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Did you know that Ukraine is a land of a special destiny? Everyone remembers the recent meeting between Zelensky and Trump at the Vatican. And the discussions about the presence of the Ukrainian coat of arms—the Tryzub—on a fresco of Prince Volodymyr in the Vatican. Which is a paradox! It is forbidden to depict national coats of arms in the […]

The Swedish channel SVT released an interesting investigation about ballet troupes that tour Scandinavian countries under names like “Ballet of Ukraine,” “Grand Ukrainian Ballet,” or “The Heritage Ballet.” They present themselves as Ukrainian groups from Ukraine, claiming to raise funds for the needs of their homeland. The program includes “The Nutcracker” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (which already seems odd for a […]

The main character is 18-year-old Ivan, played by Oleksandr Rudynskyi. On Sunday, February 16, the 78th ceremony of the British Academy of Television and Film Arts (BAFTA Film Awards) took place. Among the nominees this year was the film “Rock, Paper, Scissors” directed by British-German filmmaker Franz Böhm, which tells the story of the war in Ukraine. The short film […]

From Europe’s ancient Trypillia civilization to early Slavic Antes tribes, discover the peoples who originated on Ukrainian lands and forged the foundation of modern Ukrainian identity. EMPR.media

This is a story about Maksym Nelipa and his route from a popular Ukrainian showman to frontline hero from Avah Gibbs So, here’s the Showman. Friends, do you still remember Maksym Nelipa? A well-known Ukrainian actor and TV host whose peak popularity was in the mid-2000s. He was a star of KVN, the host of the shows “Lose a Million” […]

From our peculiar official history, we learn that the first inhabitants of modern-day Ukraine were the Trypillians, who created the world’s oldest Trypillian civilization or culture. Then, they seemingly disappeared—either evaporated or flew to another planet. After them, the Scythians supposedly fell from the sky. The same story happened with the Sarmatians. After their “departure,” the Antes appeared out of […]

As reported by No Worries, Ukrainian researchers are actively contributing to the development of intelligent control systems for autonomous reconnaissance drones. Specifically, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU) is involved in creating such technologies for the Spectator aviation complex, UkrInform reports. NASU President Anatoliy Zagorodniy stated in a media briefing that the latest systems enable drones to automatically […]

The spotlight is on Ukrainian developers as S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is released — the biggest event of the year in the gaming world. Officially the most anticipated game worldwide, it has topped the Steam sales charts even before its release. All of this is the result of the Ukrainian development team at GSC Game World. “Our programmers create […]

At the Venice Film Festival, a film titled “Russians at War” by Russian director Anastasia Trofimova, who has a Western education and previously made films for the propaganda holding RT (Russia Today), was shown. And there’s a lot wrong with that. Trofimova says she spent seven months in the combat zone in Ukraine with a Russian Armed Forces battalion, working […]

Google has announced the appointment of Tatiana Lukinyuk as the new director of Google Ukraine. Last year, the company bid farewell to Dmytro Sholomko, who had led Google’s operations in Ukraine for 17 years (essentially since its inception). Tatiana Lukinyuk brings over 25 years of experience in international companies. She is expected to leverage her extensive knowledge and leadership skills […]

On July 30, 1863, the “Valuev Circular” was adopted, banning religious and educational literature in the Ukrainian language. This is a historical monument to the “friendship of peoples” and at the same time a pointer to the direction of movement (fuck you) to the fighters for the rights of the Russian language in Ukraine. “There never was, is not, and […]

A house was built using a 3D printer for the first time in Ukraine, near Kyiv. In Irpin, a house was built using a 3D printer for the first time in Ukraine. The house will be home to the family of Yaroslav Berezov, a hero who died in the war. The family’s home was destroyed by the Russians during the […]