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• Cossack History Tells Another Artful Tale

  Pysanky eggs may garner the share of the artistic spotlight around the world when a traveler considers Ukrainian art, but the art of woodcarving can be traced to the heydays of the Cossack state ...

• Lviv as an International Tourist Destination

  Ukraine’s tourist offerings once consisted of mail-order brides and visits to the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Missing the tourism boat that cities like Prague, Krakow, and ...

• Best to Learn Cultural Attitudes Before Travelling

  So, you have plotted your travel map, booked your flight, and researched the sights you want to see on your trip to Ukraine. Your bag may be packed, but a crash course in Ukrainian customs ...

• Beneath the Surface of Ukraine’s Lakes and Rivers Lurk Mystical Creatures

  On nights when the moon shines like a golden orb in the night sky, when the breeze coming off the lake grazes your face like a ghost, when a lake’s whispers sound almost human, be careful. ...

• Fiction and Fact Define Ghostly Sightings in Ukraine

  Ghosts and graveyards, tales of ancient paranormal visitors and things that go bump in the night are the bread and butter of tourist destinations like England and Wales, but in Ukraine, the ...

• Lviv Poised to become an Eastern European Economic Powerhouse

  Motivated by preparations for the Euro 2012 football championships and charged with the possibility of cross-border trade with European Union countries, Lviv’s chamber of commerce, founded ...

• Muslims Deeply Rooted in the Cradle of Eastern European Orthodoxy

  Ukraine, historically home to Christian belief, has another religious story to tell. Dating back to the 15th century, the Crimean Tatars of Turkic descent spread the Muslim faith through the ...

• The Harvest Season

  Thanksgiving may be only familiar to Americans and Canadians, but Ukrainians, like many others around the world, celebrate the coming of harvest in late summer. Centuries of agrarian ...

• Byzantine, Greek and Baroque influences on Ukraine architecture

  Architectural traditions thrive from proximity. Ukraine’s tight-fitting geographic region has endured centuries of warring tribes and political oppressors, all of whom have left their ...

• Political Power Plays Mark the Beginning of Christianity

  History claims God’s warriors in every corner of the world. Annexation and control of another’s land, competition for natural resources, and desire for power define religious beginnings in ...