Tag: Ukraine

Kyiv
03/04/2022
Evgeny Paton
Evgeny Paton (1870-1953) was born in Nice (France) in the family of a retired Ukrainian Guards officer. He studied at the Dresden Technical University and at the Petersburg Institute of Railroads. Paton was a professor at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institu ...

Ukraine
03/04/2022
Sunflower in Ukraine
Ukraine, the world’s largest sunflower producer, set a world record in 2016 with a harvest of 13.6 million tons. There are so many sunflower fields in Ukraine that the big round yellow flower has become one of the symbols of the country. The sunflo ...

Ukraine
03/04/2022
Borsch
In Spain, it’s gazpacho; in France, bouillon; in Ukraine, borsch. King Henry IV of France said that his goal was to create such a rich country that there was a chicken in the pot of every Frenchman. In Ukraine, borsch was long considered such an eq ...

Kyiv
02/04/2022
Southern Bridge in Kyiv
This impressive construction is one of the newest bridges in Kyiv. Building began in 1983 to solve an urban traffic problem. The Kharkiv residential development was growing ever larger and road connections from the city to Boryspil International Airp ...

Ukraine
02/04/2022
Railroad in Ukraine
Railroad in Ukraine. Ukraine is a large country, and if you need to get from one city to another on the other side of the country, there’s no better way than by train (because of road conditions and length of the trip, a bus might not be as comfort ...

Chernobyl
02/04/2022
Poliske
Poliske is located almost 60 km (37 mi) from Pripyat. It became one of the main evacuation support stations for the settlements most affected by radiation. Pripyat residents were placed in the homes of local residents, some received housing here. The ...

Ukraine
02/04/2022
Beregvar
Beregvar (Schoenborn Castle), one of the most beautiful castles in Ukraine, is not far from Mukachevo. It was the residence of the Schoenborns, Austro-Hungarian aristocrats who become the most influential nobles in the Transcarpathian region during A ...

Ukraine
02/04/2022
Mukachevo Castle
Palanok or Mukachevo Castle is one of the oldest and most famous in Ukraine. When and who erected it is not known for sure, but already in the 11th century, there was a mountain of volcanic rock 68 m (223 ft) high and covering 14,000 m2 (150,000 ft2) ...

Ukraine
02/04/2022
Lutsk Castle
Lutsk Castle is one of the oldest and most beautiful in Ukraine. Its story is long and glorious. Defensive fortifications first appeared on this site at the beginning of the 11th century, and it’s been officially recorded since 1340. It is remarkab ...

Ukraine
02/04/2022
Khotyn Fortress
If cities have their own destinies, then Khotyn was born to be the center of war. After all, the name of the ancient city Khotyn, where one of the most famous fortresses of Ukraine is located, comes from the word “to want.” Its unique location ma ...

Chernobyl
02/04/2022
Chernobyl the Savior
The history of Chernobyl the Savior icon. One of the main attractions of St. Elijah Church is the icon “Chernobyl the Savior”, painted in 2003 by Vladislav Goretsky and consecrated near the walls of the Assumption Church in the Kyiv- Pechersk La ...

Ukraine
01/04/2022
Kamianets-Podilskyi
Kamianets-Podilskyi is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Ukraine. Its main attraction is the historic center, preserved intact, without any 20th-century buildings. The city is located on an extensive peninsular rocky plateau with steep w ...