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Cities & Things
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The Hotels
Opera
Hotel in Lviv
Cheremosh
Hotel in Chernivtsi
Nadia Hotel in Ivano-Frankivsk
Hotel Ternopil
Hotel Rus in Kyiv
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Lviv
Overview of Lviv
General Information on Lviv
History of
Lviv
Lviv Tours & Museums
Lviv Side Trips
Restaurants of Lviv
Shopping in Lviv
Lviv Archives
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Chernivtsi
Overview
Chernivtsi History
Chernivtsi Tours and Museums
Side Trips
Chernivtsi Restaurants
Chernivtsi Bars and Cafes
Chernivtsi Archives
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Chernivtsi
Ivano-Frankivsk
Overview
Ivano-Frankivsk
History
Ivano-Frankivsk Tours and Museums
Ivano-Frankivsk Side Trips
Ivano-Frankivsk
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Ternopil
Overview
History of Ternopil
Ternopil Places of Interest
Ternopil Side Trips
Ternopil Archives
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Kyiv
Kyiv Overview
Kyiv General
Information
Kyiv History
Kyiv Tours, Museums & Sidetrips
Kyiv Cultural
Events
Kyiv Food and Drink
Shopping in Kyiv
Kyiv Archives
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The Hotels
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Opera Hotel in Lviv
Address: 45, Svobody Ave
To Call From Canada & USA
To “Opera
Hotel” in Lviv, you have to dial the following
number:
011+380+322+259000
Overview
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Boutique-Hotel *OPERA* is situated in the historic central
part of Lviv at the focal point of business
activity and
of the political and cultural life. Its centralized location provides easy
access (within 2 minutes) to both LvivOpera
House /just opposite of the hotel/ and the main
Square of the city Square Rynok or Market Square city
hall as well as most of the shops, monuments, museums and other
sights of the city. You can easy get to such places of interest
as Armenian Cathedral of Assumption, St
Mary Latin Cathedral, Transfiguration Church, Dominican Polish
Roman Catholic church, National Drama Theatre of Zankovetska, National
Museum, Powder Tower, Arsenal Museum, Ethnography Museum, St Yura
Catholic Cathedral /drive/, Shevchenko*s Grove Museum of Folk architecture,
culture and life /dive/ , High Castle /drive/, Lychakiv Park and
Cemetery historical-cultural Museum /drive/. All the centre
attractions are within 5 min walk from the hotel.
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Being in the
very heart of Lviv business centre A new comfortable hotel,
which was opened at the end of
February 2006, has 51 modern rooms. All rooms are provided with private
facilities. They are equipped with sound proofing windows,
decorated with elegant curtains, tender carpet cover, round-the-clock
individual supply of purified water and power, conditioning and
ventilation system, international and intercity telephone communication,
refrigerator with mini-bar, cable and satellite television with
the option of choosing individual programs, and room service. Two
restaurants of Opera Hotel are located on the ground floor of the
hotel. Decorations of the hall create romantic atmosphere. The
restaurants will meet wishes of both connoisseurs of the Traditional
and Fusion cuisines. Theatre repertoires of the previous century
create special art spirit, the ones of current opera performances
keep you aware of the most recent theatre events.
· 24-hour front desk |
· ATM/banking |
· Bar/lounge |
· Business services |
· Conference room(s) |
· Doorman/doorwoman |
· Elevator/lift |
· Parking (free) |
· Porter/bellhop |
· Restaurant(s) in hotel Restaurant |
· Safe-deposit box - front desk |
· Secretarial services |
· Self parking |
· Fax machine |
· Laundry service |
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· Cable/satellite TV |
· Balcony |
· Air conditioning |
· Telephone |
· Minibar |
· Hair dryer |
· Bathtub only |
· Electronic/magnetic keys |
· Television |
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Cheremosh Hotel in Chernivtsi
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Address:13A
Koarov ul.
To Call From Canada & USA To “Hotel
Cheremosh” in Chernivitsi, you have to dial
the following number:
Phone: 011+380+3722+47518
Fax: 011+380+ 3722+ 41314
Overview
Tourist complex "Cheremosh" is
situated in the scenic neighborhood of parks
and lakes not far from the center of Chernivtsi. This 11- storey
building accommodates 326 rooms, each having a TV, phone and private
bathroom. Hairdressers', sauna, post office, currency exchange, secure
parking service is at your disposal.
