Lifestyle

Ukraine Today: Secrets of traditional Ukrainian toys

More than a thousand of Yavorivsky zabavky will be used to adorn the main Christmas spruce This year, these decorations as Yavorivsky zabavky will …
Ukraine Today

Deutsche Welle: Ukraine expected to host the coming Eurovision Song Contest, with no Plan B

“Contrary to media reports, we can confirm there are no plans to move the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest to Moscow,” the European Broadcasting Union …
Deutsche Welle

UNIAN: European Broadcasting Union confirms Eurovision-2017 to be held in Kyiv

During a meeting of the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in Lausanne, Switzerland Dec. 8 it was finally confirmed that the …
UNIAN

Five Ukrainian brands for dressing stylishly in winter

As winter returns to Kyiv, it’s time to dress up warm in heavy coats, sweaters, boots and hats – not usually the kind of clothes that inspire those …
Anna Yakutenko

Lobanovskyi legend lives on in movie

Valeriy Lobanovskyi, the much-loved Dynamo Kyiv soccer player and manager, and the former national coach of both the Soviet team and Ukraine’s …
Denys Krasnikov

Putrov makes triumphant return to the stage in Kyiv

A four-year wait for international ballet star Ivan Putrov came to an end on Nov. 27, when his own show, “Men in Motion,” was staged in the National …
Maria Romanenko

Entertainment Guide Dec. 9 – Dec. 16

Folk Dance One of the most prominent folk dance groups, the Virsky Ensemble, will perform traditional Ukrainian dances on Dec. 9 in the Freedom Event …
Anna Yakutenko

Lifestyle Blog: Best places for a first date

This week I am taking up a difficult challenge set for me in the form of the question:  Where to have dinner on a first date? (feel free by the way to …
Maud Joseph

Finance minister says preparations for Eurovision song contest 2017 financed in full

Preparations for the Eurovision song contest to be hosted by Kyiv in 2017 are being financed in full and there are no reasons for the relocation of …
Interfax-Ukraine

Newsweek: Groysman dismisses Eurovision host rumors as ‘propaganda’

It is an old cliche that the Eurovision Song Contest is really all about one thing – politics. The camp, annual sing-off between countries across …
Newsweek

Lifestyle Blog: Seven impressive Instagram profiles from Ukraine

Despite being around for a while, it’s only been in the last couple of years that Instagram has really started to take off and gain an audience in …
Maria Romanenko

New York Times: Life, up close, in a Ukrainian village

Growing up, Lida Suchy listened to her parents’ tales of the Ukrainian homeland, which they fled because of Soviet persecution during World War II. At …
New York Times

The Guardian: Kyiv pensioner turns scruffy stairwell into a gilded palace

From the outside, number 11A is a drab block of flats like any other in Troyeshchyna, a scruffy Kyiv suburb of identikit Soviet-era housing. The …
The Guardian

Oiko Times: Eurovision winner and member of Organising Committee, Ruslana responds to the ‘Moscow’ rumours

Eurovision Song Contest 2004 winner and member of the organising committee for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest edition, Ruslana Lyzhychko, responded …
Oiko Times

Lifestyle Blog: Searching for a good bowl of Vietnamese soup

With temperatures plummeting in Kyiv these days, there’s nothing like a good little soup to warm you up. If you like Asian flavors, “Pho” soup is a …
Maud Joseph

Eurovision 2017 semi-finals scheduled for May 9 and 11, final – for May 13

Leaders of the Ukraine’s national state-run television company (NTKU) Oleksandr Kharebyn and Viktoria Romanova have been officially appointed as …
Interfax-Ukraine

Warding off winter cold with traditional liqueurs

Ukrainian cuisine is famous for a variety of delicious dishes, but few know that it is also rich in aromatic and tasty liqueurs. Traditional Ukrainian …
Nataliya Trach

Natalia Moussienko’s new book examines art created during EuroMaidan Revolution

Art, which by its nature pushes boundaries and engenders public debate, has always played a role in politics, and all the more so street politics. So …
Anna Yakutenko
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