Volodymyr Koniev

They say that a country’s level of civilization is determined by its attitude towards its diaspora. Judging by this indicator, Poland had already joined the community of civilized states. At least, Polish residents in Ukraine do not suffer from luck of attention from their historical motherland...

Everytime you meet artistic people who try to convey to others their view of the world during this hard time of ours, you subconsciously grow respectful of their titanic work. Our reality is not too pleasant a sight for an artist’s eyes. Most people are preoccupied with the search for a means of...

The statistics say that in the first eleven months of 1999 childbirth trailed mortality by 358,700. Progressively fewer women take the risk of motherhood and those that do rate the Soviet title of Hero Mother even after giving birth to their first offspring. They take this risk expecting very...

What kind of material can one make portraits from? Practically any. The past few years have also added amber to this long list, to be more exact, the amber mined in Rivne oblast. Portraits made of this sun-like stone are becoming more and more popular. They are made by Olha Baranova, chief artist...