As of November 15, 2022, at least 10 synagogues have been destroyed in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. Three of them are located in Mariupol. We have talked about the Jewish religious buildings in the city, about Mariupol… Read More »“THE SYNAGOGUE WAS DESTROYED, ONLY THE WALLS STAY PUT”, – ILLYA LUKOVENKO
Ukraine has inched close to achieving independence for its church. It may seem strange to some, but unfortunately by the fifth year of the war, a significant part of the Orthodox Christians in Ukraine remain under Moscow’s control. How do these matters of spirit influence… Read More »Ukrainian Autocephaly and European Security
We know that Tarot had begun as a closed esoteric divination system. But, in the middle of XX century, the situation has started to change – from Tarot as an esoteric phenomenon to Tarot as a global phenomenon. In 1959, University Books began printing the Waite-Smith deck… Read More »Fantasy and the Tarot
Martin Schulze Wessel and Frank E. Sysyn, editors. Religion, Nation, and Secularization in Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, 2015. The book under review consists of nine essays that deal with religious issues within the Ukrainian historical context. The title of the book reflects the… Read More »Book Review