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Culture

The Hidden Canon: Discover Ukrainian literary classics

A Kyiv Independent project backed by the Ukrainian Institute

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The cover of “Kvitky” by Old Khata and a drawing featured in the book.
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Old Khata's 'Kvitky' — Tribute to beauty and enduring legacy of Ukrainian folk art

by Dinara Khalilova

Imagine your family has survived World War I, a nationwide revolution marked by brutal violence and constantly changing governments, and a famine. Then, less than a decade later, another, even more devastating famine strikes your land under its new rulers. You and the people around you have suffered for years, and many have died. No end to the suffering is in sight.   Yet, on the eve of an important religious holiday, you sit down and decide to continue one of your people's most beautiful and h

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Ukraine war latest: Ex-PM press secretary reportedly injured in Moscow car explosion

Key developments on Nov. 13: * Ex-PM press secretary reportedly injured in Moscow car explosion * Russia's advance in Ukraine has slowed significantly, Air Assault Forces commander says * Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia, injures 50, including 8 children * Ukraine, Russia launch 'new format' for evacuating civilians from occupied territories, ombudsman says * Ukraine seeks explanation on Starshield speed restrictions from US A car exploded on Kirovogradskaya Street in Moscow's southern Chertan

The foreign influencers helping Russia sell its occupation

On the social media accounts of a group of young foreign visitors touring the Russian-occupied part of Donetsk Oblast, the war-ravaged region is presented as an appealing travel destination. In Instagram videos, the visitors release white doves — symbols of peace — into the sky and stroll through the Mariupol Drama Theater, rebuilt after Russian forces destroyed it during the 2022 siege. But their next stop is a shooting range, puncturing the fragile illusion of peace they have carefully constr

Foreign youth festival delegates hold rifles and a participant from Tanzania holds a Russian flag.

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Our reporting on literature, films, art, and traditions from Ukraine and the latest news on culture in Eastern Europe.

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Ukrainian culture has survived centuries of Russian attempts to appropriate Ukrainian art, silence Ukrainian artists, and erase the Ukrainian language. Modern Ukrainian writers, filmmakers, and musicians — some of whom are serving on the front lines — continue to develop Ukrainian culture and fight for Ukraine’s future.
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