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Ukrainian Community Easter Fair
WHEN: Sunday, 9 April 2017, 13:00 WHERE: Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 154 Holland Park Ave, W11 4UH Admission: Free Join to learn how to make Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky), try some traditional Ukrainian food and buy Easter themed crafts. Bring your children over, as there’ll be plenty of entertainment for them. Organised by Association of Ukrainian […]
Evening of Music and Poetry dedicated to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko
WHEN: Saturday 18 March 2017 at 7.30 PM WHERE: The Ukrainian Cathedral Hall, 21A Binney Street, Mayfair, London W1K 5BQ Admission: Tickets: £25 (Children under 13 Free). Ticket price includs a two – course meal of Ukrainian food with wine. Tickets may be reserved by email: [email protected] or Text: 0773 6735270 It will be an […]
Ukrainian Community Christmas Concert
WHEN: SUN 29 Jan 2017, 15:00 WHERE: Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 154 Holland Park Ave, London W11 4UH Admission: Free Everybody is welcome at this annual Christmas concert on Sunday 29 January at 3.00 pm. The concert features the best talents from Ukrainian community organisations. You will see and hear lovely Ukrainian Christmas carols and short plays (vertep) – unique […]
GoCamp is Looking for Volunteers to Teach English in Ukraine
By Anna Morgan Ukraine is changing. 2014 Revolution has inspired many grassroots initiatives that are eager to support the country’s modernization. One of those is called GoCamp. It is a new format of school day camps with intensive study of English taught by volunteers from abroad. Piloted in 2016 it attracted 120 volunteers from 40 […]
Christmas Carols by Candlelight
WHEN: 8 January 2017, 14:00 WHERE: Ukrainian Cathedral, 22 Binney St, London W1K 5BQ Admission: Free but donations are welcome Join this event for Christmas Carols singing by candlelight. There will also be traditional Christmas treats offered after the event. Voluntary donations received from this event will go to help priests and chaplains on the […]
Ukrainian consumers have the right be served in Ukrainian — activist
Article by: Halyna Tereshchuk For the past several years, Lviv native Sviatoslav Litynskyi, a programming instructor, has been defending the right of Ukrainian consumers to Ukrainian-language services and product labeling. His successes include a Ukrainian passport without a Russian translation, Ukrainian-language bank receipts, the labeling of household appliances and electronic equipment in Ukrainian, and an […]
Fairy tales from the frontline: soldiers promote Ukrainian language
Ukrainian soldiers came up with idea to promote the Ukrainian language and at the same to become closer to their kids, waiting at home Kazbek Abdurzakov, the officer of 57th separate infantry brigade and leader of tactical assault group, has come up with an idea to fight not only for Ukrainian territories but also for […]
Time to Sing Christmas Carols
WHEN: Sunday, 18 December 2016, 14:00 – 15:00 WHERE: London, Trafalgar Square (by the Christmas tree), WC2N 5DN Admission: Free but donations are welcome. Languages: Ukrainian, English Please join to hear the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral’s Choir ‘Promin Nadii’ and their friends performing Ukrainian and English carols. Organised by the British-Ukrainian Aid to raise funds for new housing […]
Ukraine commemorates victims of Holodomor famine
Ukraine is marking an official Day of Remembrance for the victims of the Holodomor on November 26, commemorating the millions who died of famine under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. At a ceremony in Kyiv Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for the Holodomor, the Ukraine famine of the 1930s, to be recognized as “genocide.” “I […]
Christmas Fair at the Ukrainian Community Centre
WHEN: Sunday, 4 December 2016, 12.00 – 16.00 WHERE: Ukrainian Community Cetnre, 154 Holland Park Ave, W11 4UH Admission: FREE All are welcome at Ukrainian Youth Association (CYM) traditional Christmas Fair. Expect many stalls with seasonal and traditional Ukrainian souvenirs, hot food, mulled wine, entertainment for all ages. ##04.12.2016;12:00**154 Holland Park Ave, W11 4UH
Law on quotas for Ukrainian-language songs comes into effect
The law on quotas for Ukrainian-language songs in the total volume of songs broadcast by Ukrainian TV and radio companies has come into effect after four months since its approval. The law envisages that TV radio broadcasting companies are to provide on the radio at least 35% of songs in the state language out of […]
Ukrainian story to become an American video game
The American company Colabee Studios from Seattle creates a game “The Forest song” (Lisova Pisnya) based on the classic Ukrainian drama by Lesya Ukrainka. The Forest Song is a video game adaptation of the Ukrainian literary work in which players assume the role of a peasant who has an extraordinary encounter with an elusive and powerful Forest Spirit. The game […]
Ukrainian infrastructure minister favors terminating information duplication in Russian language at airports
Boryspil International Airport (Kyiv) and other Ukrainian airports in Ukraine should get rid of the information duplication in the Russian language and complete de-communization of infrastructure objects, Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelian has said. During the operational meeting on Tuesday, he said all the information that the airports of Ukraine have at their disposal, […]
Ukraine is a huge source of untold stories: interview with writer Leonora Meriel
Interview by Anna Morgan Since the 2014 revolution in Ukraine, many new books have been written about the country, primarily focused on its history, national identity, and sadly – the ongoing war with Russia. The book we are talking about today is something very different. Leonora Meriel, an emerging British writer, has released her first […]
Taras Shevchenko. The case of a personal fight against the Russian Empire
Tense relationships between Ukraine and Russia it is not something which emerged in 2014. Over several centuries, Ukraine experienced the cruel “care” of its northern neighbor. The names changed: first, it was the Russian Empire, then, the Soviet Union, and now, the Russian Federation. However, alterations of the name do not change the meaning. Russia never […]
