Ukrainian Culture

The primary authors of this profile were Kate Ohbaidze, Yuliya Ivanytska & Tetyana Hrynovetska, originally published in 2022. The Religion section was authored by Mariia Kazmyrchuk & Chara Scroope in 2023.

The Cultural Atlas would like to sincerely thank SoftServe for their assistance and support in compiling this information.

• Apostolos-Cappadona, D. (2022, April 12). Why Ukraine Calls Upon Michael the Archangel. Christianity Today. https://www.christianitytoday.com/2022/04/michael-archangel-ukraine-kyiv-patron-saint/
• Aristova, A. V. (2022, March 22). Religion in Ukraine [Релігія в Україні]. Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia. https://vue.gov.ua/Релігія_в_Україні
• Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021a). 4-digit level ANCP Ancestry Multi Response by Australia (UR) (2021 Census of Population and Housing) [Data set]. ABS Census TableBuilder.
• Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021b). People in Australia who were born in Ukraine [Data set]. 2021 Census Country of Birth QuickStats. https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/3312_AUS
• BBC News Ukraine. (2022, November 23). The SBU spoke about the result of the search in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra [SBU rozpovila pro rezulʹtat obshuku v Kyyevo-Pechersʹkiy lavri]. https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/news-63726540
• Biddle, M. (2016, February 19). Ukrainian Catholics’ January Christmas. The Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn. https://cgcatholic.org.au/catholic-voice/blog/ukrainian-catholics-january-christmas/
• Bondarenko, H. (2014). Popular religiosity of Ukrainians in the conditions of social changes of the late 20th—Early 21st centuries [Narodna relihiynist’ ukrayintsiv v umovakh sotsial’nykh zmin kintsya XX – pochatku XXI stolittya]. Folk Creativity and Ethnology, 3(477), 21–29. https://nte.etnolog.org.ua/uploads/2014/3/publications/21.pdf
• Central Intelligence Agency. (2024, August 8). Ukraine. The World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/ukraine/
• Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. (2024, March 27). Ukraine community profile. Victoria State Government. https://www.vic.gov.au/ukraine-community-profile
• Department of Home Affairs. (2018). Ukraine-born Community Information Summary (Census of Population and Housing 2016, Country Data Summary). Commonwealth of Australia. https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/mca/files/2016-cis-ukraine.pdf
• Druzenko, G. (2015). Religion and the Secular State in Ukraine. In W. C. Durham Jr. & J. Martínez-Torrón, Religion and the Secular State: National Reports (pp. 719–736). Madrid: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Complutense. https://classic.iclrs.org/content/blurb/files/Ukraine.1.pdf
• Fenton, F. P. (2022, March 4). Why is St. Michael the Archangel the protector of Kyiv? Catholic News Agency. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250570/why-is-st-michael-the-archangel-the-protector-of-kyiv
• Hofstede Insights. (2024). Country Comparison Tool: Ukraine. The Culture Factor Group. https://www.theculturefactor.com/country-comparison-tool?countries=ukraine
• Horevoy, D. (2022, February 2). How the religiosity of Ukrainians has changed since 2000: A brief summary of the Razumkov Center’s major research. [Yak zminyuvalas’ relihiynist’ ukrayintsiv z 2000 roku. Korotkyy perekaz velykoho doslidzhennya Tsentru Razumkova]. LB.Ua. https://lb.ua/society/2022/02/02/504398_yak_zminyuvalas_religiynist.html
• Hrushetskyi, A. (2022). Dynamics of religious self-identification of the population of Ukraine: Results of a telephone survey conducted on July 6-20, 2022 [Press Release]. Kyiv International Institute of Sociology. https://www.kiis.com.ua/?lang=eng&cat=reports&id=1129
• Ivanova, K. (2024, July 5). Days of Angel Celebrated in Ukraine: Meaning of Ukrainian Names. Ukraine Gift Delivery. https://www.ukrainegiftdelivery.com/blogs/whats-new/days-of-your-angel-name-day
