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Icons of Mystery; Icons of the Faithful
During the summers when wheat does not grow and at times when hope drains away from the soul, Ukrainians turn to faith. From farmhouse to farmhouse, men and women once worshipped wooden icons, ones they believed were endowed with a mysterious power to link the soul of a mortal with God. Peasant icons were mostly conspicuously displayed placed prominently on a table or in a wooden cabinet draped with embroidery.
FeaturesA city for ‘walkers’, Kyiv traces centuries of history on one street
Walking through Kyiv’s repository of history and travelers will find vendors selling old Lenin busts, Wehrmacht medals from World War II and banners proclaiming communism’s glory. Andrew’s Ascent or Andriyivky Uzviz is Kyiv’s most popular street with tourists and locals alike. Named after the Baroque St. Andrew’s Church, this street has earned its reputation of being Kyiv’s Montemarte.
FeaturesUkrainians are a quiet storm building in Hollywood
Beleaguered by the tide of films with a Russian revisionist point of view, Ukrainians in Hollywood are busy promoting Ukrainian interests in films and television. With the birth of the Hollywood Trident Foundation in 1999, the voices of the Ukrainian diaspora are coming to the entertainment surface.
FeaturesWild west movie icon, “Curly”, a proud Ukrainian
You may remember the actor playing the role of Curly, the ornery and wizened cowboy in the film, “City Slickers” as Best Supporting Academy Award winning actor, Jack Palance, but this actor, once proudly laid claim to his Ukrainian heritage. Jack Palance, born Volodymir Ivanovich Palahnuik in Pennsylvania coal country was third of five children of Ukrainian immigrants.
FeaturesUkraine Adventure Travel
Do not travel more than 100 kilometers from Kyiv or you will end up on a one-lane rutted dirt road with fallen trees and bandits waiting to ambush your car. Fact or fiction? While the early motorways in Ukraine may have been fraught with geographical and human hazards, and though cars are still scarce commodities for most Ukrainians often preferring to travel by overnight train to their destinations, in the ever confident traveling world, the country of Ukraine is sometimes best explored by car.
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