Oct 2, 2025 | Blog Posts, News, Press Releases, Suppression of Ukrainian national identity
On this day, the Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union (SUSK) announces that we have joined the Advocacy Mentorship Initiative for Crimean Political Prisoners, launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine with the support of the Mission of the President of...
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 | Blog Posts, News, Uncategorized
August 14, 2025 Tomorrow, President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, at Joint Base Elmendorf‑Richardson for a summit aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. This meeting will be the first separate Russian-American summit...
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...