Archive for January, 2011

Football Championship Euro 2012: Your First Visit to Donetsk

Football Championship Euro 2012: Your First Visit to Donetsk

There are few standard ways to come to Donetsk. However, if you arrive by train, do not be too lazy to go to The Museum of the History and Development of the Donetsk Railway. The only Ukrainian Museum of railway equipment is located right at the station. Here, you have a chance to compare modern [...]

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Why Don’t You Like Your Women?

Why Don’t You Like Your Women?

For many men the question “Why don’t you like your women?” can be rhetorical as the answer is obvious. A 42-year-old American who was born in Texas answered the question like this: “Firstly, they are not so beautiful. In some American cities, you can spend a whole day on the street and find only one [...]

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Donetsk: The City of a Million Roses

Donetsk: The City of a Million Roses

Donetsk (Rus. Донецк) is a relatively young city that arose as a result of rapid industrial growth in Russia in the late XIX – early XX century. In 1869, a Welsh businessman John Hughes began the construction of a steel plant and few coal mines in this region. The working settlement was named Yuzovka after [...]

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Ukrainian Bellydance Beauty: Alla Kushnir (Leila)

Ukrainian Bellydance Beauty: Alla Kushnir (Leila)

Alla, on the stage, is, if I may say so, one big emotion. Dance is a dance; technique is a technique; but the strategy, tactic, and the most important “shock” weapon of the beautiful dancer is the feeling, the passion she puts into each movement. Despite her youth, Alla is the winner of numerous international [...]

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Ukraine’s Got Talent: Amazing Sand Art

Ukraine’s Got Talent: Amazing Sand Art

“Ukraine’s Got Talent” is an analog of British television show. In 2009, there was born a new star. The winner of the fourth semi-final talent show “Ukraine’s Got Talent” became 24-year-old Kseniya Simonova from Evpatoria who draws a picture using volcanic sand. An emerging story line was gradually flowing from one image to another in [...]

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Ukrainian Christmas Eve: Holy Supper

Ukrainian Christmas Eve: Holy Supper

Christmas traditions transferred to us from generation to generation by our ancestors are an integral part of the Ukrainian culture. According to this tradition, each member of the family must be at home on Christmas Eve (January 6th). Besides, a bad omen is to be late for the festive table as people say the person [...]

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Christmas Divinations in Ukraine

Christmas Divinations in Ukraine

Svyatki (Sviatki), or Ukrainian/Russian Christmastide, is a winter holiday that lasts two weeks from Christmas Eve (January 6th) till Epiphany (January 19th). These days are special.  Since old times, people have been thinking that they can divine their future at this period. Therefore, they resort to the various divinations. The association of divinations to the [...]

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