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The oldest Christian church on former USSR territory
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Travel
Orthodox church of St. John the Baptist located in the center of Kerch is a unique monument of Byzantine architecture. It is the oldest Christian church on the territory of the former Soviet Union, built in the beginning of the 8th century.
For nearly fourteen centuries the church experienced a lot of natural disasters and impacts of human ignorance. Comprehensive restoration of the church made in 1980th returned it to the list of pearls of world architecture, and in 1990 the church again became active. The photos were captured by kvdm.
Tags: church · Kerch city
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Church of St Yur – the pearl of Ukrainian wooden architecture
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Religion, Travel
The church of St Yur located in Drohobych (Lviv oblast) is considered the pearl of Ukrainian wooden architecture. Today it is a museum located not far away from the center of the city. The photos were captured by Serge Krynytsia.
Tags: church · Drohobych city · Lviv oblast
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The 25th anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in History, Photos
Today the world is marking the 25th anniversary of the worst nuclear accident in history happened in Chernobyl. Press photographer Igor Kostin was the first professional press photographer who began to work at the accident site at Chernobyl.
Igor Kostin captured more than five thousand photographs of the Chernobyl disaster and its aftermath. He received more than five maximum allowable doses of radiation. Here are several of his works.
Tags: Chernobyl · Pripyat city
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Graffiti-covered abandoned museum of Sevastopol
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Art, Funny, Photos
The following place is located almost in the center of Sevastopol city. The construction of the museum devoted to Sevastopol defense of 1941-1942 was not finished and the building was abandoned.
Today it is becoming one of the attractions of the city because of numerous graffiti covering the walls. The photos were captured by aquatek-filips.
Tags: abandoned · museum · Sevastopol city
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Museum of national architecture and life
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Photos, Travel
Ukraine is the largest country in Europe by land area, but there is unique museum allowing you to see the life and national architecture of all the regions of the country. Welcome to the museum of national architecture and life of Pirogovo!
It is located near Kiev – the capital city of Ukraine. The photos were captured by Alexander Lipilin.
The video is not only showing the landscapes of Crimean peninsula but the interior of typical carriage of Ukrainian train.
Tags: Crimea Republic
The following amazing children’s park is located at the crossroads of Peizazhnaya Alley and Desyatinny Street in Kiev. The park was created by sculptor K.Skretutsky. The photos were captured by Russos.
Tags: Kiev city
Hopak is Ukrainian national dance. The name is coming from the Ukrainian “hop” – exclamation uttered during the dance. People are dancing hopak in Ukrainian folk costumes. It is very energetic dance, the basic movements include the running, wide and high jumps with flapping feet.
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Zhovkva – small Ukrainian historical town
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos
Zhovkva is a town located close to Lviv, the capital city of Lviv oblast. The town is known for a number of historical and architectural monuments. The photos were captured by Alexander Lipilin.
Tags: Lviv oblast
Somewhere near the capital city of Ukraine – Kiev – there is a large junk yard with a lot of different Soviet tanks (photos by mycityua.com).
