Volodymyr Sverbyhuz

The destruction of the Kharkiv Borotbist organization, ban on the local party newspaper and arrest of its editor-in-chief made the performance of a temporary Borotbist-Bolshevik agreement impossible and poured much oil on the fire of armed struggle in Ukraine. On February 16, 1920, a revolutionary...

Much has been written on the tragic fate of the leaders of Ukrainian national Communism. Still, not only archival researchers, but also active politicians try to answer the question of how sincere Communist persuasions are compatible with dedication to Ukraine and its interests. True, those...

A secret. A still-unfathomed spiritual majesty is hidden in the name of the main Spaska (Our Savior’s) Church, as well as of the whole Mezhyhirsky (Intermontane) Monastery. Taras Shevchenko, and not only he, used to write about it. Let us recall only two now forgotten publications: Kyiv Mezhyhirska...

[Continued from The Day, No. 6 of February 20] Aristocratic and venerable families began their systematic appearance. One of Mazepa’s crucial articles dating from 1687 reads: “As earlier, on respected people were bestowed aristocratic honors, so they could continue to bear them and enjoy...

Strolling in the picturesque alleys of Sofiyivka Park in Uman, you cannot avoid thinking of the man who designed this masterpiece, one of Europe’s best English parks. Ukraine once was described as a country where luxury and taste were in the very bones of its gentry. Cultural self-destruction...