Ukrainian community in Chicago has launched a new publication covering life of Ukrainians there. First issue of Ukrainian Chicago, as the magazine is named, went on sale on Jan. 7.
The first issue’s cover features Ulyana Fenyn, the winner of Miss Ukrainian Diaspora 2014 contest.
Inside, there is an interview with Fenyn, a list of 10 most popular Ukrainian organizations in the U.S., and an article about Kyiv ethnic fashion designer Oksana Polonets, among other stories.
“In 2011 we started a project called Ukrainian Chicago by reporting on local events via VIDIA resource, publishing a Ukrainian Chicago blog on Chicago Tribune website ChicagoNow.com. And here you go, right now you’re flipping through the pages of a printed version of Ukrainian Chicago,” Yuriy Figel, co-founder of Chicago-based multimedia company VIDIA, which publishes the magazine, said in the opening remarks of the first issue.
The magazine will feature prominent Ukrainians, Ukrainian Americans, Ukrainian lifestyle, and more stories on Ukraine, according to Figel. It will be published every two weeks in English and Ukrainian and distributed for free in the places popular with Ukrainians in Chicago. The digital version is available at UkrainianChi.com.
