“Human is a duty, not a title”these words belong to Vasyl Stus, a Ukrainian poet, translator, human rights activist, and active member of a dissident movement. For his civic position, defending the right of Ukrainian culture to development his works were banned by the Soviet regime and he spent 13 years in detention until his […]

Being together “Stop promising, start acting” – flash mob in Warsaw, March 25. More than 4,000 people took part in a rally in support of Ukraine. People laid on the ground to draw attention to the growing civilian casualties and the need to close the sky over Ukraine. Coexisting: Lviv Cultural Institutions working in a […]

War is on our calendar  A month since Russia attacked Ukraine. Human psychology works in a way that we’re getting used to, adapting to the situation, whatever it may be, protective mechanisms are activating. The case of the first civilian deaths, pictures of the first civilian house shelling and destruction by Russian were a shock […]

We’ll win and restore everything Life that won’t happenThe acute phase of Russia’s war against Ukraine, which began in 2014, has been going on for a month. From February 24, the chronology does not matter for Ukrainians. The number of victims is what’s counting here indeed. It is difficult to say the exact numbers: while […]

Співжиття: як працюють львівські установи культури в часі війни.Україна сьогодні — спільна справа нас усіх. Інститут стратегії культури підготував огляд діяльності інституцій культури у часі, який ніхто не міг уявити — часі війни. Ми завітали на розмову, написали та зателефонували низці інституцій культури Львова — театрам, бібліотекам, культурно-мистецьким центрам — аби спитати як вони працюють […]

The 3rd week of war. Pray for Mariupol until it exists!The city of Mariupol is still the center of a humanitarian catastrophe. 300,000 Ukrainians are being held hostage in front of the whole world. For 14 days people have no access to food, water, heat or communication. Under bombs and shelling. Without the possibility of […]

Stand with us! Journalists, priests, moms-to-be… all killed by Russian troops19-th day of Russian war against Ukraine. The Russian military fires and commits violence against civilians, violating all laws and customs of war. Furthermore, on March 13 the first reported death of a foreign journalist was uncovered.  Brent Renaud – acclaimed US film-maker and journalist […]

When your home is suffering(17th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine) Words matter! or How to talk about the war in UkraineIt is important to call what is happening in Ukraine now in accordance with what the Russian Federation and Russian troops are doing on the territory of Ukraine in essence, with no looking for […]

“Struggle on – and be triumphant!”…these are the words of Taras Shevchenko, a Ukrainian poet, a symbolic figure for Ukraine. The Prophet, whose calls for freedom from the yoke and the will to fight, are relevant for Ukraine today even more than ever. Today we celebrate 208 years since the Great poet’s birth! And we […]

12th day of the new realityUkrainians continue to call on NATO to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine to help save the lives of people. So, according to preliminary data, within the 10.5 days of the Russian invasion, 38 Ukrainian children were killed and 71 injured by Russian shelling. Source: Ukraine’s Ombudsperson Ludmyla Denysova. 18-month-old […]