Some architectural monuments, sculptures, and art objects in Lviv were temporarily «buried» in protective elements such as films and bags with sands. But nothing lasts forever. When the Ukrainians win, everyone will be able to see our favorite masterpieces again. All of us will look at them more closely, differently after the rise. Today’s CSI […]

Freedom Blue. Vital Yellow Mariupol: the «heart» of a war that’s still beatingThis is what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says about Mariupol, which has been surrounded by Russian troops for already a month and a half.  The situation in the city remains not only tense, but terrifying and catastrophic. The Russian military, contrary to Russian media […]

Many minutes of silence Many many minutes of silence would be needed to pay tribute to all of our fallen citizens and find the ability to speak after Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel, Borodyanka, Izyum, Mariupol… For us, Ukrainians, the world has changed and will never be the same as before. We ask you to remain silent with […]

“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 Coexisting: Lviv Cultural Institutions working in a Wartime The Cultural Strategy Institute looks at the work of cultural institutions at a time that no one could have imagined — in the wartime. We arranged interviews with a number of Lviv cultural institutions — theaters, libraries, cultural and art centers — to ask about […]

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 […]

Coexisting: Lviv Cultural Institutions working in a Wartime.Today Ukraine is our common case. The Cultural Strategy Institute looks at the work of cultural institutions at a time that no one could have imagined — in the wartime. We arranged interviews with a number of Lviv cultural institutions — theaters, libraries, cultural and art centers — […]

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 […]