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Apr/11

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Hopak – Ukrainian folk dance

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 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.

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Mar/11

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The graveyard of tanks near Kiev

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).

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Mar/11

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The bird’s eye views of Lviv city

Lviv architecture reflects a lot of European styles corresponding to different historical epochs. The historical center of Lviv has a lot of architectural monuments of the 14th-17th centuries. The following photos were taken by basart2007.

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Mar/11

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Crazy playground of Khmelnitsky city

What a nice place for kids to have fun was constructed in Khmelnitsky :)

Khmelnitsky city, Ukraine playground view 1

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Mar/11

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Hello world!

Together with the updating of all our content we are starting this blog devoted to living in Ukraine, features, monuments, nature, people of this beautiful country. Welcome!

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