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"The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history", said the historian Milan Hubl in Milan Kundera's The Book of Laughter and Forgetting. To ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Culture: Can this $77 million state initiative bolster Ukraine's cultural sphere?
With Ukraine's cultural heritage threatened by Russia's all-out war of annihilation, Kyiv is ramping up its efforts to support Ukrainian artists at the state level. "Tysiachovesna," or "1,000 ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Culture: Ukraine Is Experiencing A Cultural Renaissance
The cultural revival is particularly noticeable in Kyiv. Even during winter power outages and Russian missile and drone attacks, exhibitions, festivals, and other events draw full houses. “Culture ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Culture: War-weary Ukrainian students learn Yiddish to reclaim a Jewish past nearly erased at home
Non-Jews learn about region's history through language study with New York's YIVO Institute, while connecting with US Jews over national heritage decimated with help of some local collaborators The ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Culture: Russian strikes destroy 12 million books ahead of Ukraine's first week back at school
Ukraine says Russia is deliberately attacking its culture, after strikes on publishers and churches.
News Ukraine » Kiev » Culture: Russian Military Strikes Destroy 10 Million Books in Ukraine
Kyiv says Russia hopes to "destroy the infrastructure that allows Ukrainian literature, language, and knowledge to reach readers." ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Culture: Russian strike burns 8 million books in Ukraine: publisher
A Russian strike in Ukraine destroys 8 million books, marking a significant loss to the country's cultural heritage and education.
News Ukraine » Kiev » Culture: Ukrainian Day in the Park returns to the Confluence as community calls for continued support amid war
A celebration of Ukrainian culture and independence took place at the Confluence on Sunday morning as members of Calgary’s Ukrainian community continued to rally for support four years after the war ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Culture: Ukrainian community showcases Ukraine's living culture at Chalke Festival
A Ukrainian community group has showcased the country’s living cultural heritage at one of the UK’s leading history events. For the third year running, the Ukrainian Community "United" (UCU) ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Culture: Ukrainian publishers call for support after Russian attacks destroy 10m books
The country risks ‘the collapse of the entire book ecosystem’ following destruction of warehouses in July and August, say Ukrainian publishers ...