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Albanians of Ukraine. Who are they?

The Albanian community has been living on the territory of Ukraine since the late 18th – early 19th centuries. The Orthodox Albanians had first migrated to Bulgaria, then together with the Gagauzes and Bulgarians, trying to escape the oppression of...

The Jews of Ukraine. Who are they?

The Jewish is one of the oldest communities living in Ukraine. The vast majority of Ukrainian Jews are descendants of one of the largest sub-ethnicities of the Jewish people, the Ashkenazi. Now, there are approximately 300,000 Jewish in Ukraine, according...

Kyiv as seen by DakhaBrakha

In the ‘Ambassadors’ project, famous Ukrainians take us on a walk around their hometowns, introducing us to special places along the way. In the 15th episode, the members of ethno-band DakhaBrakha share their vision of Kyiv, a city rich...

Kniahynynok. The Hromada of creative experiments

The Kniahynynivska Amalgamated Hromada in Volyn formed in September 2016 when there were operating 200 Hromadas in Ukraine. The local inhabitants didn’t give too much credit to the upcoming changes at first, though today the Hromada is an...

Bulgarians of Ukraine. Who are they?

Today, the Ukrainian Bulgarians are one of the largest communities that once migrated to the lands of present-day Bessarabia, Tavria, Pryazovia, and Prychornomoria. Together with the Albanians and Gagauzes, they founded many settlements where they now live compactly, speak numerous...

Zaporizhzhia as seen by Yanina Sokolova

For the ‘Ambassadors’ project, famous Ukrainians introduce us to the places where they spent many years of their lives. In the 13th episode, TV host and journalist Yanina Sokolova gives us her take on Zaporizhzhia, an industrial city that is...

Dolyna and Vyhoda as seen by Michael Shchur

In the Ambassadors project, famous people show the towns where they grew up: what they were like in the past, and how they have changed. In the twelfth episode, the TV presenter and journalist Roman Vintoniv (better known as Michael...

Terebovlia as seen by Viktor Pavlik

In the Ambassadors project, famous people tell us about the places where they grew up. In the eleventh story, singer and performer Viktor Pavlik introduces us to his home town, Terebovlia. Bogdan Logvynenko, the founder of the Ukraïner project, joined...

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