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Русские Страницы Kyiv Best Restaurants, Cafe, and Bars Best Kyiv Hotels and Apartments City Map and Metro Map Rushnik. Rushniks are traditional Ukrainian towels decorated with the ornamental pattern and used for ceremonial events. An example of their use would be a host offering his guests bread and salt, which would then be served on a rushnik. A bottle of Horilka. Horilka is a traditional Ukrainian strong drink analogous to Russian vodka. One of the best selling kinds of horilka is Medova z Pertsem (honey with red hot pepper). Matryoshkas (a set of dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside another) are traditionally associated with Eastern Slavic culture. You can find these at Andriyivskyi descent in different themes, ranging from fairy tale characters to pop stars and Soviet leaders. Bulava, which is both the military and a ceremonial mace or baton carried by a het- man, or the military head of a Cossack state. Today bulava is a symbol of the Presidency of Ukraine, and while being sworn into office President holds one. You can buy decorative ornamental bulava in most souvenir shops. A CD of Ukrainian music. Along with jolly Ukrainian folk music a good option is Okean Elzy (Океан Эльзи) currently the most popular pop-rock band in Ukraine, and Ruslana, the winner of the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest Petrikivska wood painting handicraft articles featuring original technique of painting wood in flowers and plants, that create unique lightness and expression in design. Pysanka is a traditional Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated using a wax-resist (batik) method. Pysankas are meant to be decorative. Salo (slabs of pork underskin fat) is the most stereotypical attribute of Ukrainian culture, same as vodka in Russian. You can find plenty of salo at Bessarabka market. Ukrainian beer (pyvo). Among other kinds L’vivske beer is one of the oldest in Ukraine (Brewery founded in 1715). Kyiv Cake is a brand of dessert cake, made in Kyiv since 1950’s. The cake has become one of the symbols of Kyiv city, par- ticularly by its brand name and package. The cake has a large layer of biscuit with hazelnuts and caramel filling. What to bring back from Ukraine? Watches made by the Kyiv watch factory of an exclusive limited series KLEYNODS OF INDEPENDENCE, which is devoted to the 20th anniversary of Independence of Ukraine. For a basis of original design was chosen principal element of small State Emblem of Ukraine - famous Ukrainian Trident. Original and unique design, the highest standards of quality materials and movements, unconditional observance of all technological requirements in production, extended warranty period to 30 months - make these watches real KLEYNODS OF INDEPENDENCE OF UKRAINE. Kyiv City Guide #29 March/April 2012 4 Kyiv Basics 10 Embassies, Community 11 What's On... 14 Museums, Sights 16 Tours & Guides 19 Hotels, Apartments 23 Restaurants, Bars, Pubs 28 Русские Страницы 30 Out of Town 31 Health & Sports 33 Night life 38 City & Metro Maps Nightlife 46 Movies 14 Events 11 Museums 15 KYIV BASICS 4 History in brief 4500BC Flourishing of the Neolithic Cucuteni- Trypillian culture over the territory of Ukraine. 482AD Foundation of Kyiv by first settlers, ac- cording to legend by norsemen Kyi (thus Kyiv), Shcheck, Horiv and their sister Lybid. 10-11th centuries Kyivan Rus becomes the larg- est and most powerful state in Europe. 988 The ruler Vlodymyr the Great converts Kyivian Rus to Christianity. 1240 Genghis Khan’s grand-son, Batu Khan con- quers Kyivian Rus. 1362 Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mon- gol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the growing Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. 15th century The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivian Rus laid to the foundation of Ukrain- ian nationalism and the Cossack quasi-state, the Zaporizhian Host was established. 1648 After uprising against Poles lead by Cossack leader Bohdan Khmelnitsky the Hetmanate re- mained autonomous for well over 100 years. 17th century Ukraine was progressively incorpo- rated into the Russian Empire despite stipulations of autonomy provided by the Treaty of Pereyaslav. 1917 Collapse of czarist Russia. Proclamation of the Independent Ukrainian People’s Republic. 1920 Soviets occupied Ukraine and forced to en- dure a brutal communist regime that engineered artificial famine - Holodomor (1932-33) in which over 8 million Ukrainians died. 1941 German troops invade Ukraine. 1944 Soviet army occupied Ukraine again. In WWII, both German and Soviet armies were re- sponsible for 7 to 8 million deaths. 1945 Ukraine became the member of the UN. 1954 Crimea transferred to Ukraine by the Soviet leader Khrushchev. 1986 Horrific Chernobyl disaster. 