Kazimir Malevich showed the tragedy of Holodomor, himself fell victim to Stalinism
“Malevich was the only artist who showed the tragic situation of the Ukrainian peasants during forced collectivization in the USSR” – wrote Jean-Claude Markade, French...
Borscht. The Beginning
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“The Entrance of Bogdan Khmelnytsky to Kyiv in 1649” by Mykola Ivasyuk
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Pablo Picasso in Ukrainian Embroidery Shirt/ Vyshyvanka
His first wife who was Ukrainian presented it to him. See other famous people in this traditional Ukrainian attire >
10 Ukrainian Castles
"From the 13th century, the territory was widely contested and fought over between Lithuania, Poland, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Russia. A Cossack...
John Steinbeck describes the ruins of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, St. Sophia and sarcophagus of Yaroslav...
"We went from this little plaster city, so new that it has not even been built yet, to the ancient monastery on the cliff....
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Variations on Ukrainian Folk Songs
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) used themes from Ukraine for two of his Ten National Airs with Variations, Op. 107 for piano with...
Panteleimon Kulish, a 19th-century writer at the forefront of Ukrainian national revival
Panteleimon Kulish’s 200th Birthday Doodle: "Today’s Doodle celebrates the renowned Ukrainian writer, historian, and translator Pateleimon Kulish, born on this day in 1819. Through...
Ukrainian Cossacks – the power of Freedom. (Quotes from a Harvard Professor’s book)
It's Harvard Professor Serhii Plokhy this time with the book "The Gates of Europe: The History of Ukraine" ("An indispensable guide to tragic history" - The Telegraph...
Why Crane. About this Website
Thank you for visiting my website. This site was created with the purpose to help you discover beautiful country of Ukraine. Why Crane anyway? Not just because...
