Compote is a traditional Slavic drink made from fresh or dried fruits or berries. Uzvar is a kind of compote. It is made only from dried fruits, with honey added, and, unlike the usual compote, its ingredients are not boiled long, rather it’s broug ...

In English, the word horilka means Ukrainian vodka distilled with red chili pepper. But in Ukraine, horilka is not only that drink, but any vodka, including the home-brewed one known as samohon, or moonshine. Usually, wheat or rye is used to produce ...

After the end of World War I, a rush to fortify seized all of Europe, including the Soviet Union. Given the advent of long-range, large-caliber guns, tanks and aircraft, the European states started actively preparing for and defending against war in ...

This unique complex began in 1964, with the construction of a huge dam and enormous reservoir to increase electricity generation for all of the country. This large hydro system comprises the HPP (Hydro Power Production) building, the overflow diversi ...

  Mezhyhirya is the former residence of Ukraine’s ex-president Victor Yanukovych. After Yanukovych fled to Russia during the Maidan-2014, this 140-ha estate became a national nature park. It is located in Novi Petrivtsi village, Vyshgorod rayo ...

Pushcha-Vodytsia is traditionally one of the most popular leisure areas for Kyivans. This nature park located on the city’s north-western edge used to be an urban-type settlement, which was transferred to Kyiv city as part of Obolonskyi district in ...

The hill acquired its evil reputation early in Kyiv’s history. Here, Grand Prince Vladimir personally dealt with the pagans unwanted by his new faith who persisted with their unholy rituals after the Baptism of Russia. Time passed and Lysa Hora cam ...

In 1976, in the picturesque Pyrohiv village neighborhood, the Open-Air Museum of Folk Architecture and Folk traditions of Ukraine was founded. This is a unique collection of folk architecture and artifacts of our ancestor’s daily life. Spread over ...

The park Feofaniya. Between Holosiyivo, Pyrohiv and Teremki lies another historic place in Kyiv – the Feofania skete (desert), where the wilderness bestowed by the holy Creator blends harmoniously with the work of humans. Historian Nikolay Sementov ...

Holosiivskyi park (NNP) covers roughly 11,000 ha of Kyiv city land. It was opened in February of 2007, but the land was reserved much earlier in February 1994. The park is divided into several zones, the largest one being that in the Holosiivskyi dis ...

Kachalka is located near the beach and Venetian bridge. You can find it literally by ear – its persistent metallic clanging reverberates through the entire neighborhood. This area of free gym equipment near Hydropark metro station marked its 50th a ...

The Racing Circle is unique sports facility located a 15-minute walk from Golden Gate metro station was completely derelict until 2017. Today, it is open once more for amateurs and professionals alike. The first Kyiv cycle track – the cyclodrome � ...