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On January 18, the Lviv Municipal Art Center will present animated works by participants of the Kherson “Residence Under Occupation” — artists who survived the occupation — as part of the project “Animation of Art Resistance in Occupation”.

For reference: “Animation of Art Resistance in Occupation” is a project aimed at promoting in the information space the artistic statements of Kherson artists who survived the occupation, or still remain in enemy gun sights. Some of the works resulted from the “Residence Under Occupation”, which was organized in April 2022 by the art critic and curator Yuliia Manukian. Then she was joined by artists who did not want to be passive observers of terrible events.

• culture
• occupation
• Lviv

The municipal bookstore of Kyiv city continues until May to collect russian books, the funds obtained from the processing of which will go to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. For the books brought, people can also get a 10% discount on the purchase of new books. The bookstore has already managed to process 57 tonnes of russian-language books brought by city dwellers.

“With the proceeds, the Charitable Foundation “Hurkit” purchased and transferred an off-the-road vehicle for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. New revenues are accumulated for the next vehicle or other equally important things for the front line,” it is said in the bookstore.

• culture
• Kyiv

“Krasnaya Zvezda” newspapers, vodka, valenki, non-working dosimeters and maps from the 90s. All these things, which were left behind by russian soldiers in the de-occupied territories, became exhibits in the National Military Historical Museum of Ukraine in Kyiv. In addition, the museum has unique items from the russian cruiser “Moskva,” which was sunk by the Ukrainian army in April 2022.

• culture
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

On January 6, at 1:00 PM, a Christmas didukh will be installed in Lviv city. The festive column will go along the Rynok square – Katedralna square – Teatralna street – Iavorskoho square route. This year, military personnel and families of Ukrainian defenders were invited to join the holiday.

View here how a didukh was installed last year.

For reference: A didukh is a Ukrainian Christmas decoration made from spikes, a primitive pagan idol, a symbol of the patron ancestor, as well as a symbol of harvest, prosperity and wealth.

• culture
• Lviv

12 unique exhibits were presented at the exhibition in Lviv’s Arsenal Museum. The armed forces of Ukraine handed over armor plates that stopped enemy bullets and shrapnel in battle, and famous Ukrainian artists Ivan Marchuk, Tiberiy Silvashi, Nazar Bilyk, Petro Bevza, Andriy Bludov, Yurii Vakulenko, Oleksiy Sai, Svitlana Ratoshnyuk, Anton Logov, Leonid Kolodnitsky and icon painter Andrii Okhotsky turned them into art objects with exclusive stories. Later, these works are planned to be put up for auction. The collected funds will be used to purchase protective equipment for the military.

For reference: Ivan Marchuk is one of the most famous artists of modern Ukraine. In 2007, he was included in top 100 living geniuses, according to The Daily Telegraph. In June 2021, Ivan Marchuk’s painting “Golden Night” was sold for USD 96,800 dollars, the highest amount for the artist.

Tiberiy Silvashi is a Ukrainian abstract artist, whose paintings are kept in museums in Munich and Vienna, as well as in private collections in Europe and the USA.

• culture
• Lviv

On December 28, the news broke that Suspilne Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine signed an agreement with the TVORCHI band (the winner of the National Selection). This means that the TVORCHI band will officially and definitively represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, which will take place in Liverpool.

TVORCHI is a Ukrainian music band from Ternopil. At the National Selection, they won with the “Heart Of Steel” song. Journalists can find out if the participants are going to change something in the contest piece, show or costumes.

For reference: The Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, however, due to russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine will not host this event. The 67th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in May in Liverpool (Great Britain) on behalf of Ukraine.

• culture

Residents of Lviv can get their hands on the anti-tank weapons that the Ukrainian military uses to counter the aggressor. “Weapons of Victory” educational and interactive exhibition was opened in LЕM Station space. Visitors can hold NLAW, Javelin and about 30 more samples of used anti-tank weapons in their hands. There are screens that demonstrate the exhibits in use at the front. In addition, visitors can learn how to use various types of weapons on an interactive VR simulator.

The exhibition will last until December 30. At the closing, a charity auction will be held to sell used trophy weapons, items of military equipment and other unique items from the front line. The funds collected at the exhibition are planned to be used for the purchase of a training facility with augmented reality technology to hone the skills of using weapons.

• culture
• weapon
• Lviv

At the end of the summer, “Tozhsamist” (Identity) social initiative about Ukrainians of different ethnicities started working in Ukraine. It was launched by Ukrainian designer and marketer Alisa Zhuravel. The girl herself is a non-ethnic Ukrainian. Although she was born in Kharkiv, her father is from Nigeria. Interviews with Ukrainians of various origins are posted on the platform. Those interviewed include Nigerians from Kharkiv, Kazakhs from Kyiv, as well as Ukrainian Armenians and Ethiopians. With her project, Alisa wants to introduce the world to Ukrainians of different ethnicities, counter russian propaganda, and show the Western society the diversity of people identifying themselves as Ukrainians.

• culture
• volunteers

An unusual Christmas shop was set up in “Nahuievychi” State Reserve in Lviv region. In it, traditional biblical characters are substituted with political figures. In particular, there is a miniature of U.S. President Joseph Biden and Ukrainian hero Stepan Bandera near the newborn Jesus, as well as writer Ivan Franko in the image of a manner owner.

The authors of the idea explained such innovation with Ukrainian traditions, which always added national elements and modern references to the usual biblical stories.

• culture
• Lviv

The film “A House Made of Splinters” is among 15 candidates for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. This is a film produced by Ukraine, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. The film tells about children from the problem families who ended up in an orphan asylum near the front. Several teachers who, under the conditions of war with russia, are trying to create a safe space for children also became the heroes of the film. “A House Made of Splinters” premiered in January 2022.

• children
• culture
• Kyiv