Top Resources for Learning Ukrainian
Learn Ukrainian with these useful resources from around the web. There’s never been a better time to learn a language. No matter your age or experience, a plethora of tools and resources are available to get you started or help you improve your language skills. Best of all, many of these resources are completely free. […]
Culture Ministry launches Book Institute
The Culture Ministry of Ukraine launches the work of Book Institute, Culture Minister Yevhen Nyshchuk has said. “This is a very important event for the whole thinking people. The Book Institute is the organization that has to spread new trends of making reading popular,” the minister said at a press briefing on Tuesday, an Ukrinform […]
Ukraine, Germany declare 2017-2018 the mutual Years of language
The 2017-2018 academic years will be the Years of Ukrainian language in Germany and German language in Ukraine. This was announced at a joint press conference following the bilateral talks of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, own Ukrinform correspondent in Germany reports. “I support the idea of declaring the […]
Polish schools to open classes taught in Ukrainian
Since the beginning of the school year, authorities in the Polish city of Wroclaw will open classes with teaching conducted in the Ukrainian language. This is reported by the press service of the Lviv City Council. The decision was motivated by an increased number of Ukrainians in Poland, mayor of Wroclaw Rafal Dutkiewicz reports. “Ukrainians are […]
Speaking only Ukrainian – no Russian language for three weeks
Kyiv brings together participants of first Ukrainian language marathon Participants of the first Ukrainian language marathon met in Kyiv on September 3. The initiative is seeking to offer the Ukrainian language immersion programme for three weeks – that is, the participants should abstain from using the Russian language in all spheres of life. The participants […]
Ukrainian Language Classes at Ukrainian Institute in London
The Ukrainian Institute in London provides Ukrainian language courses for learners at 4 levels: Intermediate Beginners Advanced Beginners Advanced Intermediate Proficient Users. “Our teachers are native speakers with relevant teaching qualifications with many years of experience of teaching Ukrainian as foreign language”. – Ukrainian institute in London. Schedule: 6:30 to 8:30pm, weekly. Address: 79 Holland […]
25 Years of Ukraine’s Independence
Ukraine’s biggest achievement since independence in 1991 is to have confounded its critics, ill-wishers, and the Kremlin by surviving as a democratic state. Many expected Ukraine to be short-lived. And many others expected it to follow in the footsteps of its post-Soviet neighbors and abandon democracy. Instead, 25 years after independence, Ukraine survives as a […]
Ukraine marks National Flag Day
Today Ukraine marks the National Flag Day. The holiday was established by the presidential decree of August 23, 2004. In 2009, the decree was amended and the annual official flag-raising ceremony throughout Ukraine on August 23 was established. The national blue and yellow flag was officially hoisted for the first time above the Stryi […]
Poroshenko promises to elevate status of Ukrainian language as state language with respect for rights of ethnic minorities
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the unity of Ukraine and consolidation of Ukrainians as a modern political nation is his main priority and that the Ukrainian language plays an important role in that. “The status of Ukrainian language as the only state language will be filled with real content, but with respect for the rights […]
Medovyi Spas: End of Summer Celebration
Join to learn about Ukrainian culture and traditions, enjoy the market with traditional snacks and souvenirs. Special entertainment for children. Adults will have a chance to learn the basics of Pertykivka Painting (on the photo above) – traditional Ukrainian decorative art, used to decorate house walls and everyday household items since 17th century. This art was recognised […]
Ukrainian Summer in Lviv 2016
“1-st Ukrainian Summer School 2016” May, 30 – June 10 2016 Apply now “2-nd Ukrainian Summer School 2016” June, 27 – July, 8 2016 Apply now “3-rd Ukrainian Summer School 2016” August, 15 – 26 2016 Apply now Lviv is the city filled with a romantic atmosphere and great old history. Lviv is ahead […]
Ukraine is Winning on the Linguistic Battle Front
By Alexander J. Motyl Many Ukrainians are persuaded that their language is dying out. Many Russians and Russian speakers believe Ukrainian is incapable of serving as a means of sophisticated communication among educated urban dwellers. Both are wrong. In fact, the Ukrainian language may be doing far better than its supporters and detractors suspect. Forget […]
Ukraine’s parliament approves mandatory quotas for Ukrainian-language songs on radio
According to the regulation 35 per cent of the content must be in Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, has voted to approve the legislation introducing mandatory Ukrainian-language quotas for the radio stations. 238 MPs out of the 333 present in the session hall supported the bill that would boost prime-time Ukrainian-language radio quotas to […]
Vyshyvanka March in London 2016 – All Photo Reports
On Sunday, 22 May 2015, the annual traditional Ukrainian embroidery march took place in London. This unique event was commemorated to the Ukrainian traditional dress (embroidery) and was held in conjunction with many others cities in Ukraine and worldwide. More than 1,5 thousand Ukrainians and their supporters marched in traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirts from the Whitehall […]
Project for joint learning Ukrainian and Polish appears online
Joint Polish-Ukrainian project“PortEuropa” launched a new group for learning foreign languages. Now everyone wishing to learn Ukrainian or Polish may register on a special site absolutely for free, in turn engaging to teach one’s home tongue to the foreigners. More than 300 people have already signed in for the courses since project launching. “We intend […]