Culture
Mariupol
Despite winning the Oscar for “Best Documentary Feature Film” the moment they got the award to celebrate its achievement was missing from the highlights program.
Mar. 12
Ukraine
Ukraine’s president on the 210th anniversary of the birth of Ukraine’s national poet Taras Shevchenko stressed the importance of safeguarding the nation’s culture.
Mar. 10
How Ukraine’s national poet and former serf bonded with a visiting Afro-American actor and former slave.
Mar. 9
Ukraine
On March 8, International Women’s Day, we remember some of their representatives from Ukraine who amazed with their beauty, brains, resilience, creativity and sex appeal.
Mar. 8
War in Ukraine
Set in Manhattan’s hippest neighborhood, this Ukrainian coffee shop with humble origins has seduced refugees, artists and Hollywood stars alike. Now it’s starring in its own film.
Feb. 23
The following is Part One of a four-part excerpt from the previously unpublished novel Ashen Glory: War Within, set during the four climactic days of Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity in February 2014.
Feb. 18
Ukraine
Kyiv Post Chief Editor Bohdan Nahaylo talks with singer and representative of Ukraine's new generation of cultural artists, who combine patriotic and civic activity with universal values - Mari Cheba.
Feb. 10
Ukraine
The Ukrainian Cossacks’ victories under Petro Sahaidachny’s leadership inspire the present-day defenders of Ukraine to outfight the Russians with skill and courage rather than numerical strength.
Dec. 31, 2023
Books
Russia’s War against Ukraine has focused interest on Ukraine and resulted in a splurge of books about this hitherto largely ignored country. So, what is our Chief Editor’s choice from among them?
Dec. 30, 2023
Religion
In Ukraine, because of the official switch this year from Old to New Calendar, St. Nicholas Day is celebrated on Dec. 6 instead of Dec. 19. And Christmas will fall on Dec. 25 rather than Jan. 7.
Dec. 6, 2023
Ukraine
The seeds sown by Les Kurbas on the Ukrainian stage sprouted in the following generations of artists, with great works of theatrical art and bold innovations of modern theater.
Dec. 3, 2023
Refugee artist Andrey Kezzyn discusses his escape from Russia, his life in Berlin, and how he is continuing his support for Ukraine through his artwork.
Nov. 26, 2023
Ukraine
Art could very well be the best vehicle for reshaping Polish-Ukrainian relations. By promoting the art we have in common, the turbulence of centuries settles into the spirit of friendship.
Oct. 29, 2023
War in Ukraine
An exhibition of 150 paintings by Ukrainian artists, depicting their various experiences of war, has just opened in Chicago. Proceeds will go to help the war effort.
Oct. 28, 2023
Art
Maria Bashkirtseva, author of the first painting by a female artist to be exhibited in the Louvre, was a patriot of her native Ukraine, yet Russia stole her name and fame.
Oct. 1, 2023
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The melody from Carol of the Bells comes from Ukraine’s Pokrovsk, a city the Russians are desperately trying to capture and rid of Ukrainians.
Nov. 10