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22/08/2025

News Digest: August 22

✱ Ukrainian House will host a photo exhibition by Oleksandr Glyadelov, showcasing black-and-white images documenting key events in Ukraine over the past 35 years.
2 Khreshchatyk Street | September 5–October 5

✱ Until December 20, pedestrian traffic on the bridge to Trukhaniv Island in Kyiv will be partially restricted.

✱ At the Burning Man festival, more than 20 artists will perform on the first Ukrainian art platform, the Blue Bull Bus.

📸 Burning Man

22/08/2025

Symbols of Freedom: Ukrainian Brands for Independence Day

For Ukrainians, Independence Day is not only about history but also about identity expressed through symbols.
This year, designers turned to jewelry, embroidery, and fashion statements that embody love for freedom and culture⬇️

22/08/2025

New Ukrainian Music: August 18–22

This week brings sequels, comebacks, and intimate confessions:

✱ MamaRika — Одне питання (One Question)
A follow-up to her 2021 hit KAVA. Instead of romantic bliss, this track reflects on doubts and family struggles, showing a deeper side of her pop melodrama.
Music video: youtube.com/watch?v=Qwgfx_6gJKI&t=1s

✱ KALUSH x BEREZA — Бульбашки (Bubbles)
The Eurovision winners drift toward lighter rap-pop. Catchy but far from their earlier hard-hitting anthems, the song underscores the band’s current creative uncertainty.
Music video: youtube.com/watch?v=BhoRIcH_S1Q

✱ Nikow — Як я цьому посприяв (How I Contributed)
From his debut EP — fast-paced, delicate pop in the vein of The Weeknd’s early work. Intimate, diary-like songs that already fill venues.
Music video: youtube.com/watch?v=SH4qimmJtyc&t=1s

✱ TVORCHI x The Maneken — Одіссея (Odyssey)
A Ukrainian-language update of their earlier track. More atmospheric and emotional, it also marks The Maneken’s long-awaited return after nearly a decade.
Music video: youtube.com/watch?v=amR0kDm1mo8

✱ Жадан і Собаки — Зброя пролетаріату (Weapon of the Proletariat)
Their 2012 album finally arrives on streaming. A socially charged, poetic snapshot of Ukraine’s working-class life — now rediscovered by a new generation.
Music video: youtube.com/watch?v=tJx3KH0fjdc

✱ Moann — Допоки ми тут (As Long As We’re Here)
Indie-pop minimalism about survival and presence in wartime. A fragile, almost mantra-like reflection on staying human in chaos.
Music video: youtube.com/watch?v=4AvD-LZkcxY

📸 TVORCHI x The Maneken

21/08/2025

News Digest: August 22

✱ An exhibition of unique ancient coins of Kyivan Rus will open in Kyiv for Independence Day.
August 22 | National Museum of the History of Ukraine, 2 Volodymyrska Street

✱ A new monumental work by Lesia Khomenko, Movement, has been unveiled at Kyiv Central Railway Station.

✱ S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will be released on PlayStation on November 20.

📸 instagram.com/lesia__khomenko/

21/08/2025

Last summer days in Kyiv🤍

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21/08/2025

Together: A Body Horror About Love and Dependency

Opening in Ukrainian cinemas on August 21, 'Together' (2025) is an Australian supernatural body horror film written and directed by Michael Shanks in his feature debut. It explores intimacy, codependency, and the challenges of living closely with someone.

✱ Plot
Dave Franco and Alison Brie star as Tim, an indie musician, and Millie, a schoolteacher, who move to the countryside for her new job. After encountering a mysterious force, their bodies begin to fuse together, creating a nightmarish reflection on love, monogamy, and shared life.

✱ Behind the Scenes
Shot in just 21 days with complex prosthetics, the film required intense physical work. Franco and Brie, who also produced the film, spent hours physically glued together for scenes, even sharing bathroom breaks. Brie says, 'We could never have made this with anyone else.'

✱ Festival and Distribution
Premiering at Sundance, the film sparked a bidding war among A24, Apple TV+, Focus Features, and NEON. NEON acquired global rights for 17 million dollars. In Ukraine, it is released by Adastra Cinema, which also distributed last year’s hit 'The Substance'.

✱ Critical Response and Themes
Hollywood Reporter highlights the intense body horror and gruesome transformations, while The Daily Beast calls it Dave Franco and Alison Brie’s version of 'The Substance'. Beyond the horror, the film examines love, fear, and dependency, prompting reflection on relationships.

Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSR8mOPBa0I

📸 Still from 'Together'

21/08/2025

Vyshyvanka Now: Ukrainian Brands Reimagining Tradition

The embroidered shirt has long symbolized belonging, heritage, and resilience for Ukrainians. Today, it is also part of contemporary fashion, bridging history and modern design.

From everyday classics to museum-inspired artistry, here are six ways Ukrainian designers are redefining the vyshyvanka for the present day⬇️

21/08/2025

Book Recommendations from the Communications Director of FC Shakhtar

Yuriy Svyrydov is the Director of Strategic Development and Communications at FC Shakhtar. He previously headed the marketing and communications department at Donbas Arena before joining the club in 2011. Beyond football, he is passionate about books that explore history, politics, and identity.

In this selection, he shares his latest reads — a mix of geopolitics, democracy, classic literature, and football:

✱ Odd Arne Westad, The Cold War: A World History
A sweeping exploration of 20th-century geopolitics. Yuriy notes the book helps explain many current global processes, with a key takeaway: the U.S. could one day withdraw from Ukraine just as it left Vietnam in 1975. He recommends it to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of contemporary history.

