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Sviatoslav Vakarchuk joins Stanford as a visiting scholar this fall Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) is pleased to welcome Sviatoslav Vakarchuk as a visiting scholar for the fall quarter. Vakarchuk is a Ukrainian civic activist, musician and the lead vocalist and founder of the band “Okean Elzy.“ He will be in residence at CDDRL this fall to attend courses and study with some of the leading intellectuals and academics at CDDRL.22September2017
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Svyatoslav Vakarchuk is funded Ukrainian Emerging Leaders Program at Stanford20January2017
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Top Ukraine Releases of the Year 2016 At Louder Than War we challenge boundaries and champion diversity, reflective of our open door policy in coverage and contribution. We get as excited by DIY and lesser known artists as we do releases by more established artists. While music blogs so often look to the main music-exporters of the world to guide their annual ‘Best of’ lists, this time around, it’s worth exploring some of the music coming from another hotbed enclave of cultural activity – Ukraine.29December2016Written by Paul Scott-Bates
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The Economist: Front man THE crowds in Mariupol, a factory town on the front line in eastern Ukraine, began lining up at six in the morning. It was late spring, and the rock group Okean Elzy were playing. “You might only see them once in your life,” said a young boy in line. Some 30,000 people turned out to see the band and its front man, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (pictured). “He’s now the voice of the younger generation, the voice of the agents of change,” says Yaroslav Hrytsak, a Ukrainian historian.21October2016
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19.05.2016 - digital release of the ninth studio album of OE - "Bez Mezh" ("Without Limits") 12.00 pm Kyiv time - live broadcast presentation at on-line radio stations:17May2016
- Kyiv (Aristocrats http://aristocrats.fm/),
- Lviv (Skovoroda http://radioskovoroda.com/),
- Odesa (RADIO MORE.FMhttp://more.fm/) with participation of the band's musicians.
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Ukraine's popular rock group “Okean Elzy” debuts new album17May2016
Rock group gives concert on top of a 10-storey building in Kyiv
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Okean Elzy World tour 2016-2017. The beginning17May2016
In 2016 the most famous Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy hits the road for a 2-year-long World tour to support its ninth studio album ‘Without limits’ (Ukr: “Без меж”).
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Happy Birthday, Slava!14May2016
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Happy Birthday, Slava!14May2016
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Best of 2015 - Ukraine Let's check out some of our picks from among Ukrainian releases from the outgoing year.02February2016