1990 Proclamation of sovereignty and independ- ence from the Soviet Union. 1996 Adoption of new Ukrainian Constitution; monetary unit Hryvnia introduced in Ukraine. 2004 Following peaceful mass protest Orange Revolution Victor Yushchenko becomes the presi- dent of Ukraine. 2012 Ukraine and Poland to host UEFA European Football Championship. Facts & Figures LOCATION: Eastern Europe, bordering Black Sea (south), Romania, Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland in the west, Belarus (north), Russia (east). GEOGRAPHY: Ukraine is the largest state (slightly smaller than Texas) in Europe and consists mostly of plateaus. The only mountain chains are the Car- pathians (west) and the Crimean Mountains. HIGHEST POINT: Mount Hoverla 2,061m. LONGEST RIVER: Dnipro 2,200 km. CLIMATE: temperate continental; Mediterranean on the southern Crimean coast. Summers are warm, even hot in the south. Winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland. The heaviest rainfalls are observed in July. Snowfall is common in winter. Average temperature: July 21°C/70°F, January 6°C/43°F. (South). THE FLAG: consists of two equal horizontal bands of azure and yellow representing grainfields un- der a blue sky. ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION: Unitary state divid- ed into 24 provinces (oblast) and one autonomous republic Crimea. Additionally, two cities Kyiv and Sevastopol, have a special status. LANGUAGE: Official language is Ukrainian, an Indo-European, Slavic group language, which is similar to Russian. Russian is widely spoken in Kyiv, on the North-East and South. RELIGION: Ukraine is predominantly Orthodox Christian. Greek Catholic on the western part. LOCAL TIME: Eastern European Time (GMT+2) and Eastern European Summer Time (GMT+3) zones, along with Finland, Baltic States, Turkey. Area: 603,628 sq. km Population: 46,179,266 (2008 est.) Capital: Kyiv, 2,819,566 Major cities: Kharkiv 1,470,902 Dnipropetrivsk 1,065,008 Odesa 1,029,049 Donetsk 1,016,194 Ethnic composition: Ukrainians: 77.8 % Russians: 17.3 % Belarusians: 0.6 % Moldovans: 0.5 % Crimean Tatar: 0.5 % others: 3.8 % KYIV BASICS 5 Chernobyl & Ecology Both the US and British embassies publish infor- mation that the risk of radioactive contamination from the Chernobyl 1986 accident is insignificant, other than within the 30 km exclusion zone im- mediately around the Chernobyl site. Safety You should carry a photocopy of your passport with you all times for ID purposes and keep the original in safe place. Beware of petty crime and keep valuables and cash out of sight, especially in crowded areas and tourist spots. DO NOT ex- change money in places other than banks. Al- though the great majority of visitors experience no difficulties, there has been an increase in number of mugging and other attacks on foreigners. January 1 New Year's Day January 7 Orthodox Christmas March 8 Women’s Day April 15 (2012) Orthodox Easter May 1 and 2 Labour Days May 9 Victory Day June 3 (2012) Holy Trinity Day June 28 Constitution Day August 24 Independence Day Public holidays When a public holiday falls on a weekly day off (for example, Sunday), the following working day (often it is Monday) turns into an official day off too. For the most of Ukrainian employees weekly days off are Saturday and Sunday. If only one or two working days are between a public holiday and another day off then the Government usually shifts these working days onto a certain Saturday following that day off. Visas & Entry Citizens of the US, Canada, EU, and certain other states are allowed to enter Ukraine without a visa for up to 90 days per 180 calendar days from the date of arrival. An appropriate visa required for a longer stay if you are coming for purpose of em- ployment, immigration etc. If you plan to stay more than six months, you must register with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Immigration Dept. 10 Bohomoltsa str, tel. (044) 256 1136 Money Hryvnia is the Ukrainain national currency (intro- duced in 1996). One hryvnia equals 100 kopeck. The coins are 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 kopiyok, and 1 Hr. The notes are of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 denominations. Visa and EC/MC are widely ac- cepted, AmEx and Diners cards are not so popular. Exchange available either at banks or at exchange points. Please note that rates may vary a lot or deteriorate fast outside business hours or in less competitive places. 1 USD = 7.98 UAH; 1 EUR = 10.71 UAH (Feb 27, 2012) Driving Ukraine You must possess a valid International Driving Licence to drive legally. Ukraine is a zero toler- ance policy on drink driving. Generally driving standards are poor and driving Ukraine is very stressful. uploads/Societe et culture/ kiev-city-guide-online-travel-guide-to-kyiv-ipaper-download-pdf.pdf