War against culture

How Russia Russified the east of Ukraine

For centuries, Ukrainians have had their unique Ukrainian language and culture. These developed separately from Russian society, in a parallel tradition. However, when the Ukrainian territories were incorporated into the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union, the Russian authorities...

Dnipro: Jazz and Support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Due to the full-scale Russian invasion, many cultural initiatives have switched their activities to help the military and civilians. However, their main mission to create art remains unchanged as the art evolves into a special weapon to encourage the nation’s...

Resistance in Zaporizhzhia: tours, posters, and informational front

Zaporizhzhia, one of Ukraine’s regional capitals, is located relatively close to the front line. It is a vital hub for supporting Ukrainian defence and for receiving internally displaced people from temporarily occupied territories. The city is also an influential cultural...

Theatres and museums volunteering during the war

With the beginning of a full-scale war, art institutions in Ukraine have transformed the way they work. They began to approach the victory in multiple ways: providing the military and civilians with needed things, organizing shelters for internally displaced people,...