Culture

The sole official text of the spelling rules became the standard reference for the whole country

On March 1, 2026, the National Commission for State Language Standards approved Ukrainian spelling as the official standard of the state language. This decision implemented the resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine "On strengthening the role of the Ukrainian language in the establishment of the Ukrainian state" dated January 15, 2026 and introduced a single official spelling text into the legal field. A specially created working group worked on the text...

Stanisław Vincenz’s unique book collection is now at the Vasyl Stefanyk Lviv National Scientific Library

The personal collection of books of the Polish intellectual, writer and philosopher Stanisław Vincenz will be available for reading in the halls of the Lviv National Scientific Library of Ukraine named after Vasyl Stefanyk. The unique collection includes about a thousand rare editions of past centuries, including the works of Dante, Homer, Shakespeare, Plato and other classics of world culture. The special value of the collection is the author's notes and autographs of Stanislav...

Parliament adopted a resolution on strengthening the Ukrainian language’s role in consolidating Ukrainian statehood

On Thursday, January 15, 2026, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in its entirety draft resolution No. 14334 "On strengthening the role of the Ukrainian language in the establishment of the Ukrainian state." This is an important decision that will improve Ukrainian legislative terminology and introduce a modern variant of Ukrainian spelling. Finally, let's get rid of clericalisms and Russianisms in the legal language. We will continue to actively develop the Ukrainian-speaking environment in all...

A year of responsible partnership, trust and joint actions

Trust, partnership and shared responsibility became the main values ​​of our year. Together with international friends and Ukrainian communities, the All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum NGO team worked for education, freedom of speech and preservation of cultural memory. We were supported by the people of Taiwan. A technologically advanced, democratic state provided charitable assistance for the development of Ukrainian education. We jointly implemented the project of computerization and innovative education "Leave...