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Borys Liakhu

За фахом — історик, випускник педагогічного університету. У журналістиці понад 20 років. Працював журналістом у друкованих виданнях, а також на радіо й телебаченні. Цікавлюся історією, літературою та суспільними процесами. Вільно володію українською та російською мовами. Займаюся спортом, люблю котів і собак)

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Trevor Francis: How a Birmingham Boy Became Britain’s First Million-Pound Footballer

Nowadays, the football world moves at such a frantic pace that transfers worth 100 or even 200 million euros no longer surprise anyone. Fans might briefly look up from their phones to whistle in astonishment,...

From the Factory District to Hollywood: The Success Story of Julie Walters, Who Started in Birmingham

If anyone had told a young Julie Walters that one day she would stand on the red carpet alongside Michael Caine, Meryl Streep, or Daniel Radcliffe, she probably would have just laughed. After finishing school,...

Walls that build a community: the synagogue where Birmingham’s Jewish history began

The establishment of any Jewish community usually begins with a synagogue, and the example of Singers Hill Synagogue is a clear illustration of this. People gather around the synagogue; it leads to the establishment of...

Francis Galton: a genius, an eccentric, and Darwin’s cousin

Birmingham is traditionally associated with the Industrial Revolution, engineering, and innovation. It was here that technologies were developed that transformed Britain, and for centuries the local factories and workshops attracted people with unconventional thinking. It...

Birmingham stories: even water makes it into the Guinness Book of Records

Birmingham is one of those cities that doesn’t feel the need to prove how ‘cool’ it is with words, because it has factories, canals, engineering workshops, and a touch of the Industrial Revolution’s stubbornness in...

The Birmingham con artist’s modus operandi: simple schemes, mass appeal, and people’s trust

Birmingham, like any city in the world, has long existed in two parallel realities. In one, it is a city of universities, businesses, industrial traditions, and staid British reserve. In the other, it is an...

Art Against Stereotypes: How Birmingham Introduced Abstract Art to Britain

Postwar Birmingham has a rather interesting—if not downright strange—reputation in British culture. While London in the prewar history of the early 1940s was traditionally presented as the capital of art, fashion, new ideas, and talented...

Spices, bass, and diplomacy: how one festival captures the essence of modern Birmingham

It turns out that in Birmingham, you can ‘visit’ India, Jamaica, or somewhere between Eastern Europe and the Middle East in just ten minutes—all you need to do is stroll through the rows of Brum...

Weekender, or a weekend in Birmingham

There is a special atmosphere in Birmingham when, at the end of summer, the city seems to slow down a little and allow itself an extra, almost incongruous sense of joy. It is a time...

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Indian cinema in Birmingham

Birmingham is a city with a rich history and culture, home to a large and diverse population from all over the world, particularly India....

A festival that doesn’t try to please everyone: how Birmingham created Supersonic

Birmingham has a real love for festivals, although lately this love has come to resemble a long-distance relationship. Some of the city’s iconic festivals...

Neville Chamberlain: from businessman to head of government

One of Birmingham's most notable figures, Neville Chamberlain, etched his name in history by becoming the Prime Minister of Great Britain. His success in...

Mary Ann Schimmelpennink: Birmingham writer

Mary Anne began writing in the early 19th century. Her work reflected societal events like the rise of Jansenism, the destruction of Port-Royal by...

The forefather of Birmingham’s festivals: charity, prestige, and fine music

If you think that crowdfunding is a 21st-century invention, then you simply haven’t looked at 18th-century Birmingham. There, the idea of collective fundraising didn’t...
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