Kate Tsurkan

2 days ago | kyivindependent.com | Kate Tsurkan

Launched to promote Russian literature on the global stage during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the new Dar (“Gift”) literary prize is already mired in controversy — and not just for its troubling timing.

1 week ago | kyivindependent.com | Kate Tsurkan

As Russia's systematic destruction of Ukraine's cultural heritage continues amid the full-scale war, Ukraine's art community is seeking innovative, if not unconventional methods, to preserve their country's legacy — among them blockchain technology. Officially launched in February 2025, the Ukrainian Fund of Digitized Art (UFDA) was conceived with a bold mission: to digitize Ukrainian art and transform them into non-fungible tokens, or NFTs that could be sold at auction.

2 weeks ago | kyivindependent.com | Kate Tsurkan

My daughter is just over a year old. She’s learning to walk, says a few words in both Ukrainian and English, and because of Russia’s war, she already has an acute understanding of what it means to be afraid. The first time she reacted to the air raid siren, she was playing in her crib while I tidied up the room. She’d never paid attention to it before, so I didn’t expect anything to happen when it started.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kate Tsurkan

My daughter is just over a year old. She’s learning to walk, says a few words in both Ukrainian and English, and because of Russia’s war, she already has an acute understanding of what it means to be afraid. The first time she reacted to the air raid siren, she was playing in her crib while I tidied up the bedroom. She’d never paid attention to it before, so I didn’t expect anything to happen when it started.

2 weeks ago | kyivindependent.com | Kate Tsurkan

Russia's war against Ukraine is waged not only with missiles and tanks, but with distorted myths — powerful narratives that romanticize empire, rewrite history, and embolden Russian soldiers to reduce once prosperous cities to rubble. Those very same myths surfaced at the Photo London Festival from May 15 to 18, where the inclusion of Russian photographer and fashion designer Gosha Rubchinskiy's new book "Victory Day" sparked fierce backlash.