Liberal Arts
The Zakrevskys’ Pyramid, one of the most mysterious structures in Ukraine, is located in the village of Berezova Rudka in the Poltava region. This unique architectural monument was built in the 19th century by landowner Hnat Zakrevsky as a family mausoleum
Research conducted using tomography has shown that when a man is asked to think about nothing, he focuses on two things. Can you name them?
On the island of Zhuravlykha in the village of Pliasheva stands a sturdy fortress. Though it appears formidable, it is actually a holy monastery. It was built not during the times of ancient princes but as recently as 1914, and it serves as a guardian of significant events in Ukrainian history
A groundbreaking director who revolutionized theatrical art. His productions resembled mysteries, and his ideas were ahead of their time. He founded the renowned «Berezil» theater and directed three feature films. Kurbas emphasized: «You cry on stage while the audience watches calmly. It should be the other way around — you must remain calm, and the audience should cry!»
The film The Apprentice: The Rise of Trump by director Ali Abbasi premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May. This movie, chronicling the period when Trump’s star first rose over Manhattan, becoming a beacon of Reagan-era capitalism, provides no definitive answers. It merely subtly shapes the viewer’s perspective
Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile were a royal couple whose story had a monumental impact on the fate of Spain and the entire world. Their marriage in 1469 united the two largest kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula: Aragon, Ferdinand’s homeland, and Castile, Isabella’s birthplace. This union was not only politically advantageous but also passionate…
In his childhood, the future avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich ignored simple pencils, and his first brushes were pharmacy brushes intended for treating the throat during diphtheria. As he grew older, he created paintings that were now valued at tens of millions of dollars, including «Black Square», worth four hundred and fifty million
The brilliant tragic-farcical body horror «The Substance» has sparked discussions not only about the incredible talent and boldness of Demi Moore, who played the leading role but also about the human body as one of the most common subjects depicted in the history of cinema
The rich Ukrainian land is full of treasures. Throughout history, numerous trade routes, including the famous «Route from the Varangians to the Greeks», passed through our lands. At various times, Scythians, Goths, Huns, Turks, Tatars, and Cossacks lived on or traversed these lands, each leaving their mark on Ukraine in the form of buried treasures
The great scholar of all sciences, Aristotle, during the lifetime of Alexander the Great, whom he taught, proposed the idea that any being (human, animal, or even plant) inherits traits not only from its parents but also from all male beings with whom the mother of that being had intimate relations…
Volodymyr Ivasiuk was a Ukrainian composer who, with a single song, made the entire former USSR understand the Ukrainian language. Moscow persistently tried to bring the genius into its fold, as Leonid Utyosov claimed, «You can live anywhere, but you should work in Moscow». Volodya responded firmly: «I am a Ukrainian composer»
What do we know about the role of music, its purpose, and why we try to immediately «Shazam» the tracks we like right in the cinema? Can a soundtrack be a full-fledged character in a film, or is it meant only to illustrate and set the mood?