What to See

• Embassies

  U.S. Embassy

  The United States Embassy was first established in Ukraine on the 22nd of January 1992. Today the U.S Embassy in Kiev employs about 175 Americans and about 350 Ukrainians to ensure that all the embassy's agencies and departments run smoothly. The Embassy has a number of sections within it. The Executive section, or office, is where the Ambassador, the Deputy Chief of Mission and office ...

• Theatres

  Les Kurbas Theatre

  The Les Kurbas Theatre of Lviv was first established in 1988, as the local actors in the town discovered a growing desire to remove themselves from the old customs and traditions associated with theatre at that time. These efforts to produce more modernized pieces were supported by Volodymyr Kuchynsky and a following of young actors who were first and foremost in helping to realize this dream.

• Places of Interest

  Kiev Mohyla Academy

  One of Ukraine’s better known Universities is the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, which is closely associated with the historical site called the Kyiv Mohyla Academy found in Podil. The National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy was formed in 1992; just before that the Soviet Union had gone through a spate of turmoil, leading to its eventual dissolving and allowing Ukraine to ...

• Sumy Oblast

  Romny

  The city of Romny in the Sumy Oblast, located on the Sula River, recently celebrated its 900th anniversary. It was a celebration that few will forget, complete with celebrity guests, politicians, concerts, exhibitions and sports. Even though Prince Volodymyr Monomakh was the first to mention the city in 1096, it is believed that the prince relocated people here as early at 988. But ...

• Crimea Region

  Bakhchisaray

  Come discover Bakhchisaray, an amazing destination in Ukraine. The city of Bakhchisaray was founded at the end of the 15th century and today it has a population of more than 30,000. Bakhchisaray is ideally situated in the large agricultural region of Crimea. There are many charming attractions and places to see in this lovely Crimean town. One of the main tourist attractions in Bakhchisaray ...

• Museums

  Bulgakov Museum

  Mikhail Bulgakov, the oldest son of Russian parents, was born May 15, 1891 in the beautiful city of Kiev. Shortly after he and his brothers were enlisted into the White Army they were separated. This resulted in an terrible inward struggle that Mikhail had to contend with until his death.

• Religious Sites

  St. Nicholas Cathedral

  The St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral has always been regarded as the second most important Roman Catholic Cathedral in the city of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It was during the period of 1899 to 1909 that it was constructed in the Gothic style you see today. However, its origins were from the twelfth century and it was designed in what was known commonly during those times as “the ...

• Regions

  Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

  The Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast is a beautiful region situated in the west of Ukraine and covers a space of 13.9 thousand square kilometers. The region borders the Lviv, Chernivtsi, Trans-carpathian and Ternopil Oblasts. Yaremche, Rohatyn, Vorokhta, Kolomyia, Tysmenytsia and Kosiv are some of the cities located in Ivano-Frankivsk.