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Bucovinian Hall boasts a rich variety of Bucovinian cuisine
/cruchenyky, zavyvantsi, banosh, pyrohy etc. /. You’ll be also
attracted by its appearance: it is designed and done in national style of Bucovinian art.European Hall - is
suitable for dinner parties, banquets, presentations,
wedding parties or business lunches. Refined atmosphere
and wonderful cuisine meet the requirements of the best European standards.
C afe " Pearl" is designed in sea style traditions,
with a wide choice of seafood. The complex also
has a Hungarian Hall / disco-club
/ and Red bar. If you
are short of time, and you would like to have a snack and a cup of coffee-
visit theexpresso - bar.
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A wide range of services - excursions, translators services, etc.
The hotel has sauna and a beauty-parlor, billiard room and slot machines,
news stand and gift shop. Tehre is a travel agency at the Hotel which
can arrange a wide range of tours and excursions.
HOTEL FEATURES
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Sauna
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Hairdressers
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Post Office and Exchange Bureau
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Bars
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2 Restaurants, (traditional and European)
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Room Service
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Curency Exchange
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Taxi service
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Guides-interpreters
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Sightseeing
tours in Chernivtsi and Chernivtsi Region
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Post Office
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Shops
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Barbers
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Medical Service
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Sauna
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Pool
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Tennis Courts
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Disco
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Nadia Hotel in Ivano-Frankivsk
Address: 40 Nezalezhnosti-st.
To Call From Canada & USA To “Hotel
Nadia” in Ivano-Frankiusk, you have to dial
the following number:
011+380+3422+537077
Overview
Nadia Hotel is located in the very center of the
Ivano-Frankivsk city. This is the largest and hopefully the
most comfortable
hotel of Ivano-Frankivsk. Every room has all conveniences, including
telephone, TV-set, refrigerator, shower or bath room.
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The hotel is located in the center of the city near
the musical and drama theatre named after a well-known Ukrainian writer
and poet Ivan Franko.
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The hotel can offer you a number of wonderful trips
throughout picturesque corners of the Carpathian mountains, visiting
the unique museum in the world - museum of Easter eggs "Pysanka",
as well as museum of local culture and folklore "Hutsulshchyna" in
Kolomyia town (60 km far from Ivano-Frankivsk), visiting of one of
the oldest monastery in the region - Manyavskyi cloister, as well
as Yablunetskyi pass, small regional towns - Kosiv (famous as a center
of Hutsul handicrafts), Halych (famous as a center of former Halych-Volynien
kingdom with ruins of old castle), Yaremcha (well-known as a tourist
center, the pearl of Carpathain mountains - the city of waterfalls
and rocks of the famous rebel, fighter for freedom Oleksa Dovbush
like Robin Good). All excursions are
accompanied by professional
guides and interpreters, so you can not only enjoy the beauty of
landscapes but also get acquainted with the history, tradiotions,
habits and legends of our region.
Amenities: All rooms are equipped with TV-sets,
telephones, fridges, shower or bath rooms.
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Hotel Ternopil
Address: 14, Zamkova str.
To Call From Canada & USA
To “Hotel
Ternopil” in Ternopil, you have to dial the
following number:
011+380+3522+224397
Overview
Hotel Ternopil is situated in the historical center
of the town, near a beautiful lake, in the park zone, 10
km from the
airport and 1 km from the railway terminal.
Hotel Ternopil was built in 1965 and reconstructed
in 1987. The Hotel is located in the city centre near Christovozdvizhenska
Church, Voskresenska Church, Museum of Local Lore.
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FACILITIES
All rooms offered for accommodation have private facilities and are equipped
with TV and telephone.
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DINING
The restaurant of the hotel serves Ukrainian and European cuisine.
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Hotel Rus
Address: 4, Hospitalna St., Kyiv , Ukraine
To Call From Canada & USA To “Hotel
Rus” in Kiev, you have to dial the following
number:
Tel. 011+380+44+2204255
FAX. 011+380+44+2204396
Overview
3-star Plus Hotel Rus, located in the heart of Kiev,
only a footstep away from the Palace of Sports (Palats
Sportu), and
the city's main and extremely famous Kreschatyk Street, is a preferred
place for business and leisure travelers. Many tourist attractions
and fine restaurants are only a short distance away. The name RUS comes
from the Kievan Rus, once a country uniting Slavic principalities with
the capital in Kiev.For over 20 years, the hotel has been the venue
for the city's important functions and events. The majority of its
guests are international business people, conference delegates, and
tourists.
