Stories of the Ukrainian world
Surprising facts about Ukrainian communities, places and people around the globe.
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Prudentópolis: Ukrainian Roots in Southern Brazil
Explore the Ukrainian roots of Prudentópolis, Brazil, through its community’s language and traditions, migration history and official sister-city connection with Ternopil.
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Vegreville’s Giant Pysanka: Ukrainian Heritage in Alberta
Discover the Ukrainian heritage, public commemoration and early computer modelling behind Vegreville’s giant pysanka, an Alberta landmark available to view year-round.
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Chicago’s Ukrainian Village: History and Community
Explore Chicago’s Ukrainian Village through its immigration history, three major Ukrainian churches, cultural institutions and landmark district, with a guide to its neighborhood boundaries.
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Ukrainian Canadians: Internment and Memory on the Prairies
Explore a difficult chapter of Ukrainian Canadian history: wartime internment, restrictions on civilian life and the community campaign that led to recognition in 2005.
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Ukrainian Brazilians: Heritage in Paraná and Curitiba
Explore Ukrainian heritage in Paraná and Curitiba, from Galician migration and rural churches to language learning, community life and the traditions carried across generations in Brazil.
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Philadelphia’s Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral: A Visitor’s Guide
Explore Philadelphia’s Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, from its Byzantine Revival architecture to English and Ukrainian liturgies, visitor hours and museum contacts.
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Ukrainians in Argentina: Communities and Cultural Life
Explore Ukrainian community life in Argentina, from Buenos Aires to Misiones, through the cultural societies, Saturday schools, youth organizations and churches listed by the UWC.
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Shchedryk: The Ukrainian Song Behind Carol of the Bells
Discover how Mykola Leontovych’s Shchedryk travelled with a Ukrainian choir to Carnegie Hall in 1922 and became Carol of the Bells with Peter Wilhousky’s English lyrics in 1936.
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New York’s Ukrainian East Village: A Museum-Led Guide
Explore New York’s Ukrainian East Village through The Ukrainian Museum, from a community-funded collection in 1933 to exhibitions and support for cultural workers in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian Borscht and UNESCO: A Living Heritage
Discover what UNESCO recognized in Ukrainian borscht cooking, why the tradition needs urgent safeguarding, and how families and communities pass on more than a recipe.
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