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• Пошуки бога у скелях: Українські скеляні церкви

  В Європі люди будували свої церкви вважаючи, що не скоро настануть ті часи, коли каміння буде зруйновано. У пустелі люди приходили до своїх соборів на світанку або при місячному сяйві. Природа ...

• Carving God Out of Rock: Ukraine’s Rock-Cut Church

  In Europe, men raised their churches knowing many would never see the climax of stone and mortar. In the desert, men came upon their cathedrals at dawn or in the moonlight. Weather built these ...

• Ukraine’s Capital Gets a Linguistic Facelift

  Kiev is now Kyiv, at least according to the US State Department and western Ukrainians are concerned. Kyiv has long been the spelling of Ukraine’s capital for many but for Russian speaking ...

• Interpretation of Ukraine’s History Collides With Ukraine’s Present

  Partisan or traitor? Freedom fighter or spy? These diametrically opposed labels may speak to the interpretation of the country’s history during World War II but the argument is far from settled, ...

• No Longer “Little Russia”, Ukraine Emerges From the Shadows

  Coined “Little Russia” by Catherine the Great, Ukraine and the surrounding southern portions of the environs were presented to Russian nobles and German compatriots in an effort to forge a ...

• Ukrainian Money a Metaphor for Independence

  Reach into your wallet to buy a coffee on your way to work. Pay a utility bill over the Internet. Make a purchase at your local grocery store. Ordinary acts of everyday life may be unremarkable ...

• Break Bread and Celebrate Life in Ukraine

  Bread, Peace, and Land, may once have been the rallying cry and slogan of the first Russian revolution, but in Ukraine where both Tsarist and Soviet rulers alike exploited the land and ruled the ...

• Ukrainian Postcards Record More Than Travels

  “Gorgeous weather”, “Having a great time” and “Thinking of you”- the language of postcards rarely changes from culture to culture around the world. Often considered obligatory by the writer, ...

• Ukraine: If Palace Walls Could Talk

  Ghosts may occasionally inhabit the ancient passages of places where history was made long ago but the walls themselves record every occupant's celebration and frustration keeping secrets for ...

• Ukraine Museum Etiquette is a Lesson in Economics as Well as Viewing

  Step inside a state-owned Ukrainian museum and you may find yourself in total darkness. Move too quickly through one of the museum exhibit rooms and you may be retrieved like a recalcitrant ...