Archive for August 2013
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Ukrainians celebrating Independence Day in Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Holidays, People
August 24, Ukrainians celebrated the 22nd anniversary of independence of Ukraine. The main celebrations were held in Kyiv.
On this day, many Ukrainians came on the central square of Kyiv, Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) dressed in “vyshivanka” (traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirts). Let’s take a look at them. Photos by Karpov Igorok
Tags: Kiev city
Odessa is probably one of the most famous Ukrainian cities known also as the “Pearl of the South”. However, you are unlikely to have seen this Odessa before. Flying over the city, especially at a relatively low altitude, is prohibited.
It is clearly seen that the city is chaotically built up with skyscrapers – Soviet and modern. And on the coast, cottages and hotels are standing almost on the sand. Photos by Vitaliy Milevich
Holy Assumption Monastery
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Beautiful Interiors of Metro Stations in Kharkiv
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos
Kharkiv metro is a system of underground lines in Kharkiv, the fourth largest metro in the former USSR states (after metro in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kiev), the second by the number of stations and the length of the lines in Ukraine.
Metro was opened August 23, 1975. The total length of the lines is 39.3 km. There are 29 stations on three lines.
Tags: Kharkov city
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Chernivtsi – architectural pearl of Ukraine
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in UkraineTrek.com news
We have added a lot of info about main places of interest and hotels of Chernivtsi – a city with unique architecture of various styles and with rich cultural heritage.
For example, just look at this beautiful St. Nicholas Cathedral also called “The Drunk Church” (photo by Edward Tur)
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Post-apocalyptic views of mining machinery
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Photos, Regions, Technology
“Ordzhonikidze GOK” (mining and processing plant) located in Dnepropetrovsk region is Ukraine’s largest producer of manganese ore developed only open way. The plant produces about 70% of manganese ore in the country.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a lot of quarries were closed and abandoned. That’s why, nowadays, we can see the following picturesque post-apocalyptic scenery.
Tags: Dnepropetrovsk oblast