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Restaurants and Bars
There are 7 restaurants and bars on the site. Whether
it's a private dinner or a banquet, the hotels extensive restaurant
facilities offer a wide choice of menus tailored to suit your personal
needs.The restaurants can accommodate up to 800 people for cocktails.
The restaurants offer a selection of the most popular dishes of European
and Ukrainian cuisine. Live music adds to a nice atmosphere and makes
your evening a real enjoyment.
The interior design of VENETIAN hall with an onyx fireplace is a surprising
mix of Italian motifs and modern style influenced by paintings of XIX century.
The Blue Hall features distinctive wall sculptures to create an elegant venue
for private dining.
The Tea Hall is nicely decorated with carved wood panels and is ideal for intimate
catering of small groups up to 20 persons.
The Russian Hall with a seating capacity of 150 persons is used for buffet
breakfast every morning and catering of groups during the day.
The Lobby Bar with a stylish white piano creates a unique relaxing atmosphere
for the guests. Adding the classic touch to the atmosphere, the Lobby Bar presents
live performances every evening. Open 7:00 - 1:00.
The Terrace Bar on the 2nd floor of the hotel is open round the clock and is
good for informal meetings. Panoramic windows emphasize a feeling of visual
transparency and space. Its cozy interior reminding of medieval times creates
a warm relaxing atmosphere. Open 24 hours.
Restaurants are open from 7am till 11 pm.
Room service is available 24 hours.
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Lviv
Overview
of Lviv
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Lviv
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Lviv Tours & Museums
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Overview of Lviv
Founded in the 13th century by Prince Danylo Ghalytskiy
[Daniil Galitskiy], Lviv was for another hundred years the western
gateway of the Kyiv Rus. In the 14th century the area was
seized by the
Polish Kingdom and remained under the Polish reign
till 1772. Then it came under the power of the Austrian (from 1867
on - Austro-Hungarian) Empire. In October 1918 the Austro-Hungarian
Empire collapsed, and the Western Ukrainian People's Republic (ZUNR)
was proclaimed. However, it existed only few months. In summer 1919
western Ukraine and Lviv were annexed to Poland. In September 1939,
as the result of the division of Poland by Berlin and Moscow, western
Ukraine became a part of the USSR. In June 1941 Lviv was seized by
the Nazi, occupation lasted till July 1944. From that time the western
Ukraine together with the rest of Ukraine was a part of the USSR
till August 1991.
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Cosmopolitan Lviv is the capital of western Ukraine.
Until 1939 it had never been ruled from Moscow, and it was here that
Ukrainian nationalism re-emerged in the late 1980s. Having escaped
the urban devastation of WWII, Lviv is a living museum of Western architecture
from the Gothic to the present. Almost half of the architectural monuments
located in Ukraine are concentrated in Lviv.
When touring Lvov, one might considered visiting the
historical city centre. The center is on the UNESCO World Heritage
List and is fascinating to see. It includes the Ploscha Rynok Market
Square with its Black House, the Armenian
Cathedral, the Greek Cathedral, the Latin Cathedral, the Dominican
Abey and the Boim Chapel. Or you can walk to the top of the Vysoky
Zamok hill which overlooks the historical centre. This is
where the
Union of Lublin mound is situated. For entertainment, the Philharmonic
orchestra and the Lviv Opera and Ballet Theatre are a real cultural
treat. On a more macabre note, the Lychakivskiy Cemetery is one of
the biggest and more scenic in the region.
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Just east of the modern downtown is Old Town, centred
on the broad Rynok square, once the hub of Lviv and still the best
preserved urban square in Ukraine. At its heart is the 19th century
town hall, and around the perimeter are beautiful 16th to 18th century
buildings with ornate stone carvings.
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Most of the old architecture (16th to 19th centuries)
remains intact. It is a treasure of many architectural styles:
Gothic, Italian Renaissance, Byzantine, German Baroque, rococo, classicist
and many more.
