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A forgotten brand: A weaver brings woven kots back to life
The weaver's fingers settle on a skein of soft yellow. The choice is made: this kots will be blue and yellow. Frontliner watched a third-generation kots weaver bring a forgotten craft back to life.
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Why Ukraine’s Oleksandrivka counteroffensive worked: Ukrainian soldiers explain what drove August’s gains
In August, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continued the offensive operation on the Oleksandrivka front. Frontliner breaks down what is happening on these fronts and how Ukraine’s offensive in the south impacts the broader picture.
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Pottery takes years to mature: How a family of potters craft ceramic animals
Rough, cracked hands, white with clay and weathered by years of pottery, knead the pliable clay. Frontliner witnesses firsthand how raw clay is transformed into a traditional lembyk in a Poltava workshop.
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Words can wound, too: Ukrainians’ new wartime etiquette
Frontliner examined how wartime psychology is reshaping the way Ukrainians talk to one another, and what new rules of politeness it requires.
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A one-of-a-kind bridal accessory: craftswoman brings back the waxed wreath tradition
She spends hours making paper flowers before immersing them in wax. Frontliner witnessed the making of this traditional Poltava accessory.
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Hutsul inlay around the globe: The craftsman keeping his grandfather’s tradition alive
A chisel taps on wood as an old machine, in use for almost 50 years, keeps running in the village of Richka in the Frankivsk region. Frontliner's reporters visited the craftsman to see firsthand how he is reviving this ancient craft.
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The craft of needle and leather: A furrier brings historical attire back to life
A flock of sheep grazes near the homestead of furrier Mykhailo Vintoniuk in the village of Kornych in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Frontliner reporters visited the master furrier.
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Carving history: How a veteran revives traditional banduras and kobzas
This wood will become a musical instrument that will sound almost exactly as it would have one or two hundred years ago. Frontliner reporters visited his workshop to see how this ancient sound is born.
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Glass from the flame: The Ukrainian master keeping ancient glassblowing art alive
Three artisans spin a blowpipe, blow a bubble from molten glass, shape the piece, and then place it into the annealing furnace. Frontliner explores how the art of glassmaking is evolving in Ukraine.
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The language of decoration: a Crimean Tatar potter pieces tradition together from the shards
With one swift stroke of a sharp tool through the colored engobe on wet clay, Rustem Skybin draws a clear line. Frontliner visited the potter's workshop to see his signature technique.
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The Order for Courage: A decoration for an act undertaken at risk to one’s life
Behind every Order for Courage is a moment when a person could have left but stayed. Since the start of the full-scale war, this award has appeared in presidential decrees almost weekly, often next to a name marked "posthumously."