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An exhibition dedicated to poet Vasyl Stus (1938-1985), in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 13, 2025.
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The Soviets tried to silence Ukrainian poet Vasyl Stus. A new exhibition honors his legacy

by Kate Tsurkan

While the Soviet authorities promoted their vision of ideological "universalism" — a homogenized identity that suppressed national cultures — dissenting voices were silenced through arrests, intimidation, and even murder. Yet amid this repression, courageous figures refused to surrender their cultural identity. Among them was the poet Vasyl Stus (1938-1985), one of the era's greatest Ukrainian dissidents. The new exhibition "As Long As We're Here, Everything Will Be Fine" at Kyiv's Mystetskyi

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Ukraine war latest live: Russia presses Huliaipole front, DeepState says situation stabilizing

Hello, this is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,373 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The top story of the day so far:   Russian infiltration groups reportedly reached the outskirts of Huliaipole, a small but important frontline city in eastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, on Nov. 27, but the DeepState open-source mapping project said the situation has "stabilized." Huliaipole, despite being one of the most stable parts of the front line for most of the full-scale war, is now th

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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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