Aug 29, 2025 | Culture, History, News
Written by SUSK Canada Summer Job Intern – Daniil Zhelezniak (Saint Mary’s University) Cossack songs occupy a special place in Ukrainian culture, reflecting the courage, self-sacrifice, and spirit of the Zaporizhian Cossacks fighting for Ukrainian statehood. These...
Aug 29, 2025 | Culture, History, News, Suppression of Ukrainian national identity
Written by SUSK Canada Summer Job Intern – Daniil Zhelezniak (Saint Mary’s University) Introduction One of the most prominent, important, and well-known national minorities in Ukraine is the Crimean Tatars. This indigenous Turkic people of Crimea and the Black Sea...
Aug 22, 2025 | History, News
Written by SUSK Canada Summer Job Intern – Daniil Zhelezniak (Saint Mary’s University) The Flag of Ukraine — History, use, and meaning On the eve of Independence Day, on August 23, Ukraine celebrates National Flag Day, a civil holiday established in 2004, when...
Aug 14, 2025 | Culture, History, News
Written by SUSK Canada Summer Job Intern – Daniil Zhelezniak (Saint Mary’s University) There is a stereotype that Ukraine is an exclusively monoethnic and monoreligious Christian country. However, Ukraine has long been a cultural crossroads, the cradle of religious...
Aug 11, 2025 | History, News, Ukrainian-Canadian diaspora
Written by SUSK Canada Summer Job Intern – Daniil Zhelezniak (Saint Mary’s University) International Youth Day Today, we join communities across Canada and around the world in marking International Youth Day — a time to recognize the vision, talent, and dedication of...
Aug 6, 2025 | History, News, Suppression of Ukrainian national identity, Ukrainian-Canadian diaspora
Written by SUSK Canada Summer Job Intern – Daniil Zhelezniak (Saint Mary’s University) A fairly well-known story is the placement and suffering of Ukrainians in GULAGs in Siberia and the Far East during the Stalinist terror. However, the little-known but grim fact...
