Culture & Art / Ukraine
A Street Magazine that is Changing Lives of Homeless in Lviv
“Prosto Neba” (“Beneath the Sky”) magazine can be purchased only in the streets of Lviv, where homeless people sell it. This social initiative allows them to earn living and aims to change public opinion about the homeless. At the same time this is a high-quality cultural magazine, with loyal readers and which the most famous …
An Iconic Open-Air Cinema in Odesa Gets A Second Life
This is a story about a small courtyard in the city centre of Odesa, just opposite the Potemkin Stairs. Since last summer, “Sunday“, an open-air cinema has been screening movies here. A little later after its opening, small parties were given – street food and ad hoc bars appeared. Right in this place, master classes and …
Revolutionary Kyiv is a Playground for Daring Street Artists
Three world famous street artists took on creating graffiti in Kyiv. Thanks to them, the city has got its first street of outdoor art, as well as a route for a new tour. In this article, DreamKyiv is presenting this route to you. This article is originally published by DreamKyiv. Translated by NovaEuropa. 1. …
European Integration Through Culture: TANDEM Exchange Ukraine
2014 and 2015 are the years when the second round for the European program TANDEM Ukraine unites cultural organisations from Ukraine with partners from the EU countries. The aim of the program is to connect and inspire cultural managers by supporting the sharing of knowledge and experience across geographical and cultural borders. TANDEM …
Comic Con Has Arrived to Kyiv
Thanks to the ambition of Oleksandr and Maria Shagura, Kyiv is hosting its own Comic Con this weekend (6 – 7 June 2015), with blackjack and own marketplace, which is going to sell everything that geeks desire: from comics, to souvenirs and crafted products. This is an extract from an interview by Polina Bulgakova …
Art, Food, and Kyiv, by a Celebrity Chef Tom Wolfe
A New Yorker, a Londoner, and a world traveller. Tom Wolfe is an artist, and a celebrity chef, who worked around the globe and visited Ukraine many times. Recently, I had a chance to ask him about his work, travels, and his favourite places in Kyiv. Tell us about what you do. I …
Language practice: Seven language clubs of Lviv
The article was originally published in tvoemisto.tv, by Hanna Vlasuyk. Translated by NovaEuropa. If you’re tired of learning a foreign language from textbooks, or do not want to perform homework in a language course, then the community Exchange Language Club Lviv is for you. Get involved in language clubs to practice English, Spanish, Italian, German, …
The Travellers of War. Part 2. In search of a new home
“I was born in independent Ukraine and grew up here. I have my citizenship and my passport. I have my country.” For most people, the word refugee brings thoughts of war, economic hardship, and a search for rescue in another country. But in reality, every refugee has their own story. Iryna Simonenko, 17, …
The Travellers of War. Part 1. An Interview with a Crimean Refugee, Pavlo Belousov
Pavlo is a social activist and an entrepreneur from Crimea, who moved with his girlfriend to Lviv last spring to escape Russian aggression. We met at one of Lviv’s coffee places on an August evening, after the day’s heat had gone. Despite coming from the warm south, Pavlo is sensitive to hot temperatures. We talked …