Anna Havryliuk

The Mona Lisa is perhaps one of the best-known pictures in human history. After the death of Leonardo da Vinci, it was acquired by French King Francis I, and it “settled” at the Louvre in 1793. In the 20th century, the picture left the museum’s premises three times only...

Recently I have learned that there are so-called “blue zones” in the world – regions of the planet, marked by unusual longevity of the inhabitants. The interesting account of that can be found in Dan Buettner’s book entitled The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for...

December 19 is the International Day of the poor, as celebrated by the global community. This day was introduced in 1995 by the United Nations.It is a terrifying figure to grasp in one’s mind, but for example, the period between 1999 and 2007 had over 300 million people die of poverty....

Once upon a time I was flicking through TV channels, and I saw dancing dervishes. It was an accidental impression, but a very strong one. There was something soothing and mystical in those “floating” figures. The dervishes’ movement seemed intuitive and random, but one could feel...

Working on another drawing, I keep wondering at the diverse and sometimes strange hobbies people might have – and also at the unusual feast days to celebrate these hobbies. Recently I stumbled across another such unordinary day in the calendar. It turns out that since 2003, December...

A few years ago, when I attended a master class in visual studies, I was given an interesting task – to gather information and create, on its basis, the image of a Ukrainian superhero.This allowed me to get acquainted with the uncommon life story Ivan Piddubny, an outstanding Ukrainian...

Imagine yourself a schoolboy of a “pre-internet” age. Suppose you live in France 1940. Fortunately, your region is not occupied by the Germans... One September day in search of something spectacular and unusual you and your friends go to see a tree struck down by a lightning.These were...

In the past, when I had quite relaxed but not really exciting work, I could not wait till the end of the working day. I used to idle the time away by reading the blog Ukraine Incognita on social networks. This is how I first met Den newspaper, even if I did not realize it back then. A miracle,...

I covered this holiday before, in early 2013... Rereading that two-year-old piece now, I feel that a huge gap has appeared in the meantime. I advocated then ridding ourselves of everyday micro-aggression, rediscovering our kindness, and smiling to people who trample our feet in public transport...

On September 22-23 northern hemisphere countries celebrate Mabon, the autumnal equinox. No matter what the country is, everywhere the traditions on this day are the same: gathering berries, storing up herbs, commemorating all women of the kin. On this day people traditionally go up the hill, to be...