With summer looming and the first days of real heat expected any time now, the beer season in Kyiv can be officially considered open (though when or whether it officially closes is another matter altogether). Continue reading ‘Search for Ukraine’s best beer suds’
May, 2006
THURSDAY 25
“Fedir Pryymachenko’s Signs of Polissyaâ€
Artist Fedir Pryymachenko, whose works were once highly estimated by President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko himself, presents his new exhibition “Fedir Pryymachenko’s Signs of Polissya.†Continue reading ‘7 Days in Kyiv’
To acknowledge that Ukraine is a European country after all, Europe Day will be held here for the fourth time now, taking place in Kyiv on May 20 as well as two regional cities – Zaporizhzhya and Kharkiv. As usual, apart from simply reminding Ukrainians that they are a European nation, Europe Day will Continue reading ‘Celebrate Europe Day!’
When I heard that a new Ukrainian music magazine “Mixer†was coming out, I was pretty excited – finally Ukraine would have a local publication that would cover the music scene professionally by knowledgeable writers. Of course I didn’t expect it to be anything really high-grade, Continue reading ‘Pop Notes: New Music Magazine is already out’
Okay, let’s get this out of the way now: Nobu is overpriced. It just is. A single piece of yellowtail will run you almost $5 and a six-piece California roll with only a fake crabstick and vegetables inside will cost you about $13. What’s more, the only sake (Japanese rice wine) they sell is Hr 140 for 150 grams. Continue reading ‘Delicious sushi found at Nobu’
Last summer I met a girl with lovely eyes and I got her phone number. Our first meeting was in a park, and I thought that was rather nice and that maybe next time she’d like to go to a bar or a restaurant. Continue reading ‘City’s best seat’
All of us on the Post editorial team used to love this place (everyone knew what was meant by “at Chinese.â€) First of all, it was conveniently situated downstairs next to our office; secondly, it served decent ethnic food for very modest prices – a combination rarely found within the Kyiv restaurant scene. Continue reading ‘Chinese restaurant Victory finally reopened; coffee-themed Mokko offers decent food’
After holding the first Ukrainian ethnic music festival, Krayina Mriy (Dream Country), for two years in a row, Oleh Skrypka – the leader of the band Vopli Vidoplyasova – in conjunction with the whole Ukrainian rock movement finally came up with a full-scale rock event: Continue reading ‘Rock it with Rock Sich!’
FILMS
SATURDAY 6 – SUNDAY 7
Movie in English: Mission Impossible III
Raving scientologist and ultimate heartthrob Tom Cruise stars in the third installment of the “Mission Impossible†series. Continue reading ‘“Mission Impossible III†premieres in Kyiv – 7 Days in Kyiv’
