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The 46th Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival: A Recap

This year’s Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival has presented a lavish program once again: about 250 movies from 80 countries. Most of them have...

A Popular Dance Collective In Poltava Sustains Ukrainian Folk Traditions

The “Ltava” Honored Ensemble of Song and Dance in the northern Ukrainian city of Poltava has drawn dedicated volunteers and performers to help it...

The Transformative Power Of The Primitive Imagery Of Dakha Brakha

The cult favorite Ukrainian ethno-folk group “DakhaBrakha” is definitely on the rise: in December 2016 they released their newest album “Shlyakh” (“Path”). During the...

Odessa Photographer In Focus: Vera Mantyuk

Vera Mantyuk is 35 years old; she was born and lives in Odessa. Interested in photography for a long time, she has been experimenting...

An Interview With The Band Monkey Juice: The Irresistible Virus Of Great Music

Monkey Juice are more than just a cover band — their performances have an entirely unique and personal sound. Originally based around a classical...

Odessa’s “Invogue” Gallery Opens With An Exhibition Of Stepan Ryabchenko’s Digital Paintings

The DELPHINIUM flower is the star of the “Honey Plants” exhibition poster — a very common Ukrainian field flower with a powerful honey fragrance...

The Odessa Review’s OIFF Diary: Day 5 — Falling, Requiem for Mrs. J, Summer...

Falling By Ulyana Dovgan Falling is the debut feature from Ukrainian director Marina Stepanska. The psychological drama is also a strong commentary on the contemporary young generation...

The 89th Academy Awards Winners

It's been just about 24 hours since the 89th Academy Awards wrapped up its red carpets. Often, the winners are quite a surprise for numerous...

Ukr – Fr Discuss # 1: Irena Karpa Opens A Ukrainian Art Exhibition In...

On May 26th at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Paris, Irena Karpa, a Ukrainian-French writer and first secretary for cultural issues with the Ukrainian Embassy,...

Lobanovskiy Forever: New Documentary Directed By Anton Azarov

Football fans are looking forward to seeing the new film about legendary coach Valery Lobanovskiy. Anton Azarov, film director from St. Petersburg, shot more...