Ukrainian Gothic Portal

Ukrainian Gothic Portal: Magazine "Gothica"
Chief Editor Vitaliy Stranger, Andrey Featon
Categories Music and subculture Magazine
Frequency Trimestrial
Publisher UGP
Paid circulation 5,300
Unpaid circulation 700
Total circulation
(ABC January–June 09)		 6,000
Year founded 1999 (1999)
Country Ukraine
Language Russian, Ukrainian, English
Website http://gothic.com.ua

Ukrainian Gothic Portal (Український Готичний Портал, UGP)[1] is a printed magazine, web-portal and promotion agency of gothic / dark / electro scene in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.[2] UGP was established in 1999 on basis of unofficial closed subculture formation Kiev Gothic Clan (KGC) and was officially registered in 2000 on the domain gothic.com.ua.[2][3] The founder and idelogist of UGP was the author of gothic-related publications, Vitaliy Stranger.[4] In 2000-2005, UGP became one of the leading dark music-related agencies in Ukraine and Russia, covered by local and international press, organizing festival "Deti Nochi: Chorna Rada", publishing printed magazine "Gothica", releasing cds on label "Tridens", making its own radio program and TV appearances.[5] Cooperation partners of UGP became such festivals as Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Castle Party, such magazines as Zillo, Orkus and other organizations in Europe.[2] The aims of UGP were the creation, development and coverage of gothic / dark / electro scene in Ukraine and in all countries of ex-USSR as well as uniting scene-fans and admirers of respective aesthetics.

Among the most famous projects of UGP has to be mentioned the establishment of the festival Deti Nochi: Chorna Rada (2000), label Tridens Records (2003) and printed magazine "Gothica" (2006):

Since 1999 the numerous projects had been launched for the achievement of assigned aims. UGP conducted following functions:

As achievement of UGP, praised by local Ukrainian press, can be stated the organization of the concerts of three Ukrainian bands (Komu Vnyz, Dust Heaven, Grayscale) at festival Wave-Gotik-Treffen at once in both 2004 and 2007.

At the present team of UGP continues to increase its activity in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus as well as in other European countries and works on one more book about gothic-scene in ex-USSR and Europe.

Notes

  1. ↑ Ukrainian Gothic Portal. "Ukrainian Gothic Portal ( ) - gothic/electro/industrial". Gothic.com.ua. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Archived December 24, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Newspaper article" (JPG). Gothic.com.ua. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ідеолог української готики Віталій Федун: Чорний ангел з сокирою захищає Україну". Pravda.com.ua. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Дети Ночи 3: готика для масс". H.ua. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ukrainian Gothic Portal". Gothic.com.au. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Archived March 26, 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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