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General Information
on Lviv
Car Rental
Car rental with a driver:
260 UAH per day + petrol cost
Guide / interpreter service
1 hour - 60 UAH
half a day (<4 hours) - 130 UAH
a day (>4 hours) - 190 UAH
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Emergency Phone Numbers
· 01 - Fire
· 02 - Police
· 03 - Medical/Ambulance
Telephoning
· 073 - Local
· 079 - International
Taxi
· 79-90-71 - to order a taxi
Train Station
Ploscha Vokzal'na 13
tel: 005
to order tickets: 39-0051, -52, -53
Main Post Office
vul. Slovats'koho 1
tel: 065
Favorite Bookstore
Druzhba
Ploscha Myts'kevycha 10
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History of Lviv
Lviv was founded by King
Danylo of the Ruthenian duchy
of Halych-Volhynia,
and named in honor of his son, Lev.
The city is first mentioned in Halych-Volhynian
Chronicle from 1256.
In 1356, Casimir
III of Poland brought in German burghers and granted the Magdeburg
rights which implied that all city issues were to be solved
by a city council, elected by the wealthy citizens.
The city
council seal of the 14th century stated: S(igillum): CIVITATIS
LEMBVRGENSIS. As a part of Poland (and later Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth) Lviv became the capital of the Ruthenian
Voivodeship.
As it grew, Lviv became religiously and ethnically diverse. The 17th
century brought invading
armies of Swedes and Cossacks to the city's gates. In 1772,
following the First
Partition of Poland, the city known as Lemberg became the
capital of the AustrianKingdom
of Galicia and Lodomeria. During World
War I, the city was captured by the Russian army in September 1914,
but was retaken in June of the following year
by Austria-Hungary.
With the collapse of the Habsburg Empire at the end of World War
I, the city became an arena of conflict between the local Ukrainian
and Polish population. Between the World Wars, Lviv was the second
biggest Polish city. Lviv and its population suffered greatly from
the two world wars, the Hol
ocaust,
and the invading armies of the period. Today Lviv remains one of
the main centres of Ukrainian culture with much of the nation's
political class originating from
the area
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Lviv Tours & Museums
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Lviv Side Trips
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Olesko - Usually visited
together with Pidlissya (optional)
in the form of a day-trip from Lviv (78 km one way) or en route
Lviv- Rivne. Visit to the Olesko
Castle,
one of the former summer residences of the Royal family of Poland
(14th-17th centuries); Museum
of Markiyan Shashkevych, one of the founders of the Ukrainian
literary language, in Pidlissya (the latter mostly for
tourists of Ukrainian ethnic origin). Lunch in the village of
Biliy Kamin nearby.
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Rohatyn -
town of 9.300 people (in 1990), district center on the north
of Ivano-Frankivsk region
(former
USSR: 1944 - 1991, Austria: 1772 - 1918 and Poland: 1349 -
1772, 1920 - 1939. Before 1349 it was part of great Kyivan Rus and Ukrainian/Ruthenian
Galician when Kyivan Rus collapsed. It was major deffence settlement on the
approaches to the principality's capital of Halych
(Galic/Halicz), some kilometers to
the south of Rohatyn. In 1349 Galician principality was occupied by Polish
king Kasimierz and incorporated into Polish kingdom. Forceful Polonization
and Latinization of local Ruthenian population started. Many Polish, German
(later from 16 th cen. also Jewish) colonists settled in all Galician Ruthenian
towns and villages. In 1772 Poland was divided and Rohatyn got to Austria.
Forceful Germanization started. With the collapse of Austria, Rohatyn was also
part of Western Ukrainian National Republic (so called ZUNR in Ukrainian) in
1918/19, which was again occupied by Poland after heavy battles between ZUNR's
Ukrainian Galician Army (UGA in short) and Polish armies supported by France
and Antanta states. Poland won the war and Western Ukrainian lands went under
Polish control again, but only for 20 years when in 1939, they were taken by
Soviet troops, to be reunited with Ukraine (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
within the Soviet Union). Forceful collectivizations, persecutions and deportations
of local Rohatyn population to Siberia started. Local Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Church became forbidden to be replaced by Moscow Orthodox Church instead. In
1991 Soviet Union and its regime system collapsed and Ukraine with Rohatyn
became independent. Rohatyn is in the heart Ukrainian (Ruthenian) historic
province of Halychyna (Galicia/Galizien) in picturesque and hilly geographic
zone of Opillia, one of the most beautiful corners of Ukraine.
