Culture
Comedian Serhiy Chirkov was snatched away from the microphone while reading out Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s election promises and forcibly removed from the stage at Atlas Weekend. This was reported by Censor.NET. During his speech at the festival, Chirkov read Zelensky’s speech from the 2019 presidential debate on stage. The comedian reminded the audience of Zelensky’s promises about “the end of the […]
Western news agencies report the death of linguist, professor, former Ukrainian parliamentarian, and activist Iryna Farion, known for her radical statements against the Russification of Ukrainians, from a gunshot to the temple. This is reported by VOA. “She became known for her consistent promotion of the Ukrainian language and discrediting public officials who spoke Russian,” Reuters reports. The British newspaper […]
Denys Kryvyi, a photographer-naturalist and winner of many international competitions, was among the TOP 100 best photographers in the world. On July 16 at 3:00 PM, a commemorative photo exhibition by Denys Kryvyi titled “The Beauty of Buzkyi Gard” will be presented at the Art Museum in Ternopil. This was reported on the museum’s Facebook page. Denys Kryvyi, a photographer-naturalist […]
“We Were Recruits” by director Lyubomyr Levytsky has become one of the most successful documentaries in Ukrainian history. Released nationwide on May 2, the film was viewed by over 32,000 people in four weeks, earning more than 5.2 million hryvnias at the box office. This result is the second highest for Ukrainian documentaries, following “20 Days in Mariupol” by Mstyslav […]
50,000 books were destroyed by russia in Kharkiv just in one strike yesterday. First, they will kill your artists. They will beat the painters to death behind garages, drive the poets to suicide, rot the journalists and historians in camps, shoot the priests, and force the musicians to sing their songs. Then they will open cinemas, literary schools, and conservatories. […]
My new video “Turn Back” is the third of the trilogy of videos I filmed in Ukraine in August, 2023. It has multiple meanings depending on the place in which you find yourself. For many people, it is a plea to a loved one who looking for something somewhere else to find it right there at home. But for me, […]
The Ministry of Culture has updated data on the number of cultural objects damaged by Russian aggression Since Russia’s full-scale aggression in Ukraine began, 1,711 cultural infrastructure objects have been damaged, as reported by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine on November 3. According to the Ministry’s data as of October 25, cultural infrastructure suffered the greatest […]
The 52nd Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival started on October 21 at Zhovten Cinema, Kyiv. More than 150 films will be screened over nine days. Among them are 31 Ukrainian films. These are fiction and documentary films full-length and short, included in competitive and non-competitive programs. When: October 21 – 29, 2023 Where: Zhovten Cinema, Kostiantynivska St, 26, Kyiv, Ukraine. […]
Ukrainian girl punk rock band The Sixsters will take part in the legendary Glastonbury Festival on June 22-25 in Great Britain. Glastonbury Festival is the biggest British music event held since 1970. The festival has featured such performers as Coldplay, Gorillaz, Metallica, Foo Fighters, U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers. This year, the following grandees of modern music are listed in […]
Russian aggression is aimed at destroying everything Ukrainian, and we are defending not only our borders but also our national identity. The aggressor’s publishing products are also a weapon in this war. Russian books have no place in Ukraine! We are asking you to sign an important petition for Ukrainian book publishing – “To protect the Ukrainian cultural space from the ‘Russian […]
In “We Are Ukrainian”, filmed by American director Zack Gross and edited by Ukrainian Pavlo Khomiuk, I forcefully, emotionally, and passionately speak to the entire civilized world about the horrors of the past year of unjust war against Ukraine. I am superimposed over heart-wrenching footage of the war’s destruction as I describe a once peaceful country that now finds itself […]
Putin’s task is to completely destroy Ukraine, strategically not only as a state entity but also as a socio-cultural phenomenon, remains unchanged. Putin’s dream is to be the one to fix “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the twentieth century” and rebuild the Soviet Union (by the centenary of its formation in December 2022). This sick dream of a Bunker Moth […]