In a place where almost all information is state-controlled - and where the Nazi advance in World War Two still casts a long shadow - ITV News found virtually rock-solid support for Putin's war.
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Ukraine in Flames: Religions take stands and sides in the war
05
Apr
Culture, Society

Ukraine in Flames: Religions take stands and sides in the war

Russian invaders destroyed at least 59 buildings of spiritual significance in 8 regions of Ukraine, as the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine informs. On average, two religious buildings a day have been destroyed since February 24. These include an orthodox cathedral in Mariupol, a Jewish school in Kharkiv and dozens of parish churches destroyed throughout Ukraine. On March 7 alone, three monuments of Ukrainian culture were partially or completely destroyed: the Yelets Assumption Monastery in Chernihiv (1069), St. George’s Church in Zavorichi, Kyiv Oblast, (1873), and a 160-year-old wooden Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy…
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MFA of Ukraine, Ukrainian Institute and Wikimedia Ukraine Launch Information Campaign “Ukraine’s Cultural Diplomacy Month” for the Second Time
11
Feb
Culture, Society

MFA of Ukraine, Ukrainian Institute and Wikimedia Ukraine Launch Information Campaign “Ukraine’s Cultural Diplomacy Month” for the Second Time

"Ukraine Everywhere" is the motto of the international information campaign entitled "Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month" that will last from 17 February to 17 March 2022. The campaign is designed to create more articles about Ukraine and its culture in other languages on Wikipedia. "Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month" will be held for the second time; the first campaign took place in 2021. During that campaign, 172 users created and improved articles more than 1,200 times and created more than 817 new articles in Ukrainian and foreign languages. "For two years in a row, we are launching "Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month" on…
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Plast members present the Bethlehem Peace Cauldron to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
17
Dec
Culture, Society, TOP, Ukraine, Ukrainians in the world

Plast members present the Bethlehem Peace Cauldron to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Representatives of the National Scout Organization of Ukraine "Plast" brought the Bethlehem Peace Torch to the session hall and spoke from the parliament's rostrum. The Cauldron symbolizes the warmth of hearts and the joy that every year the Plast members bring from the Holy Sepulcher to Ukraine and distribute it among all the Ukrainians. "At the beginning of every year Ukrainian Plastu's representatives traditionally give the Bethlehem Peace Cauldron to the Parliament of Ukraine as a reminder of the importance of peace, goodness, love and solidarity", announced the Head of the Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk and asked the Ukrainian Plastu's representatives…
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Today marks the 144th anniversary of the birth of the legendary author of “Shchedryk” Mykola Leontovych
13
Dec
Culture, TOP, Ukraine

Today marks the 144th anniversary of the birth of the legendary author of “Shchedryk” Mykola Leontovych

The composer of the famous Ukrainian song "Shchedryk," Mykola Leontovych, was born on this day in 1877. In 1922, the song was performed for the first time in New York Carnegie Hall by the Oleksandr Koshyts Choir, and in 1936 the English conductor Peter Vilgovskyy wrote his English text to Leontovych's melody and created "Carol of the Bells," one of the most popular Christmas melodies in America today.   This year, Tina Peresunko, a Fulbright Fellow, researched the musical transformation of the Ukrainian carol into American culture in the U.S. archives in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the American…
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The Christmas concert of the Ukrainian Bandura Band of North America will be shown online
13
Dec
Culture, Ukrainians in the world

The Christmas concert of the Ukrainian Bandura Band of North America will be shown online

The Ukrainian Bandura Band of North America (UBC) will hold a virtual concert "Christmas on the Bandura" on December 19. According to Ukrinform, this is stated on the website of the band's partner - the platform OurConcerts.live, created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Thus, the choir under the direction of artistic director and conductor Oleg Makhlay will present a unique holiday program with the participation of a 60-string Ukrainian bandura instrument and a male choir. The 103rd UBC concert season includes musicians from all over North America. The program "Christmas with a Bandura" will feature works in English, Latin and…
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