Central Universal Department Store Kyiv

1 February 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Shopping Reading Time:  5 minutes

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Central Universal Department Store Kyiv (Ukrainian: TSUM Kyiv is Ukraine’s one and only department store of the classical format. It is located at the intersection of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Khreshchatyk streets in the heart of Kyiv. The department store’s building in the Art Deco style was erected from 1936 to 1939. From 2012 to 2016, the building was reconstructed while preserving the historical facade from 1939.   read more…

Babi Yar

30 September 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Soviet POWs covering a mass grave after the Babi Yar massacre, October 1, 1941 © history.kby.kiev.ua - Johannes Hähle

Soviet POWs covering a mass grave after the Babi Yar massacre, October 1, 1941 © history.kby.kiev.ua – Johannes Hähle

Babi Yar or Babyn Yar is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and a site of massacres carried out by Nazi Germany‘s forces during its campaign against the Soviet Union in World War II. The first and best documented of the massacres took place on 29–30 September 1941, killing some 33,771 Jews. Other victims of massacres at the site included Soviet prisoners of war, communists and Romani people. It is estimated that a total of between 100,000 and 150,000 people were murdered at Babi Yar during the German occupation.   read more…

Zaporizhzhia in southeast Ukraine

16 August 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Zaporizhzhia Musical and Drama Theatre © Nataliya Shestakova/cc-by-sa-4.0

Zaporizhzhia Musical and Drama Theatre © Nataliya Shestakova/cc-by-sa-4.0

Zaporizhzhia, until 1921 known as Aleksandrovsk or Oleksandrivsk, is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia has a population of 710,052 (2022 estimate).   read more…

Luhansk in Ukraine

8 August 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

Hotel Ukraine © Qypchak/cc-by-sa-3.0

Hotel Ukraine © Qypchak/cc-by-sa-3.0

Luhansk is a city in the Donbas region, eastern Ukraine. As of 2022, the population was estimated to be 397,677, making Luhansk the 12th-largest city in Ukraine.   read more…

Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa

2 August 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  5 minutes

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© Konstantin Brizhnichenko/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa is the Orthodox Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine, dedicated to the Transfiguration of Jesus and belongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). It was severely damaged by a Russian missile attack on Odesa on July 23, 2023.   read more…

Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine

25 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

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Bakhmut College of Transport Infrastructure © Михайло Кулішов/cc-by-sa-4.0

Bakhmut is a city in eastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Bakhmut Raion in Donetsk Oblast. It is located on the Bakhmutka River, about 55 miles (89 km) north of Donetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Bakhmut was designated a city of regional significance until 2020, when the designation was abolished. In January 2022, it had an estimated population of 71,094.   read more…

Postal Square in Kyiv

22 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

Post Station © Kiyanka/cc-by-sa-3.0

Post Station © Kiyanka/cc-by-sa-3.0

Poshtova Square (literally: Postal Square) in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, is one of the oldest historic squares of the city. Archaeological findings are dated back to the 4th century. The square is served by the metro (the Poshtova Ploshcha station), the funicular, and buses.   read more…

Chernihiv in Ukraine

20 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

Chernihiv Philharmony © Nomad0212/cc-by-sa-4.0

Chernihiv Philharmony © Nomad0212/cc-by-sa-4.0

Chernihiv is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within the oblast. Chernihiv’s population is 282,747 (2022 est.). Chernihiv stands on the Desna River 150 km (93 mi) to the north-northeast of Kyiv.   read more…

European Square in Kyiv

17 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  3 minutes

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© AMY/cc-by-sa-3.0

European Square is a square located in what is known as the Old Town (Stare Misto) or the Upper Town, in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is also located at the north-eastern end of the Khreschatyk, the city’s main thoroughfare. Other streets connected to the square are Tryokhsvyatytelska Street, Volodymyrskyi Descent, and Hrushevsky Street.   read more…

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