you should know

1. She learned Ukrainian after 30 years. Who is Alla Gorska?

2. A slap from Lina Kostenko. 5 stories when the poetess put everyone in their place.

3. Why did Dovzhenko buy Vingranovsky shoes? A poet who studied in Moscow and spoke Ukrainian.

4. Why was Vasyl Simonenko "the son of my mother's friend"? And other interesting facts about the poet.

5. One of the best photographers in the world. Kyiv in the 60s in the photo of Iryna Pap.

6. Sex, betrayal and espionage. What else do we not know about the characters of the movie "The Word House"?

7. 10 commandments for young girls. Humorous postcards of Vasyl Gulak.

8. How Anna Sobachko-Shostak became famous. But where have the Ukrainian patrons disappeared to?

9. Maria Prymachenko: tangerines from Parajanov, stolen paintings, and a trip to the circus

10. Polina Raiko: found inspiration in the Chaika chocolate bar and turned her home into a museum

11. Mykhailo Boychuk: invented his own style, beat Johansen's wife and found a lost paint recipe