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Cosmas and Damian Church in Kolentsi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Kolentsi is a small village with a population of about 500 people located in Ivankivsky district of the Kyiv region, on the left bank of the Teteriv River.
The main attraction of the village is a wooden Church of Cosmas and Damian built in 1874. This is a rare and original example of folk architecture. Kolentsi on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
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The landscape park in the village of Buky
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Regions, Travel
This wonderful landscape park was founded in the village of Buky in 1996. The village is located in Skvirsky district of the Kyiv region, approximately 110 km from Kyiv.
It all started when a local entrepreneur Ivan Suslov bought 2.7 hectares of land which was used as a dump. It cost him only 20 thousand USD. He was able to turn this land into a beautiful landscape park. It attracts thousands of tourists who come here to admire the beautiful countryside. Photos by: Igor Golovach.
Tags: Kiev oblast
Let’s fly over a beautiful landscape park located in the village of Buki in Kiev region, about 110 km south-west of Kiev.
The park was founded by the local entrepreneur Ivan Suslov in 1996. Thousands of tourists come here to enjoy the beautiful countryside and views.
Tags: Kiev oblast · landscapes
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Historical and Cultural Park “Kievan Rus Park”
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, History, Travel
“Kievan Rus Park” is a center of culture and history, located to the south of Kiev, which recreates the science-based architectural image of ancient Kiev and the atmosphere of ancient Russia of the 5th-13th centuries.
It is a great place for historical reenactments.
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The picturesque village of Buky – bird’s-eye view
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Buky is a small village with a population of about 500 people located in Kyiv region, to the west of Bila Tserkva, about 120 km from Kyiv.
One of the most beautiful landscape parks in Ukraine can be found here. The jewel of the place is a beautiful temple complex – Church of St. Eugene. Photos by: skyandmethod.com
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The former residence of Viktor Yanukovych in Mezhyhiria
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Photos
Viktor Yanukovych was the fourth President of Ukraine (2010-2014). During the political crisis in Ukraine in 2013-2014, he fled to Russia and was removed from power.
Let’s walk through the territory of his former country residence in Mezhyhiria, located to the north of Kyiv, and also look at the interiors. Mezhyhirya Residence on Google Maps. Photos by: Richard Zorge.
flashy luxury all over the place
Tags: Kiev city · Kiev oblast
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Disneyland near Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Photos, Regions
Imagine this situation: Kyiv region, you are driving on an empty night road in the direction of Kyiv, and about 30 km from the city, all of a sudden, about 500 meters from the highway, you can see such a sight.
It is not an entertainment or tourist center, but one of the largest film studios in Ukraine – VICTORIA FILM STUDIOS, located on Zhitomir highway Kyiv-Chop, near the village of Hurivshchyna. The location of the studios on Google Maps. The photos were taken by Sergiy Kotko.
Tags: Kiev city · Kiev oblast
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Abandoned kindergarten in the Chernobyl zone
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Photos, Regions
Kopachi is an abandoned village, located about 4 km from Chernobyl nuclear power plant on the right bank of the Pripyat River, in Ivankovsky district of Kiev region. It was a booming village in 1980s. April 26, 1986, after the accident at the station, the village was badly contaminated.
The village, located in the 10-kilometer zone of the Chernobyl exclusion, was eliminated by complete destruction; the remains of it were covered with earth. At the moment the territory is not inhabited.
Tags: abandoned · Chernobyl · Kiev oblast · Pripyat city
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Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukrainians
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, History, Travel
Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of the Middle Dnieper is an open air museum, located on the outskirts of Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky town (about 100 km from Kiev).
The museum presents a Ukrainian village of the late 19th – early 20th centuries, as well as buildings and monuments since the late Paleolithic period to the times of Kievan Rus. Thirteen thematic museums can be found on the territory of 30 hectares. Photos by Kirill Vyazankin
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Spring in the Chernobyl exclusion zone
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
The exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, in 1986-1987 called 30-kilometer zone, is a forbidden for free access area, contaminated with radionuclides as a result of explosion at Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Chernobyl zone includes the northern part of Ivankovsky district of Kiev region, where the power plant itself, the towns of Chernobyl and Pripyat are located; north of the Polesie district of Kiev region; as well as the part of Zhitomir region. The population of the area was evacuated. Photos by tov_sergeant.
Tags: Chernobyl · Kiev oblast · Pripyat city