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• 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....

• Country info

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

• St. Sophia Cathedral

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

• 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....

• What's in a name?

  
  The story behind the name “Kyiv” goes back hundreds of years to the mythical foundation of the city....

• 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....

• 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....

• 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....

• Around Lypky

  
  Lypky is a prestigious Kyiv district located between Khreschatyk and Pechersk. The General Governor’s palace, banks, hotels, the Mariinsky Palace, and a shed load of other mansions were built here in the 18th-19th centuries....

• 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....

• Back to the USSR

  
  Kyiv’s notoriety as the birthplace of Slavic culture is reflected in its’ architecture, language, and traditions of city inhabitants....

• 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....

• 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....