Cuno spoke of the power cultural heritage has to unite us, but said all too often it is the target of war, used as a way to overtake a society. "What precious little remains in the world of our ancient heritage is already suffering from wanton destruction, looting, neglect, reckless ove...
"Destroying a country’s cultural heritage is the fastest way to erase their national identity," the project's website reads. "In light of Russia’s false denial of Ukrainian sovereign and unique national identity, we take the destruction of the country’s history extremely seriously." Digital...
Both objects are located in Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine, and are a subject of intensive destruction during the recent years. The report demonstrates the analysis of application of monitoring and early warning system of Livadia Palace building constructions located within active Central Li...
In June, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe passed a resolution recognising the destruction of cultural heritage and erasure of identity in Ukraine as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and evidence of genocide. A year before,e a group of international lawy...
Another thing that binds east and west is art, especially now, with Ukrainians determined to protect their cultural legacy from destruction by Russian troops. Officials in Lviv are coordinating a rescue campaign that extends across the country. In late February, Olha Honchar, the director of a ...
As the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine are nearing the 100-day mark, international organizations move to document the damages to cultural heritage.
Whitaker asked Vaganova what she felt justice would look like. She answered that Russia should return all the stolen artwork, pay for the destruction they have caused, and admit what they have done for the world to hear. "This is exactly what we call acknowledgment," she said. "This is ...
(Kievan) Rus; sermons, tales, and lives of the saints were the majorgenres. After the Mongol destruction of Kyivan Rus in the 13th century, literary activity in Ukraine declined. A revival began in the 14th century and was spurred further in the 16th century with the introduction ofprinting...
ca/citd/RussianHeritage/4.PEAS/4.L/12.III.5.html|title=The Destruction of Kiev|accessdate=2008-01-03|work=University of Toronto's Research Repository] On the Ukrainian territory, the state of Kievan Rus' was succeeded by the principalities of Galich (Halych) and Volodymyr-Volynskyi, which ...
have been used to map mass graves, the systematic looting and destruction of cultural heritage sites, the forced adoption and re-education of Ukrainian children in camps, the systematic destruction of food production and storage capacities, and the targeted destruction of health and education ...