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- Ukrainian Crafts
- St. Sophia Cathedral
- Famous Kyivities - Zino Davidoff
- Working in Ukraine
- Ukraine's Political framework
- Kyiv In Your Pocket in iPaper
- MOLODIST FEST
- Driving in Kyiv
- Tourist Information
- Palaces for the Masses
- History
- Jewish Kyiv
- Kyiv vs. Kiev
- Golden Domes of Kyiv
- Trinity at Pyrihovo
- Cover Photos
- Around Lypky
- Kyiv Beaches
- Literary Monuments
- Kyiv Days
- Between legend and fact
- Back to the USSR
- Where to find us
- Ukrainian cuisine
- Parks & Gardens
- What's in a name?
- Chernobyl
- One day walking tour
- Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter Eggst)
- Country info
- Beer in Ukraine
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History
Ukraine’s story is in many ways a chronicle of occupation by neighbouring countries, but the current independent state is also heir to a rich Slavic legacy.... -
Literary Monuments
One of the most prominent figures of Ukrainian culture is the well-known Taras Shevchenko, the renowned poet who’s likeness is cast in dozens of monuments throughout the country.... -
MOLODIST FEST
The greatest movie event in UkraineThis festival for young directors is Kyiv’s biggest annual cultural event.... -
Tourist Information
Tourist information centre is located on the ground floor of Khreschatyk Business Centre, right near the Kreschatyk metro station entrance.... -
Ukraine's Political framework
To understand Ukrainian politics, imagine a carnival complete with clowns, freaks and a main attraction where magicians make billions of hryvnias disappear from taxpayers’ pockets.... -
Palaces for the Masses
Every day thousands of passengers in Kyiv use the most convenient and reliable public transportation system, the metro.... -
What's in a name?
The story behind the name “Kyiv” goes back hundreds of years to the mythical foundation of the city.... -
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.... -
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.... -
Jewish Kyiv
There has been a significant Jewish community in Kyiv for more than a thousand years. At the turn of the 20th Century, Kyiv was one of the most important centers of Jewish culture in Eastern Europe.... -
Where to find us
Wherever you are, now you can order the Kyiv in Your Pocket to be posted to your home. Your copy of the guide will be send by air mail.... -
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.... -
Country info
All you need to know for a successful stay in Ukraine...AlcoholUkrainian beer (pyvo) is quite tasty and extremely cheap to boot.... -
One day walking tour
In case you are just passing through or simply have a short attention span, we have designed the following self-guided tour to allow you to visit most of Kyiv’s notable points of interest in one day....
Kyiv vs. Kiev
I like Kyiv better than Kiev.
Really, Volodymyr? It's a sign provincialism to insist on your own interpretation, since names of cities have varied over the years and the world doesn't march to your drum. Prague is Praha in Czech, Warsaw is Warszawa in Polish, but I suppose these countries are mature enough not to worry that someone else calls it by a historical name which happens to be different.
No argument from me, but there's the whole world out there that uses Kiev. I've got an atlas from the 1950's that uses Kiev. But, hey, if you want us to use Kyiv, then Kyiv it is. Whatever you call it, it's still one of my favorite destinations.
Kyiv. Simply because, if the representatives of the people say it's capital is to be called Kyiv, then it is to be called Kyiv. Period. Anything else is a deliberate show of disrespect.