As Ukraine braces itself for the escalating impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the government recently announced deep cuts to state funding for arts and culture in order to redirect money to the fight against the virus. This announcement sent shock waves through Ukraine’s burgeoning creative community. The proposed cuts represent a devastating blow to Ukraine’s four key cultural institutions, the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, Ukrainian Book Institute, State Film Agency, and Ukrainian Institute.
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People look at huge Easter eggs as they walk in the open air festival in the center of Kyiv on April 12, 2017.
