On New Year’s Eve in 1972, a group of Ukrainians set out to carol — a seemingly innocent holiday tradition. But for the KGB, the Soviet Union’s security services, this was no ordinary celebration. As ...

Singers in Lviv, Ukraine, before the traditional Christmas Stars Parade during Orthodox Christmas in January 2023. Artur Widak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images This year, despite the raging war, people ...

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine has passed legislation moving its official Christmas holiday to December 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church, which ...

Despite the brutal war raging in the country, Ukrainian villagers preserve the country's cultural history through the centuries-old tradition of Christmas caroling in Kryvorivnya, a village in Ukraine ...

(CNN) — When Sergiy Klimov speaks about wine, his excitement is infectious, even to those with a less than sophisticated palate. Since 2014, Klimov has championed Ukrainian-made wine in numerous ways.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday signed a law that will officially move the country’s Christmas Day holiday from early January to Dec. 25 — another way to “abandon the Russian ...

(The Conversation) — An expert on Ukrainian music and folklore explains how holiday traditions celebrate both centuries of culture and present-day resistance. Traditionally, Orthodox Christians in ...