✱ Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy
A sharp look at authoritarianism and the erosion of democratic values. Applebaum shows how personal choices and political shifts can gradually push societies toward tyranny. Yuriy sees it as a timely read for understanding today’s fragile balance between democracy and authoritarianism.

✱ Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson, Why Nations Fail
One of the most influential works on why some countries prosper while others collapse. Yuriy was particularly struck by the section on the early United States, where survival depended on cooperation with Indigenous peoples and inclusive institutions. A must-read for anyone curious about the roots of global inequality.

✱ Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
A powerful novel set during the Spanish Civil War, intertwining love and death. Yuriy was deeply moved by the closing passages, where the inevitability of death becomes clear — moments that reminded him of Ukrainian soldiers defending the country today.

✱ Andy Brassell, We Play On
A history of Shakhtar Donetsk from the 1990s to the present. For Yuriy, this book is personal: he assisted the author in 2023 during its creation. It captures not only the resilience of the club but also, in part, his own story.

📸 Yuriy Svyrydov

20/08/2025

News Digest: August 20

✱ The 14th annual Kyiv International Short Film Festival will take place in Kyiv, with this year’s main focus on women in cinema.
September 4–10 | Zhovten Cinema, 26 Kostyantynivska Street

✱ This fall, the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund will begin operating as an independent institution outside Ukraine, attracting funding from international partners.

✱ Mykola Kabluka will showcase his unique art installation ʼThe Point of Unityʼ at this year’s Burning Man, exploring the interplay of light, space, and human perception.

📸 Mykola Kabluka

20/08/2025

FOMO in Times of War and Social Media

A decade ago, FOMO — the fear of missing out — was little more than a buzzword in lifestyle blogs. Today it has become a serious anxiety for a whole generation, far beyond the regret of skipping a party.
The youth project Teenergizer, which supports teenagers and young adults, explains why this anxiety feels so acute now and how to handle it.

✱ Why FOMO Feels Stronger
Social media maintains the illusion of constant activity, and war does not stop it. One feed may jump from frontline updates and stories of loss to photos of new businesses, travels, or parties in safer cities. The contrast deepens the fear of missing out. Research by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology shows that 43 percent regularly feel they are not keeping up with others, a figure that rises each year. International studies also connect FOMO with poor sleep, increased anxiety, and symptoms of depression.

✱ From Fear to Joy
FOMO often appears as compulsive checking of messages, guilt over “unproductive” days, endless comparison with curated lives online, and the sense of being late in relationships or careers. Its opposite, JOMO — the joy of missing out — encourages presence over pressure. Choosing your own pace, rather than chasing everything, can ease the cycle.
For young people, this may mean setting boundaries with screen time, creating experiences that remain offline, or choosing selectively which events to join without guilt. Talking openly with peers about stress and burnout also helps reduce stigma around rest.

✱ Why It Matters
In peacetime, FOMO undermines life satisfaction. In wartime, it threatens resilience and deepens exhaustion. For Ukrainian youth, slowing down is not failure but survival. And when the weight of comparison becomes overwhelming, Teenergizer offers a safe, confidential space where trained young counselors provide free support — reminding young people that missing out can sometimes be the very act that keeps them going.

📸 instagram.com/anatolii.varenik

20/08/2025

Stars in Ukrainian Fashion: Summer Highlights

This summer, Ukrainian designers once again proved their global presence. From Beyoncé’s tour wardrobe to red-carpet outfits for Hollywood actresses and international singers, Ukrainian fashion became a symbol of elegance, craftsmanship, and innovation. Below are the most striking celebrity appearances in Ukrainian brands.

20/08/2025

Kyiv Stage: Must-See New Performances

From ambitious musicals to provocative reinterpretations, Kyiv’s theater season is opening with powerful new productions. Here are five premieres worth seeing ⬇️

✱ MUR: Rebellion [1991]
A large-scale musical-docudrama about Ukraine’s struggle for independence. The performance blends music, choreography, and documentary theater, taking audiences from dissident circles to Chernobyl, protests, and the raising of the blue-and-yellow flag in parliament.
Palace of Culture, 1 Alley of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes | Aug 22, 18:30

✱ Earth
Directed by Ivan Uryvskyi, this daring adaptation of Olha Kobylianska’s novel has drawn comparisons with Davyd Petrosyan’s recent staging of the same work. Provocative imagery, nudity, and raw symbolism have already sparked heated debates online.
Lesia Ukrainka Theater, 42 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St. | Sept–Oct

✱ Flambe
Freedom Ballet’s new production, led by Olena Kolyadenko, is based on Jorge Amado’s Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands. Through vibrant choreography, humor, mysticism, and passion, the story explores female desire and the balance between stability and love.
Ivan Franko Theater, 3 Ivana Franka Sq. | Sept 15, 19:00

✱ Will Figaro Ever Marry?
French director Grigor Manet offers a playful, fast-paced reinterpretation of Beaumarchais’ classic. The stage becomes a labyrinth for Figaro’s schemes, while colorful baroque costumes turn the production into a theatrical carnival. The show promises humor, twists, and high energy rather than solemn classicism.
Molodyi Theater, 17 Prorizna St. | Sept 11 & 18, 19:00

✱ The Kalyna Flute
Based on Oksana Zabuzhko’s novella, this powerful drama tells the story of two sisters whose rivalry for love leads to tragedy, leaving their parents trapped in grief. Directed by Valentyna Yeremenko-Vorozhbyt, the production explores memory, loss, and the struggle to reconcile with the past.
Ivan Franko Theater, 3 Ivana Franka Sq. | Sept–Oct

📸 МУР

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