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Ukrainian Culture and Media

Facts about Ukraine

Ukrainian has distinct characteristics, particularly in how "i" and "h" sounds are pronounced. Ukrainian accent of Russian is quite noticeable, though not all Ukrainians speak with it.

Borscht, a soup very popular in East Slavic, comes from Ukraine.

  • Dou: Popular Ukrainian blogging platform. (Russian -> Ukrainian)

Singers

Composers

  • Mykola Lysenko

Lifestyle and Entertainment

Interview Channels

Vloggers

Sports

Entertainment Channels

Other Channels

Diaspora

  • Kids Diana Show — Popular children's channel from Ukraine. Early content in Russian. (Russian)
  • Barvina, Barvina Vlog — Ukrainian-American actress and vlogger. (Russian)
  • Lady Diana — video blogger who has released many short films. (Russian)
  • Elina Fedorova — Ukrainian-American model who makes lifestyle videos. (Russian -> Ukrainian)

Literature

  • Taras Shevchenko: National poet. "Kobzar", "Zapovit". He wrote diary in Russian and poems in Ukrainian, died in SPB. Many streets and parks in Ukraine are named after Shevchenko. ("Shevchenko Street," "Shevchenko Park", "Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv")
  • Lesya Ukrainka: Poet and dramatist.
  • Ivan Franko: Writer and scholar. "Ivan Franko National University of Lviv".
  • Vasyl Stus: Dissident poet, Ukrainian Helsinki Group, died in a labor camp in Perm.

Poem reading

History Channels

Geography and Regional Channels

Travel Channels

Regional Channels

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