Rohatyn's
greatest woman and pride - Roksolana
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In Rohatyn and our area, Holy Spirit Church described
above is also known as Roksolana
Church, since it was the church Roksolana attended and had a house nearby,
where she
was taken into Turkish captivity, during invasion of Turks. Roksolana´s
real name in life
was ANASTASIA LISOVSKA (Nastia Lisowska, 16 th century) and she was taken as
far as Istanbul,
capital of great Turkish Ottoman empire (which extended from Egypt on the south
to
the Black Sea on the north being one of the greatest powers at that time).
The Turkish
emperor Sulieman liked her so much that she became his wife,
whom he loved with all his heart
his whole life. He did not refuse her in anything she asked. Through him,
she virtually
"ruled" the empire and greatly influenced Turkish politics towards Ukraine and
spared
Rohatyn and Ukraine from many Turkish invasions. Her son became the emperor
as heir
after his father.
Until nowadays she is revered
and famous in Turkey and if you ever get a chance to visit Istanbul,
do not miss a chance to visit the mosque named after
Roksalana there. Roksalana´s name in Turkey is slightly different.
Few modern Turks know that she was from Rohatyn and
Ukraine originally, since she was forced to convert Muslim faith. Thus
she is known as
Turkish hero there. In Western Ukraine, her name is quite common as
a female first name
because of her. Many local Rohatyn products, street and so on, are
named after her.
Also even mineral water from Rohatyn bears her name Roksolana.
Her
name and
historical figure is known and national heroe-like all over Ukraine,
especially in Western
part, i.e. Galicia. Many Ukrainian writers such as Andriy Chaykovsky,
and poets
wrote novels based on this story about Roksolana. You can read also
about Roksolana
in many books on History of Ukraine. She came into Ukrainian history
and became next
to such names Volodymyr the Great or Yaroslav the Wise. Her name
may be
transliterated from Ukrainian also as Roxolana.
Sulieman's Mosque in Istanbul was built by Sulieman for Roksolana.
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Pochaiv - The Pochaiv Monastery (16th-20th
centuries), also known as Pochaiv Lavra , is a major
East European Christian sanctuary always full of pilgrims from
all over Ukraine and neighboring countries. The tour usually includes
visits to the Assumption and Trinity churches , and the cave
chapel of St. Iov of Pochaiv .
Day-trip to Pochaiv usually
includes a visit to the village of Pidkamin located
about 45 min drive from Pochaiv. This is a place that undoubtedly
deserves to be on the front page of The National Geographic Magazine.
It derived its name from a huge hanging rock. In the
17-th c. a wonderful Baroque church was built there
by the Dominicans, which made the view even more impressive.
The Dominican Monastery
in Pidkamin was turned into asylum by the Soviets, and just recently
returned back to the church (though a part of it still belongs
to the psychiatric hospital). Right by the monastery stands a
pillar with the gildedstatue of the Virgin Mary of Gdansk.
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Hrushiv - Village north
of Drohobych (according to several guidebooks, Hrushiv is
located in Yavoriv district; that is not "the Hrushiv").
The Holy Trinity Church (early 18th c.) in Hrushiv is not
only a beautiful example of Galician traditional architecture,
but also a place of pilgrimage from all-over the world. The
church gained renown during the 1970-ies and 1980-ies after
parishioners reported seeing a vision of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. A day-trip from Lviv
(75 km one way).
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Berestechko - Also
known as the " Graves
of Cossacks" (Kozatski Mohyly) . The place of
a major battle between Ukrainian Cossacks and the army
of the Polish king Jan III in June 1651. Every year in
June (exact dates confirmed every year) ceremonies
in commemoration of the Cossacks who
perished in the battle take place. Of particular interest
for tourists of Ukrainian background. For average tourists
the "theatrical
simulation" of the battle in the authentic environment
might be of interest. Architectural
monuments: Thekla's
Chapel(17th c.; according
to the legend, erected on the mass burial place of 500 girls
tortured to death by the Tartars in Berestechko); Holy
Trinity Roman Catholic Church(18th c.). An
outing from Lviv (140 km one way).
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Univ - Univ Holy Assumption Monastery .
The Monastery is the headquarters of the Studites (founded
by Clementy Sheptytskiy). Under the Soviets the building
was used by a psychiatric hospital and gradually turned into
ruins. Recently, due to the efforts of the Studites, the
Monastery has regained its original splendor. Today it is a
major place of pilgrimage and a unique sample of medieval (14th
c.) fortress-like monastery architecture. Tourists also visit
the 14th c. Assumption Church , house of Clementy Sheptytskiy
(restored fall 1999), rich collection of sacral objects at
the Monastery's museum. They may visit the graveyard in the
woods, where monks were secretly buried during the Soviet rule.
