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Pedaling for Victory: Verkhovyna to host Bike Day 2026

On Sunday, June 7, a sports and charity event - "Bike Day 2026" will be held in Verkhovyna, Ivano-Frankivsk region. Cycling enthusiasts and local businesses invite everyone who wants to support the Ukrainian defenders with a sporting event. Bike Day will start at 12:00 on the "Singing Field". During the event, a charity lottery will be held, and the collected funds will be directed to help the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The cycling race starts at 13:00. Cyclists will ride 24 kilometers...

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Stanisław Vincenz Prize laureate Ivan Malkovych on the Ukrainian state and victory

"I dream of a revived Ukrainian paradise and that in the words "native land" we hear "paradise" and in the word "Ukraine" we hear "paradise", because these are our paradises," said poet, publisher and Shevchenko Prize laureate Ivan Malkovych in an interview with "The Ukrainians Media". On May 10, Ivan Malkovych turned 65 years old, and his legendary...

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A discussion about Eastern Carpathian roots of Europe and the legacy of Stanisław Vincenz will be held in Wroclaw

The Eastern Carpathians are a border region not only geographically, but also culturally. Here, the traditions and history of the peoples of Central and Eastern Europe have been intertwined for centuries. It was this multiculturalism that was explored in his work by Stanisław Vincenz - an outstanding expert on the Hutsul Region and Pokuttia, as well as the ancient heritage of Ancient Greece. It is the ideas of humanism, cultural dialogue and mutual understanding that Stanisław Vincenz professed that will become...

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Vincenz Prize laureate Yosyf Zisels shared his memories of the Ukrainian dissident movement

Yosyf Zisels is a laureate of the 2023 Stanisław Vincenz Prize, awarded for humanistic service and a contribution to regional development, during the annual Via Carpatia International Forum. In the program "Life during the war", a well-known human rights defender talked about his acquaintance with the Ukrainian 1960s. According to Yosyf Zisels, in the mid-1960s, he was deliberately looking for representatives of the Ukrainian...