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• Beer in Ukraine

  
  During any walk down the main streets of Kyiv, a visitor will notice that local beers are sold at almost every kiosk and tables on sidewalks and street corners....

• Working in Ukraine

  For most of the past decade, many foreigners took advantage of Ukraine’s relaxed regulations and didn’t bother getting work permits or even visas....

• Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter Eggst)

  
  Ukrainian kids have not yet adopted the western tradition of hunting for Easter eggs on Easter Sunday yet, but that is not to say the egg has no role to play in a Ukrainian Easter; far from it in fact....

• St. Sophia Cathedral

  
  Ukraine’s going to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of St Sophia Cathedral on September 21. St....

• Driving in Kyiv

  
  Most westerners will find driving Kyiv’s main thoroughfares relatively easy. The problems kick in when you drive anywhere outside these well-surfaced and signposted routes....

• Palaces for the Masses

  Every day thousands of passengers in Kyiv use the most convenient and reliable public transportation system, the metro....

• Trinity at Pyrihovo

  
  The ancient Trinity holiday is one of the main holidays in the Orthodox religion. It comes on the 50th day after Easter and marks the beginning of summer....

• Country info

  
  All you need to know for a successful stay in Ukraine...AlcoholUkrainian beer (pyvo) is quite tasty and extremely cheap to boot....

• Kyiv Days

  
  Every dog has its day and every Ukrainian city has one too. This year, Kyiv Day will be celebrated on May 31....

• Chernobyl

  
  The effects are still being felt 23 years later. The disaster occurred at 1:23 am on April 26, 1986, when a safety test of reactor N°4 went horribly wrong....

• Famous Kyivities - Zino Davidoff

  
  Zino Davidoff was actually a failed violinist and rather poor before his workaholic nature and taste for the finer things helped him break into Europe’s cigar and cigarette market....

• Tourist Information

  
  Tourist information centre  is located on the ground floor of Khreschatyk Business Centre, right near the Kreschatyk metro station entrance....

• Parks & Gardens

  
  “Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat is on.” Although temperatures in Kyiv can soar in the summer months, it is possible to beat the heat....