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• 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 ...

• 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 ...