The carol was named Carol for the Charity. With the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the children's ensemble “Zernyatko” recorded a new version of Mykola Leontovych's “Shchedryk”. The new version was called Carol for the Charity. Mykola Leontovych created “Schedryk”, which became a symbol and melody of Christmas love and warm…
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Nazareth lead singer Dan McCafferty has died
The musician was 76 years old. Scottish rock artist, songwriter, founder and Nazareth lead singer Dan McCafferty has died at the age of 76. Bassist, backing vocalist and one of the band's founding fathers, Pete Anguy, told about it. “Dan died at 12:40 p.m. This is the saddest announcement I have ever had to make.…
Kalush Orchestra performed at the MTV EMA 2022 ceremony
The ceremony took place in Dusseldorf. The Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra performed at the award ceremony MTV Europe Music Awards, which took place in Dusseldorf. The collective became a special guest of the ceremony. Ukrainians performed the song Stefania, with which they won this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Choreographer Kostyantyn Tomilchenko staged a special performance…
A mural dedicated to volunteers will be created in Kyiv
Everyone can vote for volunteers to be featured on the mural. Ukraine, in cooperation with the communication agency ETER, is preparing an art project dedicated to Ukrainian volotnets. A mural dedicated to charitable funds and public initiatives will appear on one of the capital's streets. And now everyone can join the vote and choose who…
In Tuscany, archaeologists have found artifacts of great value
These findings may “rewrite history”. More than 20 bronze statues of the Etruscan and Roman periods, perfectly preserved, archaeologists found in the dirt of hot springs in Tuscany, reports BILD. The artifacts were discovered in the small resort town of San Casciano dei Bagni. The statues depict the deities worshiped in the shrine built near…
The Russian occupiers took away almost 15,000 exhibits from the cultural institutions of the Kherson Region – the National Center for Cultural Affairs
In particular, the Russians looted the Shovkunenko Kherson Museum. During the occupation of the territories of the Kherson region, the Russian invaders stole almost 15 thousand exhibits from its museums and other cultural institutions. In particular, four trucks of the Russian Federation with looted property arrived in the temporarily occupied city of Simferopol in Crimea,…
Banksy created graffiti in Borodyanka, damaged by Russian shelling
Work appeared on one of the destroyed high-rise buildings. © instagram.com/banksy © instagram.com/banksy © instagram.com/banksy < span class='item_image'> The world-famous street artist Banksy created new graffiti in the village of Borodyanka, Kyiv region, which was liberated from the Russian occupiers at the beginning of April, but suffered significant destruction as a result of hostilities. The…
The SBU is preparing suspicion against the former head of the Dovzhenko Center
One of the former officials is suspected of abuse of power. The Security Service of Ukraine is preparing a report on suspected abuse under the authority of one of the former heads of the Dovzhenko Center, SBU spokesman Artem Dekhtyarenko told “Detector-Media”. He added that in this case, investigative actions are taking place in the…
The nominees for the Shevchenko Prize have been named
Among the nominees are the films “Klondike” and “The Earth is Blue, Like an Orange.” The Taras Shevchenko National Award Committee announced the list nominees for receiving the award in 2023. Awards are presented in the categories of “Literature”, “Literary and art studies”, “Publicism, journalism”, “Musical art”, “Visual arts”, “Cinematic art”, “Theatrical art”. This year's…
Scientists managed to decipher a unique lead scroll from the times of the Kyiv principality
The scroll was found in the cultural layer of the 12th century. Ukrainian scientists were able to decipher and fully read the artifact ” Deed to Mycheva”, which was found in the fall of 2021 during excavations in the city of Polonny, Khmelnytskyi region. It is a lead scroll with Cyrillic letters drawn on it.…