A village scene from Ukraine's Volyn region in 1909

A village scene from Ukraine's Volyn region in 1909

Village houses in Ukraine in the late 1800s or early 1900s

Village houses in Ukraine in the late 1800s or early 1900s

Сoncrete relief on the stairs in the interior of the "Dnipro" sanatorium (now known as Druzhba) in Yevpatoria, Crimea.

Сoncrete relief on the stairs in the interior of the "Dnipro" sanatorium (now known as Druzhba) in Yevpatoria, Crimea. The artwork was created by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov in the early 1980s.

Szewczenko School (Shevchenko School). Vita. Canada. 1921. Oseredok

Szewczenko School (Shevchenko School). Vita. Canada. 1921. Oseredok

Views of Odessa. [Album]. View of the Pokrovsk Church and Aleksandrovsky Avenue. Mid-1850s.

Views of Odessa. [Album]. View of the Pokrovsk Church and Aleksandrovsky Avenue. Mid-1850s.

Odesa. Boulevard. Monument to Duke Richelieu. Late 1870s.

Odesa. Boulevard. Monument to Duke Richelieu. Late 1870s.

Odesa. View taken from the small pier. 1850s.

Odesa. View taken from the small pier. 1850s.D’ap. nat. et lith. par F.Gross. Lith. de A. Braun à Odessa.

Odesa. Quarantine. Mid-1850s.

Odesa. Quarantine. Mid-1850s.

The competitive project presented by the Museum of Antiquities and Arts. The main facade.

The competitive project presented by the Museum of Antiquities and Arts. The main facade.

Bison

Boys from the Plast hut ‹The Winged Bunker› 1947. Bavaria

Boys from the Plast hut ‹The Winged Bunker› 1947. Bavaria

Verkhovyna 11

Verkhovyna 9

Verkhovyna 8

Villa Bashkirtseff in Nice

Villa Bashkirtseff in NiceFrom 1871 to 1877, the Bashkirtseff family villa in Nice served as a setting for Marie’s early ambitions. Here, surrounded by the social life she adored, Marie immersed herself in private studies, driven by her vision of fame. Today, Nice commemorates her with a dedicated street and a permanent display of her work in the Musée des Beaux-Arts.

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

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

Irish Landscape Design in Ukrainian Park by Dionysius Mickler

Irish Landscape Design in Ukrainian Park by Dionysius Mickler

Oleksandr Murashko in the forest

Oleksandr Murashko in the forest

Oleksandr and Margarita Murashko on their wedding day

Castle of Tadeusz Hrabianka on Podilla, drawing from nature by Napoleon Leda

Castle of Tadeusz Hrabianka on Podilla, drawing from nature by Napoleon Leda

Sofia Yablonska is sitting in a car

Sofia Yablonska is sitting in a car

View from the ship

View from the ship

Kremenchuk bridge

Kremenchuk bridge

Cultural center of the continent in 19 century was Kyiv

Cultural center of the continent in 19 century was KyivAt the end of the 19th century, Kyiv could be considered the cultural center of the continent, where Eastern and Western civilizations met.

Life is bustling in old Kyiv

Life is bustling in old KyivIt is not surprising that at the end of the 19th century, almost half of all Jews in the world lived in Ukraine. The cultures of all the countries on the continent flocked there and it was very beneficial for doing business.

Magic of Carpathian

Magic of CarpathianParaska created her own microcosm, which exists on the border between truth and fiction, where the real is so closely intertwined with the mystical that it is impossible to separate them. Her life is a difficult path of trials, including 10 years of Soviet camps for the help of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.

Windmills by Hryhoriy Shevchenko

Windmills by Hryhoriy ShevchenkoHryhoriy Shevchenko - a photo artist from the Shevchenko family - the great-grandson of the late Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko. He was engaged in photography at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, which allowed him to capture places and people that had not yet undergone dramatic changes and retained their pristine authenticity.