When you are in the Ukraine there are several different sites that you need to see. One of the most beautiful cities in the Ukraine is Kiev (Kyiv) which is the capital of the Ukraine. There is so much to see and do in this beautiful place. Today let’s take a look at one of the beautiful museums.
The National Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life PYROGOVO
This beautiful museum is set on over 150 acres of beautiful countryside. It is located on the outskirts of Kyiv in the southwestern area in the suburbs of a small town named Pyrogove.
This is one of only a few of the largest open air museums in the Ukraine and in the entire world. It was built in the year of 1969. It was build to represent the beautiful landscape and reflect it’s beauty.
When you visit you will see there are well over 150 different buildings and monuments that include spiritual and cultural material.
If you’re interested in visit this fabulous museum, I suggest doing so on one of their four different dates called craft dates that happen between May and November. On these craft days you will see live blacksmiths, pottery makers, weavers, cooper workers and so many more skilled craftsmen who are there to show off their craft.
Sundays are also a great day to visit this amazing museum. On Sunday you will be entertained by local choirs along with folk musicians. These concerts will feature the lovely Ukrainian music and can be seen onstage throughout the day.
A former resident of Kyiv, an American named Bruce, once told some Best Of team members that looking for Thai food in this city, though difficult at times, can even be rewarding. He mentioned in particular a certain local restaurant that, he said, served the best Tom Kha soup this side of Bangkok. Heady words, to be sure, but having lived there for some years over a decade ago, he became a discerning culinary expert on all Continue reading ‘No Bangkok, Kyiv still ekes out a worthy Thai restaurant’
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!’
The last time some friends visited Ukraine, the brought back some great photos of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev. This cathedral dates back to 1037 when Prince Yaroslav the Wise laid the foundation and it is definitely a testament to the skill of Ukrainian builders. It has 13 domes – or cupolas as they call them overseas – that dominate the Kiev skyline and the bell tower it the most notable one as it is topped with gold. There are some of the most beautiful 11th century mosaics and frescoes inside the cathedral and considering all of the turmoil, conflicts and strife the country has seen since 1037, it’s amazing that they are intact.
Unlike most cathedrals found in Europe that are still holding masses as well as being open to public viewing, Saint Sophia’s holds a museum instead that details the cathedrals spiritual and intellectual influence on the region. It tells how the cathedral was an integral part of the spread of the Orthodox faith through Russia from the 17th to 19th century. This beautiful building was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1990 and it should be included on any trip to Ukraine in order to enjoy some of the best architecture and art work in the country.
After two weeks now of the Orthodox Lent, or “Velyky Post†as our Ukrainian countrymen call it, you’re no doubt in need of some creative dishes that still follow the ascetic rules. And, remember, there’s still four more weeks to go of avoiding all sorts of our favorite foods – meat, Continue reading ‘Beat the bland!’
Ukraine’s state-run atomic energy company Energoatom has announced that they will be starting construction on two brand new nuclear reactors starting in 2010. The reactors will be at the Khmelnitsky power station in the 
western portion of the country and has been confirmed by the fuel and energy ministry. The ministry said that authorities will be ensuring ‘smooth financing’ for the project and when the two new reactors go online, they will bring the number of reactors operating in Ukraine up to 17. The ministry is quoting remarks that were made by Energy Minister Yuri Prodan that he made while visiting the Khmelnitsky plant.
So far there is no information on how construction of the reactors will be funded or how much the total cost of building them will be but they are expected to be brought on line by the end of 2016. Currently four of Ukraine’s stations account for 46.4% of all of the energy produced in the country, each with the capacity to put out 13,835 megawatts. The first Khmelnitsky reactor went on line in 1987. The second station at the site was left unfinished due to post-Soviet financing problems and was finally completed in 2004 with help from the European Union. The two stations are 1,000 megawatt pressurized water reactors.
Concern has been raised about the country’s nuclear reactors since the explosion of the RBMK reactor at Chernobyl on April 26, 1986. The reactor was found to contain numerous design faults that were believed to be responsible for the reactor’s explosion. This type of reactor is no longer produced or manufactured in Ukraine.
Ukrainian trades are a big part of Ukrainian culture, but now they exist mostly for the sake of souvenir business. Well, I do accept some people are doing it for the sake of art and keeping traditions, but this would be more of an exception. So, which resources are they wasting now?
1. Clay
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Well, to be frank you’ll not find any University from World’s top 200. Though be sure to find Ukrainian graduates in best world’s scientific organizations, laboratories in major enterprises, everywhere. And here is where they come from.
1. National Taras Shevchenko University
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Every child deserves to be happy and in a loving home and it looks like Ukrainian orphans will finally get their chance at being a part of a family. A Jewish-sponsored foundation, the Aleksandr Feldman Charitable Foundation, has launched their ‘Let’s Protect Childhood’ project in an effort to place Ukrainian orphans in a home and provide them with their own, new and loving family. Feldman, the man behind the charity and a Ukrainian lawmaker, has announced that his foundation will start with children who have no parental custody living in boarding schools in the Kharkovsky region and then spread his project throughout the rest of the country in the hopes of providing children with a better life that the current, outdated system provides.
According to Feldman, “Our aim is to help children without parental custody to create or find family, and to put an end to the outdated boarding school system in Ukraine.” Informational materials about the project and the organization will be broadcast on Ukrainian television and the stories about the orphaned children can be found posted on the foundation’s website (http://www.feldman.fund.org) for anyone interested in helping the foundation or adopting a child. The project will be managed by the foundation and the Ukrainian ministry for family, youth, and sport.
