Sunday, May 25, 2025

Russia losing battlefield edge in war against Ukraine, WP reports — It’s terrorism: Russia launches one of the heaviest strikes on Kyiv during full-scale war — Russia’s continued aggression has a simple explanation: it hasn’t faced enough pressure to stop — ‘Shoot them on the spot’ — Ukraine’s military intel records over 150 cases of Russia executing POWs … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/sunday-may-25-2025/

“Shchedryk,” the famous Ukrainian song, is also featured in a new #Chanel campaign And was also in the #HomeAlone movie. #UkrainianView #CarolOfTheBells #UkrainianCulture #Ukraine #Christmas #ChristmasSongs #Carols

Ukrainian music, movies, theater, podcasts, stand-up, and exhibitions are available on one channel. Stay tuned to not miss out and share with friends! #UkrainianCulture #StayTuned

"Wow!" #UkrainianCulture #Expression

Short Fiction Reviewers: Embroidered Worlds: Fantastic Fiction from Ukraine and the Diaspora is on #NetGalley through May. Two+ years into this invasion, we believe the sharing of Ukrainian voices and culture is even more important. We hope you will consider amplifying! https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/353318 #Ukraine #UkrainianCulture #SFF

Zelensky announced the winners of the Shevchenko Prize for 2024. The award of 429,000 hryvnias was given to Jamala, artist Andriy Yermolenko, poet Dmytro Lazutkin, journalists, composer Carmella Tsepkolenko, poetess Yaryna Chornohuz, director Ivan Urvysky, artist Tetiana Ovsiichuk, and choir conductor Susanna Karpenko. #ShevchenkoPrize #UkrainianCulture

Ukrainian people celebrated Taras Shevchenko's birthday in Crimea. Activists of the "Yellow Ribbon" movement spread Shevchenko's poems in Simferopol and Yalta, bringing flowers to his monument. #Shevchenko #UkrainianCulture

The winners of the Shevchenko Prize 2024 have been announced, including Dmytro Lazutkin, Yaryna Chornohuz, and others for journalistic materials about the siege of Mariupol. Each laureate will receive a reward of 429,000 hryvnias. #ShevchenkoPrize #UkrainianCulture

The President's website published a decree on the winners of the Shevchenko Prize in 2024. The prize was awarded to journalists for their series of reports on the siege of Mariupol, to singer Jamala for her album "Qirim," to artist Andriy Yermolenko for his series of artworks "Ukrainian resistance," and to poet Dmytro Lazutkin for his poetry book "Bookmark." #ShevchenkoPrize #UkrainianCulture

A shepherd-molfar from the Carpathian Mountains confessed to the host of the "Lyaselo" program... About what? Watch at the LINK. #CarpathianMountains #UkrainianCulture

The Eternal Lamp. #UkrainianCulture #Tradition

"They will even come to a funeral to get drunk " #UkrainianCulture #Traditions

A Crimean Tatar treat recorded on Ukraine's version of The Voice shortly before Russia's full-scale invasion. #music #Crimea #Ukraine #UkrainianCulture #UkrainianMusic https://youtu.be/s1JH8WPnAtc

George Mason University's Russian and Eurasian Studies program has assembled an excellent series of lectures and discussions on Ukraine and its past by leading scholars in the field. https://youtube.com/@russianandeurasianstudiesa2723
#Ukraine #UkrainianHistory #UkrainianCulture #UkraineRussianWar (1/2)

A wonderful show by Monatik in a Kyiv subway station 10 months ago with a totally engaged audience. #Ukraine #UkrainianMusic #UkrainianCulture #СлаваУкраїні https://youtu.be/mX7Hj2Sow8M

Kyiv statue's Soviet symbol replaced with Ukrainian trident https://politicaliq.com/2023/08/07/kyiv-statues-soviet-symbol-replaced-with-ukrainian-trident/ #MotherlandMonument #Kyiv #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineRussiaWar #UkrainianCulture #Trident #politicaliq #news #politics

My favorite Ukrainian tongue-twister is:

Ne turbuite kurku - kliuie kurka krupku.

10 Facts about Ukraine by Ukrainian School in South Africa

https://youtu.be/g8gVPluJYG4

#funfacts #ukraine #ukrainianculture #southafrica #southafricanculture #culture #diversity #ukrainian #southafrican #crosscultural #CulturalExchange