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Since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, this process has only intensified, making the country into one of the most conspicuous battlefields of the politics of history.
KYIV, Ukraine — At the thousand-year-old Cathedral of Saint Sophia here, standing on an easel in front of a towering Baroque golden altar, is a new, freshly painted icon that’s just a foot square.
Discussing 3,000 years of art in one book while giving anything more than the most cursory attention to individual artists is an impossible task, and “Treasures of Ukraine” often resembles a ...
For Ukrainians, more than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, the war isn’t just being fought in the trenches. It’s in the museums, and in the cultural heritage they seek to preserve.
Ukraine’s most famous sculptor turns war debris into art, expressing the inexpressible The wrought iron works, some with delicate wings, others religious and ironic, are on display in the U.S ...
A look at the history of the National Technical University of Ukraine (KPI), located minutes away from the Art School, between 1899-1917, gives some idea of the continuous tumultuous struggles ...
In the Eye of the Storm conveys how Ukraine came to be a thriving center of avant-garde art in the early decades of the 20th century. Davyd Burliuk, "Carousel" (1921), oil on canvas, ~13 x 18 ...
As Russia's systematic destruction of Ukraine's cultural heritage continues amid the full-scale war, Ukraine's art community is seeking innovative, if not unconventional methods, to preserve their ...
As Ukraine battles Russia’s military, ... Ukrainians Are Defending Their History, Thought, Art, and Culture, Too. 6 minute read. Ideas. By Suzanne Nossel. January 6, 2023 12:14 PM EST.
Ukraine’s national identity is still evolving. The Ukrainian-speaking region once known as Galicia, in the west, with its longstanding ties to Austria, Poland and Central Europe, developed a ...
For Ukrainians, more than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, the war isn’t just being fought in the trenches. It’s in the museums, and in the cultural heritage they seek to preserve.