Ukrainian Teen Creates LEGO Animation About Poet Vasyl Stus to Tell the World His Story
A 14-year-old student from Lviv, Ukraine — Oles Vorona — has created a five-minute English-language LEGO animated film…
The best of all times
“It is the best cartoon in the world.” As so often with these kinds of statements here, it…
Kravchuchka
I presently live in a ‘Ekaterininka‘, i.e. a building constructed before the revolution, when the city was still…
Slavic Cola
A friend from back home visited me recently. It was his first time in Ukraine, and he liked…
Tickets please!
“Tickets please!” The conductor asking this is wearing combat pants and a black T-shirt with a cartoon print…
Korean kitchen, Ukrainian heritage?
I love the carrot salad you can get at almost any Ukrainian market or supermarket. Unlike most of…
TSUM: the Symbol of the Epoch
“TSUM in 30 minutes” – is an expression you’ll definitely hear in Ukraine. Although it sounds like a…
Bulava: a Weapon as a Traditional Souvenir from Ukraine
Old Weapon and Symbol of Authority “Originally, the bulava was a weapon.” Ivan sells Ukrainian souvenirs and he…
Salo: When Ukrainians Make Pig Fat a Delight
You haven’t been to Ukraine, if you have never tasted borsch, varenyky and salo. The latter is a…
Hopak: if not Fighting like Cossacks, let’s Dance!
“Hop-hop-hop…” A picture of sturdy guys wearing traditional Ukrainian dress and dancing to the folk music. That is…