Пантелеймон Куліш у шапціPanteleimon Kulish (1819–1897) was a key figure in the Ukrainian cultural revival. He authored the first Ukrainian historical novel, The Black Council (1857), and worked as a publisher and editor (including the journal Osnova), as well as an ethnographer and historian. He developed the phonetic Ukrainian orthography known as “Kulishivka,” translated Shakespeare and worked on a translation of the Bible, helping to establish standards for the literary Ukrainian language. He moved in the circle of Taras Shevchenko, was married to the writer Hanna Barvinok (Oleksandra Bilozerska), and was connected to the intellectual milieu of the Cyril and Methodius Brotherhood. He hailed from the then Chernihiv Governorate (now Sumy Oblast).

Band New Order performing live in New York in 1981 at the Ukrainian National HomeA New Beginning: This performance was part of New Order’s first U.S. tour, staged a little over a year after Joy Division singer Ian Curtis’s death. It marked a crucial step in the band’s transition and the beginning of their effort to define an identity separate from their previous group. Musical Evolution: On this tour, New Order moved beyond Joy Division’s post‑punk austerity, embracing synthesizers and propulsive rhythms. In New York they unveiled an early, unreleased ten‑minute version of Temptation, drawing rave reviews and cementing their reputation at the forefront of post‑punk. Video Recording: The show—performed in 1981 in New York City—was filmed by Michael Shamberg and later released on VHS as Taras Shevchenko, capturing the band in a raw, transitional phase and becoming a vital document of their early career. The Ukrainian National Home’s name—and the portrait of poet Taras Shevchenko hanging behind the stage—were prominently displayed, underscoring the venue’s cultural co

Jim Morrison in Ukrainian embroideryThis photograph shows musician Jim Morrison, the lead singer of the rock band The Doors, in 1966. The photo was taken by Guy Webster. The shirt he is wearing is a traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt known as a vyshyvanka. According to some accounts, the shirt may have been a gift from artist Andy Warhol, who was of Ukrainian descent.

This is a VHS video tape of the band New Order's live performance, titled Taras Shevchenko.The performance was recorded live at the Ukrainian National Home in New York City on November 18, 1981. The cover art features an image of Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko. The item is a cult classic and can be found on auction sites like eBay. The tape is sold as-is due to its age, and its functionality may not be guaranteed.

Ukrainian Refugee American Style

Nudie Kon - Nudie and his Mandolin

Nudie Cohn in his store with "Nudie and his Mandolin" vinyl

Nudie Cohn and Elvis PresleyNudie Cohn designed Elvis' famous gold suit featured on the album cover of "50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong."

Nudie Cohn and Roy Rogers

Nudie Cohn and Gram Parsons in his Flying Burrito Brothers Nudie suitAs the 1960's were winding down, Nudie Cohn's career took on a new dimension when he made a suit for Gram Parsons. An article by Elyssa East in the Oxford American magazine provides some details about the creation of Nudie's most renowned suit: “The 1960s were coming to a close when rising country rock musician Gram Parsons posed next to Nudie Cohn, the celebrated Western-wear designer more than three times his senior. Raeanne Rubenstein shot their portrait for Show: The Magazine of the Arts at Nudie’s Los Angeles workshop. Over a smooth bare chest and midriff, the twenty-something Parsons wore the suit Nudie designed for him for the cover of the Flying Burrito Brothers’ debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin. Made of white cavalry twill, it was embroidered with crudely ren

Vasyl Vasiliovych Tarnovskyj Junior admires his collection of Cossack antiquities. Kachanivka

Stoianov at the Batumi Classical Gymnasium

The first foreigner who boldly defended the rights of Georgians to their native languageA teacher, ethnographer, and defender of cultural heritage in the 19th century - Olexander Stoianov

A watering hole under a bridge in a city in Yunnan province by Sofia Yablonska

Sofia Yablonska sits on the hood of a car in Morocco

Two boys riding two bulls in the town of Angkor

Traveling by car on the beaches of the island of Borneo by Sofia Yablonska

An unknown man in an unknown place called Talifou in the lens of Sofia Yablonska

Ferry crossing on the island of Borneo during the travels of Sofia Yablonska

A crowded city street in Yunnan province in the eyes of Sofia Yablonska

Interesting constructions of places in Yunnan province by Sofia Yablnska

Sofia Yablonska films residents selling fresh fruit at a bazaar in Yunnan Province

View from an airplane flying over the island of Borneo in the lens of Sofia Yablonska

Fishermen on the island of Borneo through the eyes of Sofia Yablonska

The sacred temples of Angkor in the lens of Sofia Yablonska

A boat against the background of the mountains of Yunnan province in the lens of Sofia Yablonska

The streets of Yunnan province in the eyes of Sofia Yablonska

Sofia Yablonska with armed men at Angkor

Sofia Yablonska films Angkor

Halong Bay in Vietnam through the lens of Sofia Yablonska

Ksenia Desni, a scene from the film

Ksenia Desny in white dress

Xenia Desni portrait

Xenia Desni A, Eberth, Berlin

Ksenia Desni "Ross", Berlin

Doctor Elie Metchnikoff, in his laboratory, Nature & Science

Kondratyuk, Portrait

John C. Houbolt at blackboard, showing his space rendezvous concept for lunar landings.Lunar Orbital Rendezvous (LOR) would be used in the Apollo program. Although Houbolt did not invent the idea of LOR, he was the person most responsible for pushing it at NASA.

The father of the cell phone is Martin Cooper.

Martin Cooper shows FCC Commissioner Benjamin Hooks the first DynaTAC cell phoneCooper, left, showing FCC commissioner Benjamin Hooks the first cell phone, the DynaTAC, in 1973. "There was unanimity within Motorola regarding AT&T: they could not be allowed to extend their monopoly […] We had to beat them; we had to beat the monopoly."

King of tenors Oleksandr Myshuga in the role of Faust

King of tenors Oleksandr Myshuga in the role of Faust