Author: Christina S. Kowinko

STRATFORD, Conn. – In the final week of February, between February 21 and 28, Connecticut hosted an intensive series of events to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s genocidal invasion of Ukraine. With candlelight vigils, memorial services, art exhibits, lectures, rallies and press conferences, community leaders, scholars and elected officials paid tribute to Ukrainians’ heroic...

STRATFORD, Conn. – Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Ukrainian American musicians and vocal ensembles have been in great demand as Americans from many diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds have offered their support and solidarity with the embattled people of Ukraine. In Connecticut, violin virtuoso Solomiya Ivakhiv, the...