Ukraine society questions and answers

High Lander asks: Dear Sir, May you kindly give me your reply were are the most Asian population as of now or 4 years ago, living in central, western, southern or eastern part and what region ? Can you please give me at least 5 regions accordingly.
The total Asian population is an absolute minority in Ukraine as Ukrainians are about 78% of population and Russians are about 17%. The largest minority is of Crimean Tatars people living mainly in Crimea (about 230,000). The other nations of your interest are spread all over the country. You can check for more information on the following site about the results of all Ukrainian population census of 2001.

Arti asks: I am a long time visitor to Ukraine and would like to obtain a permanent resident status.
Here is the law of Ukraine about immigration that has all the info about who can stay in Ukraine for permanent residence without getting the citizenship of Ukraine. The text is on Russian but you can use the following service to get the general translation.

Mike asks: What is an average price for a wedding in Ukraine?
The average price is about 5,000-7,000 USD. Here is a nice article with some prices about wedding in Ukraine. The article is on Russian but you can use the following service to get general translation.

Frances asks: What are the best souvenirs to buy and in which towns?
I am not sure about towns but I have found a couple of shops offering various Ukrainian souvenirs (Shop of one street and Ukrainian Souvenir).

Jade asks: I was born in Ukraine in 1993 and I was adopted and I came to Canada would it be possible if I could contact anyone to see were my real family or background is?
I think that first of all you should contact the orphanage you were taken from to find out if they have the info you are looking for. Also you can try to contact the people from the following site about adopting in Ukraine may be they will be helpful.

Terry asks: Need mailing address and phone number for “Name”, who lives in Donetsk, Ukraine.
Unfortunately we have no such services as getting or checking the personal info of people living in Ukraine.

Jack asks: Is Ukraine tourist friendly? Are there unfortunate skinhead attacks like in Russia?
According to the statistics of 2009 there were about 40 accidents as a facts of racial intolerance in Ukraine (twice less than in 2008). As for being tourist friendly there are still some problems with the level of service, knowing of local people English language, prices for foreigners and others but in general Ukraine has become much more tourist friendly for the last years.

Fons Dols asks: I am looking for family by the following name. Do you know anybody by that name or where I can get information? He came from the town of Kovel.
Unfortunately we have no services of getting the info about people in Ukraine but you may ask your question to the officials from Kovel city administration site (contact email is editor@osp.com.ua).

Samson asks: I am married to a Ukrainian. Do I have a right to stay on the basis of my marriage to her in Ukraine?
The foreign citizen married to the citizen of Ukraine has the right to live in Ukraine on regular basis.

Dick asks: I am looking up some information for a girlfriend who was adopted about 8 years ago from Makeevka, Ukraine, through the Ministry of Education. She was born in Makeevka and has a lot of questions about her past! Who can I address to with these questions?
Here is the contact email from official site of Makeevka city Council, Executive Committee and City Head makrada@makeyevka.dn.ua Also I have found the contacts of one of the volunteers helping the orphanages of Donetsk oblast (Makeevka city orphanage also) and I think you can try to contact her and ask for help (Yulya contact phone 8-050-265-14-89 or +7-050-265-14-89).

Gurumurthi asks: Is it possible to an Indian to marry Ukrainian lady and can he stay with his Ukrainian wife in Ukraine?
Yes the answer is the same as for the previous question. The foreign citizen has the right to marry the citizen of Ukraine and has the right to live in Ukraine on regular basis. For more details and documents required I recommend you to contact the embassy of Ukraine in India, contact emails are emb_in@mfa.gov.ua and embassy@bol.net.in

Dave asks: Can you please settle a dispute between co-worker and myself. He is married to Ukrainian lady and said he married her there but he is not a legal resident of Ukraine, I have several Ukrainian friends and they all tell me only residents can marry but a non-resident can have what is called a promise ceremony instead of a wedding. This is not recognized as a true marriage correct?
Well, according to the Family Codex of Ukraine there are no problems in official registration of marriage of Ukrainian citizen and the citizen of another country with all the rights and duties.

