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• Light of a Monastic Life Still Shines Underground in Ukraine

  Light a single candle. Breathe the cold, damp air. Perhaps say a prayer. Begin your descent into monastic history. Founded in 1057, the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra cave labyrinth is merely a small part ...

• Ukraine Unfolds Along the Dnipro River

  Alternately spelled Dneiper, Dnipro, and Dneper, the third longest river in Europe lowing bisects the country of Ukraine and is a study in contrasts, geography, and politics. Often described by ...

• Festivities Multiply since Ukrainian Independence: Part 3

  This is the third and final article in our series of articles about Ukrainian Festivals. The focus of this feature article is the modern-day "Cultural Festivals of Ukraine". Ukrainian cultural ...

• Lychakivsky Cemetery: A History Book of Stone

  In death, Ukrainian ancestors are believed to reside in the fields, orchards, forests, and the skies of their homeland. The spirits assure a good harvest. As a gesture of thanks and to bring ...

• Личаківське кладовище: кам’яна історична книга

  На Україні є повір’я, що души предків після смерті перебувають в полях, садах, лісах та у повітрі рідної землі. Духи забезпечують багатий врожай. На знак вдяки та поваги та щоб дістати щастя у ...

• Festivities Multiply since Ukrainian Independence: Part 2

  This is the second article of a three-part series about various Ukraine festivals since the country's independence in 1991. Ukraine.com is proud to present the following article on Film ...

• Festivities Multiply since Ukrainian Independence: Part 1

  Ukrainians have a history of celebration but with the advent of the country's independence in 1991, festivals of all kinds have exploded on the cultural scene. Layered with culture, customs, ...

• Ukrainian Babushkas – A Source of Wisdom and Sunflower Seeds

  "If Palace Walls Could Talk" - One old woman sweeps the Kiev streets. Another marches off to a construction site, pick axe and shovel in hand. On the corner, a third woman wrapped in a scarf ...

• Odessa’s catacombs: An Ancient Metro – Ukraine

  Every corner of Ukraine's streets carries a history lesson telling stories of resistance and abdication. Sometimes these stories are not only told by walking in the open air but unfold ...

• „Мій дім на Майдані” Звуки, види, та фольклор Помаранчевої Революції в Україні

  „Моя хата з краю” – таким висловом українці виражають небажання наголошувати свої політичні погляди, протягом стрімких днів Помаранчевої революції, хата перемістилася. На банерах було ...