Art at the Institute was pleased to present Frontline / Peace Life, an exhibition of photographic portraits by J.T. Blatty, chronicling a generation of volunteer soldiers of the war in eastern Ukraine and their stories of a return to a marginalized existence, “peace-life,” as the war moves into its sixth year without resolution. The exhibition opened on January 16, 2020 and will continue through March 8, 2020.
Today we celebrate the life of the greatest Ukrainian philosopher and poet Hryhoriy Skovoroda
Born on this day in 1722, he was educated at the Kyiv Mohyla Academy. Hryhoriy spent over 10 years in Kharkiv, teaching poetics, syntax, Greek, and ethics. After his dismissal from the college he abandoned any hope of securing a regular position and spent the rest of his life wandering about eastern Ukraine. Financial support from friends enabled him to devote himself to reflection and writing. Most of his works were dedicated to his friends and circulated among them in manuscript copies.
Holodomor Remembrance Day
Today, November 23, 2019, marks the Holodomor Remembrance Day and the 86th anniversary of the Holodomor. Since 2006 it takes place every year on the fourth Saturday of November. On this day people in Ukraine and all over the world are lighting candles in memory of those killed during the genocide of 1932-33.
In 1932-33, Moscow’s Stalinist regime deliberately starved millions of Ukrainians to death in a man-made famine. Known as the Holodomor, the Ukrainian term for killing by starvation, the famine stands as one of the most horrendous genocides of the 20th century.
Meet Ukraїner, “project that tells the world about the least discovered country in Europe”
Ukraїner is a media initiative launched in 2016. Without any financial support, the group of enthusiasts started to explore different corners of the country from the Black Sea to Chornobyl, from the Carpathian Mountains to the Donbas. The intentions of
Support the Ukrainian Institute of America on #GivingTuesday!
As we look towards the holiday season, it’s important to not forget about an amazing day solely dedicated to giving back: #GivingTuesday. It is celebrated on Tuesday following Thanksgiving.
Visit of Metropolitan Epiphaniy to the Ukrainian Institute of America
On Friday, October 18th, the Ukrainian Institute of America in cooperation with the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America organized a meeting with His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphaniy Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine on the occasion of his inaugural visit to the United States.
Today, October 14, Ukrainians celebrate the Feast of the Protection of Our Most Holy Lady (Покрова) and the Defender of Ukraine Day (День Захисників Вітчизни)
Today, October 14, Ukrainians celebrate the Feast of the Protection of Our Most Holy Lady (Покрова) and the Defender of Ukraine Day (День Захисників Вітчизни). According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, the apparition of Mary the Theotokos occurred during one of
The Ukrainian Institute of America continues its program Ukrainian Language classes for Beginners & Advanced Beginners
The 10-week course for Beginners starts on October 9, 2019.
The 10-week course for Advanced Beginners starts on October 8, 2019.
To enroll or for more information please call 212 288 8660 or e-mail: info@ukrainianinstitute.org.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Meeting with Representatives of the Ukrainian-American Community at the Ukrainian Institute of America
On September 24, 2019, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelensky met with representatives of the Ukrainian-American community at the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York.
Ukrainian Titles at the Ottendorfer Branch of New York Public Library
The Ottendorfer Branch of the New York Public Library in East Village has received a collection of seventy five titles from Dukh-I-Litera publishing house.
New titles in Ukrainian include Svetlana Alexievich, Patriarch Bartholomew, Pope Francis. Maidan speaks in many voices of History in Testimonies. Ola Hnatiuk writes about Lviv in World War II. Valentyn Sylvestrov talks about music.