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...
Why Are There So Many Ukrainians in Canada? Canada is home to one of the largest Ukrainian popula...
Many Ukrainians speak Russian and even consider it their native language. Abroad, it is also comm...
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...
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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...
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 issue of language and language policy in Ukraine has remained the subject of heated debate fo...
Today, during wartime, accusations are sometimes directed at Ukraine of nationalism or discrimina...
Surzhyk is a form of speech that blends elements of Ukrainian and Russian (the original meaning o...
Arguably, the world's most famous Christmas song holds secrets in both its music and lyrics. Comp...
This question is fairly common: Why does the Ukrainian language use the Russian alphabet? The sho...
I once had a casual conversation over some beers with a Greek coworker, and he puzzled me with a ...
Understanding Ukraine's history is essential, as history often provides the key to making sense o...