Visitors will also see how the monks live now in their daily
prayers running a small cattle farm, bee hives, helping orphans
and disabled. Day-trip from Lviv.
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Restaurants of
Lviv
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Na Soborniy - Small, but very nice.
Very tasty, but inexpensive traditional Ukrainian food, marvellous
desserts, interesting interior recreating Ukrainian folk ambience.
Opening hours 11:00 - 23:00
Address 2a, Soborna Sq.
Phone +380-322 798.878
Opening hours 10-21
Address 6, Rynok Sq., Lviv, 79008, Ukraine
Phone +380-322 720.671
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King's Cup - A wide variety of tasteful
traditional Ukrainian dishes, stylish interior decorated in the traditions
of old Ukrainian times, in a bare-bones hunter's lodge setting. In
summer you will be entertained in the courtyard with live jazz in
the evenings.
Opening hours 11-23
Address 16, Svobody Prospect
Phone +380-322 723.939
Opening hours 10-23
Address 17, Kopernika St.
Phone +380-322 726.681
Opening hours 12-23
Address 8, Bereznya St., L'viv, Ukraine
Phone +380-322 340.649
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Light and Shadow - Nice art cafe with
interesting photo gallery featuring best photos of L'viv, delicious
Ukrainian food, live music - Flamenco nights, evenings of romantic
music, and much more.
Opening hours 9:00 - 23:00
Address 14, Shevchenko Av.
Phone +380-322 729.1
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Merchants Tower -
During a visit to this unusual 4-story restaurant you can
experience Ukraine of 19th century - dine in the Hunters,
Ukrainian home rooms. If you prefer modern style - stop at
the café with open
gallery on the first floor, or in the pub with pool on the
ground floor. Rich choice of dishes of Ukrainian and European
cuisine, good service and live violin and piano music will
all contribute to your comfort.
Opening hours 11-23
Address 16, Svobody Prospect, Lviv, 79000, Ukraine
Phone +380-322 723.939
Opening hours 11:00 - 23:00
Address 30, Rynok Sq.
Phone +380-322 744.305
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Europa - You will like everything here:
from the range of tasty dishes of European and Ukrainian cuisine,
to the opening hours and internal ambience. Ukraine's favourite beer
- Slavutych - is always on tap here, and it's a special place for
football fans to gather to watch their teams on TV.
Opening hours 8:00 - 23:00
Address 14, Shevchenka Prospect
Phone +380-322 725.862
Opening hours 11:00 - 23:00
Address 25, Krakivska St.
Phone +380-322 720.594
Opening hours 11:00 -24:00
Address 19/21, Svobody Prospect
Phone +380-322 720.520
Opening hours 9:00 - 21:00
Address 6, Kathedralna Sq.
Opening hours 11:00 - 23:00
Address 3, Staroyevreyska St.
Phone +380-322 740.949
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Amadaus - Located in the heart of L'viv,
in Cathedralna Square, internationally renowned Amadey has become
a very special meeting place for people of good taste of all nationalities.
An intimate ambience, warm and elegant decor, live evening jazz played
by professionals.
Opening hours 11:00 - 23:00
Address 7, Kathedralna Sq.
Phone +380-322 978.022
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Kolyba - Part
of an attractive small residential resort, built in the romantic
lakeside garden of an old villa district on the outskirts
of L'viv, this unique restaurant serves authentic old-Ukrainian-style
fare - fabulous chanakhy (thick bean & meat soup with
garlic), shashlyky (barbecue meat in Ukrainian style) cooked
on an open fire. Facilities include a large indoor restaurant
for 120 people, banqueting room for 20 people, little restaurant
for private parties - with the spirit of an old Ukrainian
mountain hut, several individual outdoor booths and a picnic
area.
Opening hours 24 hours
Address 14, Burdenka Str. L'viv-Briukhovychi
Phone +380-322 593.141
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Grand Club Sofia -
Within this luxurious sports and leisure complex, the exclusive " Beaumonde " restaurant
offering a large variety of fabulous fish and seafood, fine wines,
as well as popular worldwide specialties.
