The archive of photographs of the Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, a Ukrainian unit within the Austro-Hungarian Army during the World War I includes over 3000 photos. The original photo negatives on glass are preserved at the Ukrainian Museum and Library (Stamford, Connecticut).
This project collects and digitizes literary art magazines produced in Kharkiv between the 1910s and 1930s, valuable artifacts that are otherwise scattered throughout libraries in Ukraine and often in poor condition. These valuable artifacts are works dedicated to art and theater amid the background of early 20th century revolution, and constitute works of art themselves. The project ultimately…
The All-Ukrainian cinema and photo management service (Всеукраїнського фотокіноуправління (ВУФКУ)) has compiled this playlist of videos from the history of Ukrainian silent film. Most of the videos are newsreels, especially from the 1910s, 20s, and 30s, documenting important moments and everyday life in early Soviet Ukraine. There are nearly 200 items in whole. Users may need to manually work…
The Mykhailo Maksymovych scientific library at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv has scanned and digitized over 3000 old and rare books ranging from the 15th through the late 19th centuries. Books come from all over Europe and include many culturally significant books from Ukraine. Users can use "advanced search" to search by author, title, period, or publisher, or click "browse…
A database of engravings depicting Ukraine or by Ukrainian artists from the 16th through the 19th centuries. Browse engravings by century or depicted country. The collection is especially rich in depictions of 19th century Odesa.
A go-to website for finding Ukrainian art and artists. Browse hundreds of digital scans of paintings, photographs, postcards, exhibition catalogues, rare books, and other sources from throughout Ukrainian history. Users can search by artist or keyword, or explore categories organized by art movement, medium, chronological period, and more. The section "eksklyusiv" (exclusive) found on the top menu…