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Why did Russia sell Alaska? Was it really a 99-year lease? Who exactly sold Alaska to the United States – and why? WAS: Popular history‘s video explores the most mythologized deal of the Russian Empire: how and why Emperor Alexander II sold a territory that is now a strategically important part of the United States – Alaska. From Catherine II […]
In 2025, after five-year hiatus, the Kazimir Malevich Award for Ukrainian artists returns. This was announced to UP Culture by the Polish Institute in Kyiv, which is the organizer of the award. The organizers noted that this year’s award returns in a new format – a Council of Laureates has been created. It consists of previous award winners. This decision […]
Ukrainian director Andrii Pryimachenko wins case against HBO over illegal use of video in Chernobyl series. Andrii Pryimachenko, a Ukrainian director, has won a legal case against the American media giant HBO. The case was heard in the Southern District Court of New York and ended in a settlement agreement. The lawsuit was filed due to the unauthorized use of […]
The dance performance The Forest, inspired by Lesya Ukrainka’s The Forest Song, received an Ovation Award at one of the most influential cultural events in South Africa. This marks the first time Ukrainian culture has been represented at the National Arts Festival in South Africa. The news was announced by the Ukrainian Institute. The Forest was created by South African […]
American journalist Zarina Zabrisky has presented her documentary film ‘Kherson: Human Safari’, which she worked on for two years. The film is dedicated to the brutal war that Russia is waging against Ukraine and reveals it through the lens of events in Kherson – one of the most symbolic and strategic cities in this battle, Vsviti reports. The author announced […]
The history of Ukraine’s fundamental law dates back to the Cossack era. On Saturday, June 28, Ukraine celebrates Constitution Day. For the fourth year in a row, our country marks this holiday under martial law, imposed due to the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation. The Constitution of Ukraine is the foundation of the legal system and a guarantor of […]
Archaeologists have excavated the Opishlyanka burial mound, with the findings dated to the 6th–5th centuries BCE, Uspih in UA informs. The discoveries were announced by researchers from the Bilsk Historical and Cultural Reserve, according to zmist.pl.ua. The Opishlyanka mound is located near the village of Derevky in the Kotelva community. It had previously been explored by Ivan Zaretsky in the late 19th […]
The recreated mosaic ‘Boryviter’ by Ukrainian artist Alla Horska was unveiled on Independence Square in Kyiv. The original 1967 artwork was damaged in Mariupol during Russia’s full-scale invasion. The reconstructed version faithfully replicates the original and is the result of the work of 15 artists and researchers led by Olena Zaretska, Alla Horska’s granddaughter. The project was initiated by Rozetka in cooperation […]
Ukraine continues its tradition of presenting powerful art installations at the world-renowned Burning Man festival. This year, from August 24 to September 1, the country will showcase an installation titled Black Cloud. It is currently on display at Kyiv’s Sophia Square on June 8 and 9. “This year, we’re bringing a piece that visualizes the ‘elephant in the room’—a massive […]
Cyber specialists from Ukraine’s Intelligence Directorate (HUR) attacked Russian Railways’ online system. The Russian Railways (RZD) systems are currently down. According to sources at the HUR of the Ministry of Defense, an unusual cyberattack disrupted the functionality of the zd.ru system. This was reported by 24 Kanal, citing RBC-Ukraine. HUR hackers attacked RZD Hackers from the HUR of the Ministry […]
In Kyiv, you can see a unique engraving dedicated to Ivan Mazepa, created in 1705. It is a complex symbolic composition with the Cossack leader himself as the central figure. This was reported by the National Preserve “Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.” At the exhibition “Mazepa. The Strategy of a European Ukraine,” currently on display at the National Preserve “Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra,” visitors can […]
On June 4, 1863, in the village of Sholudky in the Podolia Governorate, the renowned architect of Polish descent, known as the “Kyiv Gaudí,” Vladyslav Horodetskyi was born, Diaspora.ua reminds us. He is best known as the creator of unique architectural landmarks that have become symbols of Kyiv — the House with Chimaeras, St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral (the National […]