Liudmyla Masyk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK – Who says we aren’t in the European Union? Ukrainians have been there for a long time, but not in the way that some of our politicians would like to see them: voting in the European Parliament, enjoying all those political and economic advantages, etc. Back-breaking toil, no legal...

On May 18 Ukraine took part for the first time in the Night of the Museums, a pan-European event that has been held for the past 10 years. Ukraine was prompted to join this fascinating action by a letter from its Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which was sent in response to a letter from France’s...

“Thank you for the moments that we failed to see,” noted an anonymous visitor in the guest book at The Day’s photography exhibit. I would like to add: thank you for saving us from emptiness. This is the second time that the students, faculty, and guests of National University of Ostroh Academy had...

The organizers of the beauty contest at Ostroh Academy National University have adopted a new approach. Every year on the university’s anniversary the female students organize a beauty contest named after Halshka Ostrozka. The five contestants (one from each faculty) must be virtuous, cultured,...

Halas (“clamor” in Ukrainian) is the name of a festival of ethnic culture that took place recently in Ostroh, on the premises of the estate once owned by the princes of Ostroh. It was organized very quickly, in just three days. This is record time, considering the stereotypical allegations of the...

Oksana Korobka has submitted her works to numerous Ukrainian and international art exhibits, including “Fall Vernissage,” “Crossroads,” “New,” “Ecology through an Artist’s Eye,” “Christmas Eve,” the nationwide Ukrainian exhibit commemorating Artists’ Day, and many others. The artist pleasantly...