If you ever wanted to learn Ukrainian and didn't know how to do it, please join this episode of the Zavzyatist podcast where we chat with Anna Ohoiko, the founder of Ukrainianlessons.com website and podcast.  Anna graduated from the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, the most prestigious university in Ukraine, with a degree in Ukrainian philology and has been helping people around the world learn Ukrainian.  In addition to being an educator, Anna is also an entrepreneur.  In this episode we discuss how her zavzyatist, commitment, and creativity helped her start her business and make it successful. 

Today we are talking with Olia Hercules, a Ukrainian-born award-winning cookbook author. We discuss the inspirations and events behind her award-winning cookbook Mamushka and the most recent cookbook Summer Kitchens. After listening to this episode you will be inspired to further explore and cook delicious Ukrainian recipes from Olia’s books and beyond.

Today we are talking with the Ukrainian publishing house Chas Maistriv that specializes in children’s literature.  The name of the publishing house means – Time of Masters because their goal is to publish masterfully written and illustrated books that are vital to the development of a child’s soul.  Stay with us and learn how Chas Maistriv creates their works of art and helps popularize reading in Ukraine.

Our guest Lydia Bodnar-Balahutrak is a Ukrainian-American artist whose artwork was presented in the virtual exhibition Holodomor: A Remembrance that commemorated the 87-year anniversary of the Holodomor Famine-Genocide, which occurred in Ukraine in 1932-33.

Please join us for this conversation as we discuss the works presented in the exhibit, how Lydia’s travels to Ukraine inspired her work, and her Ukrainian heritage.