Ukraine’s third Eurovision victory came in Turin on May 15 amid a wave of song contest solidarity as European voters demonstrated their support for the country and opposition to Putin’s war
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Photogenic Kyiv takes fourth place in new survey of world’s leading Instagram cities
The Ukrainian capital features prominently in a new survey by Britain’s Design Bundles that ranks 145 leading UNESCO World Heritage sites based on the number of times they are tagged on Instagram
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Ukraine’s classical music superstar conductor Oksana Lyniv makes history again
Ukrainian Oksana Lyniv will become the first female conductor ever to lead an Italian opera house when she takes over as the new musical director of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in January 2022
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HIPSTER UKRAINE: Kyiv’s historic Zoloti Vorota joins Time Out 2021 list of the world’s coolest neighborhoods
Zoloti Vorota district in the heart of the Ukrainian capital has taken sixteenth position in Time Out’s annual ranking of the coolest neighborhoods in the world
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Ukrainian superstar conductor Oksana Lyniv prepares to make history with Wagner at this summer’s Bayreuth Festival
Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv has spent much of her career in the conservative world of classical music challenging stereotypes and breaking down barriers. This July, she is poised to enter the history books again as the first female ever to conduct at one of classical music’s most celebrated events, the Bayreuth Festival in Germany
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Harvard heavyweight Klitschko
Harvard Business School publishes Ukrainian boxing legend Wladimir Klitschko’s life insights as a case study for students
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Ukrainian DJ superstar Miss K8 climbs higher in DJ Magazine’s 2020 global ranking
Kyiv-born Kateryna Kremko has been an ever-present fixture in DJ Magazine’s influential Top 100 DJs ranking since first appearing in 2015
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Ukrainian classical music star Oksana Lyniv will make history in 2021 as first female conductor at the Bayreuth Festival
West Ukrainian native Lyniv began her classical music career in Lviv and has most recently been based in Austria where she became the first female chief conductor of the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017
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Kyiv weekend break ideas
With the coronavirus crisis limiting international travel options, now is the ideal time to explore the growing number of day trip and weekend break destinations within easy reach of the Ukrainian capital
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Guide to Ukrainian resorts
From trendy forest wellness retreats to traditional beach holiday fun, the summer 2020 season is the perfect time to explore the many domestic tourism options Ukraine has to offer