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National Philharmonic Hall: A must see sight in the Ukraine

Beautiful Picture of the Theater

There is so much to see and do in the Ukraine but one of the things that you must make time to do is to visit the National Philharmonic Hall. This is a beautiful theater that has several showings every week for you are viewing pleasure.

Nighttime ViewThe National Philharmonic Society in the Ukraine is one of the oldest and best kept theaters in the country of the Ukraine. The roots of this remarkable theater can be traced all the way back to 1863. The National Philharmonic Society building was awarded the pristine statues of an architectural monument. This theater is of a very great importance not only to the musical life and history of the Ukraine but also to the world because of their amazing orchestras and fabulous performances.   

One visit to The National Philharmonic of Ukraine will leave you breathless and in awe of not only the beauty of the building, the amazing interior but also from the fabulous performance. This is one site that you must see while you are visiting the Ukraine. You will take the memories with you always.

The National Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life PYROGOVO

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.

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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.

Gazprom announces another 25% gas cut to Ukraine

Moscow, March 4 (Interfax) - Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom has announced that ithad reduced gas exports to Ukraine by another 25% and that it might cut them further if Ukraine does not resume talks with the company.”Not only has the deadlock in the negotiations not been broken, there have not even been any more negotiations. Our Ukrainian counterparts have not come to Moscow. The only response from them has been a press release that in effect says that the Naftogaz Ukrainy company may start unsanctioned consumption of gas from volumes designated for European customers. For this reason, gas supplies for Ukrainian customers have been reduced by another 25% as of this moment, as we warned before,” Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov told reporters on Tuesday.Amounts of gas passing through the Sudzha gas measuring station had been slashed by 27 million cubic meters per day and volumes passing through the Valuiki station by 8 million cubic meters a day, he said.”If the Ukrainian side does not return to the negotiating table, I cannot rule out the possibility of a decision to carry through another reduction of supplies,” Kupriyanov said.

The Year of Pinzel in Ukraine

Ukrainian sculptor.jpg Western Ukraine is the homeland of one of the most profound and intriguing altar sculptors of the 18th century - the famous artist known as Master Johann Pinzel (1751 - 1770s). Master Pinzel, whose real name remains a mystery, is most known as the founder of “Lviv Rococo” style in art and the author of beautiful altars and sculptures he made in Buchach and Horodenka. (more…)

Who Will Save the “White Elephant”?

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The White Elephant, a once famous Polish observatory in the Carpathians, is as close to the stars as it only could be. Just look at the ruins and try to imagine that the complex erected on top of the Chornohora, or the Mount Black, is located more than two kilometres above the sea level! The initial construction, the Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Astronomical and Meteorological Observatory, was established back in 1938, when Western Ukraine was still a part of Poland. No one really knows why it was baptized as the “White Elephant” - could it be due to its unusual L-shape, or because of the grand amount of time, effort, and money its design and construction consumed?

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Ukraine Famine of the 1930s

Famine in Ukraine.jpgDusia, a first generation Ukrainian Canadian, says that she does not remember much about the famine in Ukraine of 1932-33. She was only five year old when the Soviet-imposed famine, also known by historians as the Holodomor, started raging in her home village. That was one of the most devastating national disasters of the Ukrainian people in all modern history. “My Mom went out to sell jewellery and buy some bread, but she never returned home”, - recalls Dusia, one of just a handful survivals among people living in central and eastern parts of Ukraine during the Holodomor. It is estimated that the total number of those who died from starvations when communists forced Ukrainian peasants into collective farms can be more than 10 million people
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Quick Facts on the City of Lviv

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The city of Lviv is located in the western part of Ukraine, at the shores of the Poltava river, 80 kilometres away from the border of Poland. Currently, its population is about 735,000 people, most of whom are ethnic Ukrainians speaking the Ukrainian language.

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Ancient Town of Kamyanets-Podilsky

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Kamyanets-Podilsky is an extremely beautiful ancient town of Ukraine, “a stone flower on the rock”, as the famous Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrayinka described it in the beginning of the 20th century.” Stare Misto”, a majestic stone fortress with numerous fortifications and intricate architectural decorations, which dates back to the beginning of the 12th century, is the heart of this medieval place. The fortress, built on a rocky island near the River Smotrych, is just one jewel of Kamyanets-Podilsky. Among other ancient attractions, there are a two millennia old Roman bridge, a Gothic city hall, and a unique minaret featuring the statue of the Virgin Mary. Besides being a military fortress, ancient Kamyanets-Podilsky was also a stronghold of Christianity. In the 17th century, the town had about 15 different churches of Orthodox, Catholic, and Armenian Christian confessions, many of which still stand and continue to marvel tourists.

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Beets in Ukrainian Cuisine

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Beets, sweet tubers with a bright colour and a tender-crisp texture, play a significant role in Ukrainian cuisine. Many appetizers, soups, salads, and other simple dishes of Ukraine feature cooked or fermented beets as a main or complementing ingredient. Beets are native to the Ukrainian land, where they were cultivated in peasants’ vegetable gardens already hundreds of years ago.

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Ukrainian Artist Ivan Marchuk is Listed Among 100 Living Geniuses

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The global consultants company “Creators Synectics” has published a list of 100 living geniuses, which also includes one Ukrainian name. No wonder that the rating heavily favours the British, since the initial selection process was based on the opinions of randomly selected Britons who were asked in email massages to name ten people whom they considered to be living geniuses. Each of the initially selected names then was rated by the panel of six experts and awarded scores from one to ten on the basis of a number of important criteria, such as intellect, paradigm shifting, cultural importance, social acceptance, and achievements. The list is headed by Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman (the inventor of LCD), who received the highest rating (27 points) and ends with American filmmaker and actor Quentin Tarantino, who, in view of “Creators Synectics”, deserves 2 points. Three Russians have been honoured, too: mathematician Gregory Perelman (21 points), world famous chess champion and political activist Garry Kasparov (15), and inventor of the “Kalashnikov rifle” Michael Kalashnikov (5 points).

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