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The melody that has travelled the world and become a symbol of Christmas in many countries was bo...

At the time of the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, Ukraine became the third-largest nuclear powe...

For centuries, the Ukrainian language and culture have been systematically suppressed and banned—...

The original "Shchedryk" song in Ukrainian has lyrics, which differ significantly from the much l...

What Holidays Are Public Days Off in Ukraine? In peacetime, Ukraine has 11 official public and ma...

What Are the Most Popular Dishes in Ukraine? Ukrainian cuisine is renowned for its diversity and ...

Why Are There So Many Ukrainians in Canada? Canada is home to one of the largest Ukrainian popula...

In Ukraine, wedding rings are traditionally worn on the ring finger of the right hand. This tradi...

Until 2022, most Ukrainians, particularly Eastern Rite Christians, celebrated Christmas on Januar...

Many Ukrainians speak Russian and even consider it their native language. Abroad, it is also comm...

After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, interest in the Ukrainian language has gro...

In short — no, that is untrue. The myth that Ukrainian is merely a dialect of Russian was invente...

Most scholars believe that Ukrainian emerged around the middle of the 1st millennium CE, after th...

The identity of Mykola (Nikolai) Gogol is complex. He was born in Ukraine’s Poltava region to a f...

The Ukrainian flag consists of two horizontal stripes: blue on top, yellow on the bottom. Both co...

If you want to understand Ukraine — read Ukrainian literature.  Three key figures without whom it...

One of the most famous contemporary Ukrainian artists is Ivan Marchuk. In 2007, he was included i...

The myth of Ukrainians as the “younger brothers” of Russians emerged during the times of the Musc...

To understand Ukraine and its people, it’s worth turning to literature that reflects the country’...

The first international students appeared in independent Ukraine back in the early 1990s. Since t...