Ukrainian culture

Victoria Amelina stands next to a cherry tree in the backyard of Volodymyr Vakulenko, a Ukrainian children's book author, where he buried his diary of living under Russian occupation in Kapytolivka before he was killed.

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She saved the diary of a Ukrainian writer killed by Russia. Then she was killed, too

6:00am July 15, 2023

Award-winning novelist Victoria Amelina, who retrained as a war crimes researcher to document Russian atrocities and preserve Ukrainian culture, has met a tragic end.

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The United Ukrainian Ballet is made up of dancers taking refuge in the Netherlands. The company will perform Giselle, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

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Ballet dancers from across Ukraine bring 'Giselle' to the Kennedy Center

5:10am January 27, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

The United Ukrainian Ballet Company is made up of dancers taking refuge in the Netherlands. The company travels to Washington, D.C., to perform Giselle, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky.

A cook prepares borsch at a March 2021 event in Kyiv to promote Ukraine's bid for UNESCO to recognize the dish as part of the country's historical heritage.

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UNESCO declares borsch cooking an endangered Ukrainian heritage

3:20pm July 01, 2022

by Alina Selyukh

Ukraine's culture minister declared victory in "the war for borsch" as Russia also claims the hearty beet soup. UNESCO says the invasion threatens Ukraine's borsch culture with "extreme urgency."