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The future of children and the quality of education: what worries Ukrainians the most

Ukrainians are most concerned about the risk that children will grow up in poverty in the future. This is evidenced by the results of the new study "Common contours", which was conducted by specialists of the Sociological group Rating Group. "In the conditions of the war, Ukrainians most acutely perceive the risk that children will grow up in poverty in the future - 88% are concerned, in particular 74% are very concerned," sociologists note. For comparison, among EU citizens...

Culture

Vernadsky Library: From early printed books to modern digital services

Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine (NBUV) is the main intellectual and scientific information center of the country. The NBUV team are unique specialists and scientific researchers. They write dissertations, possess rare restoration skills, work with primary sources, and provide state-of-the-art digital services, developing electronic archives for online readers around the world. Photo by Roman Malenkov, from the website Ukraine incognita.…

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...