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Vytynanka: from traditional craft to contemporary interior design

The art of vytynanka – or papercutting – first appeared in rural villages in Ukraine in the middle of the 19th century, as a form of home decoration. For a long time, it was considered to be a dying art....

Ukrainian Guitars for the World Market

These guitars compete in the global market alongside Fender and Gibson. They cost as much as handmade jewellery, and represent Ukraine at international music trade shows. And they originate from a small workshop in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region. It all...

Vasylkiv as seen by Jerry Heil

Big cities tend to sit in the spotlight, grabbing all the attention, leaving the surrounding provinces in their shadow. Less than half an hour’s drive from Kyiv is the historic town of Vasylkiv; though small and often overlooked, it is...

How to ride across the US and build your own ranch

“The best thing I’ve done in my life was driving across the United States”, Lviv businessman Ostap Lun says. After Ostap had returned from the trip in 2012, he realized that he needed to do something more than just business....

Crimean Tatars. Who are they?

Crimean Tatars (Crimean Tatar: qırımtatarlar) are indigenous people of Turkic origin formed on the Crimean Peninsula and in the steppe areas of Ukraine.

They have survived three occupations. First in 1783 when the Crimean Khanate was annexed by the Russian Empire....

Kyiv as seen by Pavlo Zibrov

In the third story of our series on famous Ukrainians and their hometowns, pop singer Pavlo Zibrov introduces Kyiv, the city that now feels like home to him. Despite its thousand-year history, Kyiv is not a hostage to established tradition:...

Vesele. The Hromada of environmental (green) initiatives

Residents of the Veselivska Hromada aren’t afraid of being proactive and working on collaborative and experimental projects. Currently, they are building a solar power plant at the site of a deserted landfill. Due to the modernization help of Swedish experts,...

Kharkiv as seen by TNMK

The best way to explore Ukraine, in all its diversity, is with people whose stories are tightly bound up with a particular place. In our fourth story, the musicians Oleh Mykhailiuta, a.k.a. Fahot (‘Bassoon’ – tr.), and Oleksandr Sydorenko, a.k.a. Fozzy,...

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