A Ukrainian World Within the Walls of an American Library in Ramsey
There is a special magic in a library: people come here for books, and sometimes they discover an entire world...
Category: Tamara Zaiats
Resident at Vilni Media
Three Hundred Voices in One Word: “Mama”
There are words that do not need loudness, because they carry strength in themselves. They do not search for a path to the heart, because they have long lived there...
Memory That Smells of Prison Clothes and Freedom
Мовчати і соромитися власних думок, чи захищати до останнього свободу вибору, навіть із казематів. Не вагаючись, ще понад півстоліття тому…
From Dream to Reality: The Story of a Ukrainian Family in the United States
Svitlana Konovalova and her husband moved to the United States about ten years ago—already as fully formed individuals, with experience and an understanding of life...
A Confession as Long as a Lifetime
What happens when a person steps onto the stage not to perform, but to speak with their own life? When words cease to be a role and instead become memory, experience, and the happiness of years lived?..
The festive cycle in Sumy ended with an artistic program about Ukraine
When do the winter holidays truly come to an end? Is their conclusion determined by the calendar—or by the emotions that continue to resonate in our hearts?..
Where Winter Touches the Heart…
When winter in Ukraine grips the land in its icy hands, the cold becomes more than just a number on a thermometer. It screams through the silence of empty rooms, breathes into the darkness of power outages...
Concert at the Ukrainian School in Whippany: Christmas That Unites Generations
What does Christmas mean when outside the window there is another language, different streets, and a different rhythm of life? It is like a breath of fresh air — a moment when even the air itself seems to speak differently, in the language of home...
“Lviv Coffee”: the warm evening aroma that brings us back to ourselves
In a world where time passes faster than a morning cup of coffee can cool, sometimes all we need is to pause. To sit down. To take a breath. To feel that we belong to something real...
Ukrainian Halloween: Autumn Masquerade at SUM
At the local branch of SUM (the Ukrainian Youth Association) in Passaic, New Jersey, a true celebration took place – the Autumn Masquerade, also known as the Ukrainian Halloween. And although its name might remind one of the American tradition, this evening had a completely different character: instead of an emphasis on fear and fright, it was filled with joy, kindness, creativity, and the Ukrainian spirit...