• Kyiv Post. (2022, February 14). President Declares Feb. 16 Unity Day for Ukrainians. https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/president-declares-feb-16-unity-day-for-ukrainians.html
• Lesiv, M. (2013). The Return of Ancestral Gods: Modern Ukrainian Paganism as an Alternative Vision for a Nation. McGill-Queen’s University Press.
• Lewis, R. D. (2018). When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures (4th ed.). Nicholas Brealey International.
• Magliocco, S. (2012). Neopaganism. In O. Hammer & M. Rothstein (Eds.), The Cambridge Companion to New Religious Movements (pp. 150–166). Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/au/universitypress/subjects/religion/religion-general-interest/cambridge-companion-new-religious-movements
• Melton, J. G. (2010). Ukrainian Catholic Church. In Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices (2nd ed., Vol. 6, pp. 2932–2934). ABC-CLIO.
• Moroz, V. (2016, October 5). Lutherans of the Eastern rite: There are such only in Ukraine. Religious Information Service of Ukraine. https://risu.ua/lyuterani-shidnogo-obryadu-taki-ye-lishe-v-ukrajini_n79503
• Museums Victoria. (2017). Immigration History from Ukraine to Victoria. Origins. https://origins.museumsvictoria.com.au/countries/ukraine/
• Petruzzello, M. (2024, January 27). Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Orthodox-Church-of-Ukraine
• Pivovarova, N. P. (2014). Religiousness of Ukrainians: Tendencies of decade [Relihiynist’ ukrayintsiv: Tendentsiyi desyatylittya]. Scientific and Theoretical Almanac Grani [Науково-теоретичний альманах Грані], 17(5), 75–79. https://grani.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/512
• President of Ukraine. (2022, July 24). The Day of Ukrainian Statehood on July 28 will assert the connection of many generations of our people—Address by the President of Ukraine. Presidential Office of Ukraine. https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/den-ukrayinskoyi-derzhavnosti-28-lipnya-utverdzhuvatime-zvya-76645
• ProQuest. (2017). Ukraine. ProQuest & Brigham Young University. https://proquest.libguides.com/culturegrams
• Razumkov Centre. (2021). Specifics Of Religious And Church Self-Determination Of Citizens Of Ukraine: Trends 2000-2021 [Information Materials]. https://razumkov.org.ua/uploads/article/2021_Religiya_eng.pdf
• Reaney, L. (2019, May 14). A Guide to Toasting in Ukraine. What’s On Kyiv. https://whatson-kyiv.com/a-guide-to-toasting-in-ukraine/
• Shevchenko, A. (2012). Ukraine—Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (2nd ed.). Kuperard.
• Transparency International. (2016). Global Corruption Barometer 2016: Results for Europe and Central Asia (Global Corruption Barometer 9th Edition-2016) [Data set]. https://www.transparency.org/en/gcb/europe-and-central-asia/europe-central-asia-2016/results/
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• UA Post. (2017, August 30). Ukrainian names: Origin and Meaning. Ukrainian American Media. https://www.uapost.us/en/blog/ukrainian-names-origin-and-meaning/
• Ukrinform. (2022, July 28). Ukraine marks Statehood Day. https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3538355-ukraine-marks-statehood-day.html
• Wanner, C. (2022). Everyday Religiosity and the Politics of Belonging in Ukraine. Cornell University Press.
• Yurash, A. (2010a). Eastern Orthodoxy in Ukraine. In Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices (2nd ed., Vol. 6, pp. 2929–2932). ABC-CLIO.
• Yurash, A. (2010b). Ukraine. In Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices (2nd ed., Vol. 6, pp. 2924–2929). ABC-CLIO.
• Zinkevych, O., & Sorokowski, A. (Eds.). (1988). A Thousand Years of Christianity in Ukraine: An Encyclopedic Chronology. Smoloskyp Publishers and the National Committee to Commemorate the Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine. https://archive.org/details/thousandyearsofc0000unse