Category: culture

One thousand and one fairy tales: 830 audio stories for Ukrainian children have already appeared in free access on the Internet

The project for children aged 3 and older was made free for martial law. Founders of the project “Audio Tales in Ukrainian “, Which aim to voice 1001 children's stories for Ukrainian children, have already released 830 of them. The decision was made against the backdrop of a large-scale war , “for those who need…

The Ukrainian film community is outraged by the statements of Russian director Serebrennikov in Cannes

The director stated that it is necessary to help the families of those who were sent to fight in Ukraine. The Ukrainian film community was outraged by the statements of Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov, who presented his new film, Tchaikovsky's Wife, at the Cannes Film Festival. In particular, he said he was against “banning culture,…

Several national Eurovision juries have suspected collusion

Due to suspicions of agreements to give each other maximum scores, the assessments of the national juries of 6 countries were annulled. Six national juries agree to give their countries the highest marks following the results of the second semifinal of “Eurovision-2022” in Turin, reports DW. As the organizer of “Eurovision” explained, that is why…

The Pinchuk Foundation leased the Russian House in Davos and turned it into the Russian War Crimes House

The project will present an exhibition of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. The Victor Pinchuk Foundation leased in Davos, where will host the World Economic Forum , a building that for several years was the Russian House, renaming it the Russia War Crimes House. According to the Foundation's press service, this house will host an…

Sales of Orwell's 1984 novel have been banned in Belarus

The book was banned in the USSR and other totalitarian states of Eastern Europe until 1987. Sales of George Orwell's anti-utopia novel banned in Belarus “1984”. This was reported by the independent publication “Nasha Niva” with reference to the relevant order. Withdraw from sale all versions of the book by Owell D. “1984”. Report on…

Kyiv's museums are tired of waiting and are gradually resuming work – a poster of events

Full recovery is still far away, but local action will be taken. In the capital's museums gradually begin to hold events for visitors , despite martial law. This was reported by the Kyiv City State Administration. “Museums will not renew their expositions yet, but will hold local events, educational and scientific activities. Cultural life in…

Help for cultural and educational figures: how to get paid in Europe

Financial assistance is available in Poland, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Slovakia. European states continue to support cultural figures from Ukraine and their families, who due to the full-scale invasion of Russia were forced to leave their homes and were left without a permanent source of income. Yes, the international fund Creators for Ukraine was…