Lesya asks: I worked in Ukraine for 15 years until 2004 but now live in the UK. Will I still receive the normal Ukrainian state pension when I retire?
I think you should ask your question to the authorities of Ukrainian pension fund. Contact email is pf-it@gu.kiev.ua Also you can ask it by the following form at Donetsk Department of Ukrainian pension fund site.

Emilia asks: My husband and I live in Canada. We are interested in adoption in Ukraine, we were wondering how we could go about doing that in your country?
You can find plenty of useful info on the following site devoted to adopting from Ukraine.

Tracey asks: Where is Laka in the Ukraine?
I have found the village Laki (Greek settlement) that was burned by Germans during the World War II in 1942. The coordinates of the Laki village are 44° 40' 0" North, 33° 57' 0" East. Laki is located in Crimea Republic of Ukraine. And here is the photo of the abandoned church the only remaining building of the Laki village.

JW asks: How "safe" is going thru dating services to look for Ukraine women?
You should be very careful especially if you are asked for money for various purposes. There are a lot of frauds on this field. I think you should try to look for people who already have such experience and ask them for advice.

Scott asks: Hi just wondering my friend she gave me her address, but the way she wrote it not sure if Lugansk, Ukraine has zip codes like here in US do they have zip codes there?
Yes, every city and town in Ukraine has its own postal (zip) code (to be more exact every post office of the city or town has its own postal code). For example Lugansk city general postal code is 91000 (main post office) but the whole range of the postal codes of Lugansk city is 91000-91479.

Billie: How many people there speak English?
I couldn’t find exact numbers but in general English language speaking is common mostly for young people because of integrating Ukraine into English speaking world happened last two decades. As for middle-aged people and older English language knowing is not widely spread.

Nina Hutchison asks: My mother was born in Makeevka. Are there records that go back as far as 1912? I don't speak Russian that well and would like to find out more about my mothers background?
I have found the official site of Makeevka town. And here is the English version of Makeevka city official site. They have a special page to ask City Head a question. Try to use this form and I hope you will receive the answers you need. Good luck!

Pete asks two questions: I am planning to get an international passport for my girl friend in Donetsk, how much will it cost and how much is a visa to Germany and medical insurance? What is the phone number for Donetsk passport office?
The cost of Ukraine international passport is about 250-350 hryvnas (31-44 USD), may be a little more, visa to Germany is about 50-80 USD. The phone number of Donetsk passport office is +380-62-335-3307. Also I should warn you that according to your questions your girl friend is 95% scammer (I don’t recommend you to send her money. If she is real she will find money for passport, visa etc. because all the costs are not enormous. And if she is scammer she will continue to ask you for more and more money.) It is just an advice so it is your choice to follow it or not. Good luck.

Ben asks: Is it possible to travel as a tourist to Ukraine without any knowledge of the Ukrianian or Russian language?
Everything is possible of course but I think you will have communication problems because not a lot of people in Ukraine have enough knowledge of English (I think in large cities like Kiev or Lvov you will be understood by some people but not in small towns and villages). So you better hire a translator.

Franklin asks: What is the meaning of the Ukrainian name Svetlana?
Svetlana name is meaning light, bright, pure soul. And here are more Ukrainian girls names .

annalee swan asks: Where in the Ukraine are Peace Corps volunteers being sent?
I have found the official site of U.S. Peace Corps in Ukraine . I hope you will find all the info you need there.

Ted Pawcio asks: how I might find information regarding my Ukraine heritage?
I have found a nice site helping people looking for their Ukraine relatives of past and present – Genealogy in Ukraine . Good luck!

Dord.dido asks: How do I write "I'm madly in love with you!" in Ukrainian?
You should write like “Ya bezumno tebya kohaiu” in Ukrainian or “Ya bezumno tebya lublu” in Russian.

Violet Kaufman, rima, annie ask about searching relatives in Ukraine.
I have received several letters concerning searching of relatives in Ukraine. You can start here ( Research in Ukraine and Belarus ). Good luck! Sam, Alexvalidi ask about places to have fun in Ukraine.

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