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UDK 739.2:327.8:008(477)

DOI https://doi.org/10.15407/

  • Received: 15.09.2026
  • Accepted: 23.09.2026
  • Published: ??.??.2026

CONTEMPORARY UKRAINIAN JEWELRY ART AS AN INSTRUMENT OF CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR

LUTS Serhii

  • ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7248-230x
  • PHd in Arts, Аssociate professor,
  • Kamianets-Podilskyi Ivan Ohiienko National University,
  • Department of Fine and Decorative and Applied Arts
  •  and Restoration of Works of Art,
  •  61, Ogienko str., 32300, Kamyanets-Podilsky, Ukraine,
  • Contacts:  e-mail: luts_s@ukr.net

Abstract. The article examines contemporary Ukrainian jewellery art as an effective instrument of cultural diplomacy that contributes to shaping a positive international image of Ukraine, strengthening its cultural agency, promoting the national cultural heritage, and conveying to the international community an objective understanding of the historical and contemporary processes related to the Ukrainian people’s struggle for independence, sovereignty, and the preservation of national identity. The purpose of the article is to identify the specific features of the functioning of contemporary Ukrainian jewellery art as an instrument of cultural diplomacy under the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war and to determine its role in shaping Ukraine’s international image, promoting national cultural identity, and communicating Ukrainian cultural values within the global humanitarian space. The research methodology is based on a comprehensive approach employing comparative-historical and analytical-descriptive methods, as well as the methods of analogy and scientific assumption. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the comprehensive interpretation of contemporary Ukrainian jewellery art as an independent instrument of cultural diplomacy in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The main directions of its functioning in the sphere of international cultural communication are identified, and the role of Ukrainian jewellery artists, jewellery brands, artistic projects, and exhibition activities in representing national cultural identity, shaping a positive international image of Ukraine, and integrating Ukrainian jewellery art into the global cultural space is revealed. The study establishes that contemporary Ukrainian jewellery art not only preserves and develops national artistic traditions but also effectively represents Ukrainian cultural identity internationally, promotes intercultural dialogue, strengthens professional artistic communication, and facilitates Ukraine’s integration into the global humanitarian space. International exhibitions, professional publications, cultural and artistic projects, as well as the activities of individual artists and cultural institutions, play a significant role in promoting contemporary Ukrainian jewellery art among the international professional community.

Keywords: contemporary Ukrainian jewellery art, cultural diplomacy, national cultural identity, intercultural dialogue, international representation, Russian-Ukrainian war, international image of Ukraine.

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