Nearly 40 years ago, much of the Polissia region in Eastern Europe was evacuated. Whole villages were abandoned and centuries of cultural tradition dissolved overnight. The region—heavily forested and ...
When one’s homeland is under siege, it’s not just an attack on the flesh and blood of the people — it’s an attack on a cultural legacy. That’s evident in many places around the globe at the moment, ...
Dnipro, Ukraine — The cherished, century-old Ukrainian song that Americans know as “Carol of the Bells” was written for layers upon layers of voices to fill churches, concert halls and city squares.
To mark the 40th anniversary of the disaster, a free concert is being held tomorrow night at Portland State University. The concert is being organized by Inna Kovtun, a Ukrainian singer, folklorist ...
A group of Ukrainian musicians is touring the world to remind people that thousands of Ukrainian children have been kidnapped by Russia. It's been four years since Russia launched its full-scale ...
On May 22, 1979, thousands gathered in Lviv to bid farewell to Volodymyr Ivasyuk, one of the most influential figures in ...
Alla Dekhtyar plays piano and sings with her daughter, Natalia Aleksahina, left, and their friend Viktoriia Ametova. Dekhtyar used to direct a 30-person choir in Pokrovsk, which performed the ...