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Masterpieces of human creative genius, objects that bear exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition, or outstanding developments in architecture or technology: these are just a few of the criteria for the UNESCO World Heritage List, which was created for the...
Irpin is one of the Ukrainian cities where reconstruction efforts have expanded into an extensive campaign involving numerous stakeholders. Residents of apartment buildings independently repair roofs damaged by shelling and replace windows in their homes. Lithuanian partners are engaged in...
More than 70% of the rural population of Ukraine consumes water from wells and boreholes, which often do not meet state standards. This water may contain substances that are dangerous to health and the environment, but is not checked systematically...
This material is an attempt to tell what has happened to the Ukrainian language since the beginning of its existence and how it has formed into what Ukrainians use now. Ukraïner will try to explain how, despite all the prohibitions,...
In 2014 an influential academic library moved from Luhansk, which was occupied by Russian terrorist groups, to the small city of Starobilsk. All they had back then were documents, a rubber stamp and no books at all. In order to...
As Western governments debate peace and security guarantees for Ukraine, French political thinker Nicolas Tenzer delivers a warning: neither the United States nor Europe can be fully trusted to protect Ukraine’s security.
The Ostroh Academy is one of the first successful examples of educational revival in Ukraine that doesn’t try to replicate the old Soviet system and leans on the long-standing traditions of Ukrainian education instead. The university in Ostroh has been...
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 with...
Ukrainian fashion brands and designers bring victory closer: they create special collections and donate profits to the charities, transfer funds to the army and spread information among their followers. Many have remolded their production and not only started sewing uniforms,...
For one month Ukraine is on fire, under constant enemy shelling. Hundreds of thousands of lives were cut short or broken. According to the UN, 3.5 million Ukrainians left the country after the month of the war, another 11-12 million...
