Cremation or burial: what is the most appropriate way of dealing with the body of a deceased person?
Why is traditional burial in Ukraine prevailing over the practice of cremation? Hryhorii Luhovskyi, a…
Yearly Archives: 2018
Uzhhorod ‘drowns’ in the cherry blossoms
Of course, pink trees flourish gradually, particularly as regional centre of Zakarpattia, the Ukrainian capital…
Modern Ukrainian carpet weaving and popularity in Europe: Olha Pilyuhina creates tapestries in folklore style
How and why did you start carpet weaving? Everything started in childhood. My parents are…
Remembrance Day
“Look, no one visited the Sakhvoniv family this year…” “Well, no one’s around. Their son…
Entrance is forbidden – photography isn’t
This year is hold the forth Odesa Photo Days. What progresses and changes have taken…
Skansen ‘The old village’ flowered with ‘brundushka’ in the mountainous Kolochava
Photo: Sergii Gudak
Ammonia flavored sacred place: Zaporizhia’s oldest temple will celebrate its 120th anniversary
At the end of the XVIII century a wooden church was built in Kinsky Rozdory.…
Artificial flowers at the cemetery: an ecological danger or an important ritual?
How harmful the artificial flowers are? Kateryna Polianska, an ecologist of the international charitable organization…
Serhiy Zhadan across his music: about rock-n-roll, religion, alcohol, Kharkiv and change of system
“Rocker” (“Rok-muzykant”) Usually, rock is either combination of contradicting moods, certain protests, conflicts or a…
The Country of Pensioners
By saying “they do nothing” I do not mean volunteering, taking part in social movements…