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Educator-humanist, thinker, pedagogue-innovator, poet, music – in what field did the outstanding Ukrainian figure Hryhoriy Skovoroda not show himself. The desire for beauty, hard work, love of learning and other wonderful character traits were formed in the philosopher at a fairly young age, which was greatly contributed by his parents. Varsava – the “son of freedom”, as Skovoroda called himself, led a traveling lifestyle and in all his travels was inseparable from the Ukrainian pipe. It is …

You can easily get lost in the whirlwind of events. I am a 6th generation Cossack, and personally, I can’t explain how come my Motherland is still unknown to others around the world. I mean … come on, geographically, Ukraine lies in the center of Europe. Well…  first of all, let me introduce myself – I am Mamai! I am a professional volunteer guide and a musician at heart. I take the responsibility to make you, dear friends, fall in love with Ukraine’s diversity. With the help of the vargan …

  It was very nice at school back then; everybody minded their own business. I used to argue with fellows. Looking back, I know deep in my heart that all those arguments were not serious: as if siblings were teasing and making fun of each other. I was teaching Monsieur Brahim the correct pronunciation of Ukrainian words; we laughed a lot as I didn’t have a clue how to pronounce them correctly. There were absolutely no signs of tragedy in our minds. I remember every single detail of that…