I heard it quite a few times before and I assume it’s true – one of the things that strike a newcomer to Ukraine as exotic are the outdoor markets. Of course, there are similar things in the West as well – flea markets for instance. However, in the former Soviet countries (more…)
Canadian Inna Gertsberg has been living in Kyiv for one year and working in advertising. For her one of the most memorable aspects of life in Ukraine has been the familiar sight of middle-aged expat men playing playboy lovers with girls half their age. If you could have seen these men in their own countries, she says, you’d be surprised too!
When the night turned out unusually foggy and my taxicab died in the middle of the road on its way to the airport, I should’ve guessed that the trip was going to be anything but usual. However, being by virtue not inclined to superstition, (more…)