Opening hours 12:00-24:00
Address 10, Shevchenka Prospect
Phone +380-322 729.000
Opening hours 8:00 - 23:00
Address 13, Svobody Prospect
Phone +380-322 724.029
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Kupol - A unique and warm ambience with
the spirit of a L'viv pre-war home, with flowers, candlelight and
original artworks. Antique china, silver and furnishings and soft
music provide an unforgettable backdrop for a cuisine that has come
to be recognised by both Ukrainian and international critics as the
best L'viv.
Opening hours 9:00 - 23:00
Address 37, Tchaikovskoho St.
Phone +380-322 744.254
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Viennese Coffeehouse - In stylish surroundings
of L'viv of Austrian times you will be treated to the most popular
local national specialties - deruny (potato pancakes) with meat,
pancakes with caviar, Viennese schnitzel, over twenty kinds of coffee
and homemade desserts.
Opening hours 9-23
Address 12, Svobody Prospect
Phone +380-322 722.021
Opening hours 11:00 - 23:00
Address 11, Hnatiuka St.
Phone +380-322 721.601
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Bar Mleczny - This plainly tittled 'Milk
Bar' is a trusty option for a no-frills lunch. Haute cuisine it ain't,
but what you will get is tasty, traditional nosh in a cozy, unpretentious
setting. If you like eating local when you're on holiday and getting
an authentic flavour of everyday life in the city, this is one to
drop into. Root it out just round the corner from the fantastic Potocki
Palace.
Address : Kopernika 9
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Kilikia - Kilikia is squirreled away
down a little side alley that runs off Virmenska (Armenian st.),
one of the most beguiling stretches in the Old Town. Snatch an outdoor
table and prepare for an intro into the unfamiliar (yet ingratiating)
world of Armenian cuisine. During the colder seasons, a cosy baroque
interior is on hand, and the waiter can offer you some fiery drinks
to warm the cockles.
Address : Virmenska 13/3
Telephone : 380 322 726201
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Vezha Kramariv -
In this case, Vezha Kramariv ('The Guards Tower') is not
such a fanciful name as it sounds. The hearty restaurant
is spread across a carefully restored medieval bastion on
the fringe of Lviv's Old Town. Unlike previous inhabitants
of the tower, you needn't worry about having your dinner
interrupted by a horde of invading Tatar warriors. Instead
you can settle back in a huntsmen’s
style interior and tuck into a variety of Ukrainian and European
dishes. Regular jazz and classical concerts.
Address : Prospect Svobody 16
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Celentano - This pizzeria takes it's
name from the legendary Celentano brothers, who were veritable pizza
tycoons back in the 1950's. If you've got a soft spot for the mozzarella
marvel that is pizza, Celentano is arguably your best bet in town.
You can find it just round corner from the opera house, and once
inside you are free to construct your own masterpiece by picking
out the various toppings that take your fancy.
Address : Prospect Svobody
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New York Street Pizza - A New York themed
pizzeria in Lviv may not be your number one choice if you're coming
in search of something out of the ordinary. Nevertheless, this den
gets our vote as a reliable and cheerful spot, especially if you've
been having nothing but dumplings and goulash for a week. The pizzas
may be the main feature but we also warmly recommend the salads.
And if you've got a sweet tooth, the chocolate and banana pancakes
are not to be sniffed at.
Address : Stefanyka 4
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SHOPPING
in Lviv
Address : Vicheva Square
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Letter Bookshop - Booklovers should head
for the orange house off the south western corner of the Rynok.
There you'll find the smartest bookshop in town, which has a
good range of titles in English including guidebooks to the city
as well as glossy coffee table numbers to pore over once you
get back home. The cozy little cafe alongside may keep you longer
than you expected - delicious snacks are to be had and very decent
coffee.
Address : Shevska 6
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Switoch - Switoch is Ukraine's leading chocolate
firm. The principal Lviv outlet is housed in the mansion that once
housed the legendary pre-war Polish Confectionery Zalewski. Inside
you can still find much of the pre-war art deco furnishings. Besides
more chocolates that you could possibly count, you'll find this is
a good spot to pick up some other local delights such as the highly
prized Niemiroff Honey vodka and other tasty liqueurs.
Address : Shevchenka Prospect 10
Telephone : 380 322 726741
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Bam - Bam. It's a great name for a supermarket,
but before we get carried away with Batman jokes (Kapow would also
be a fine name for a megastore) we have to soberly confess that Bam
is actually pronounced Vam in Ukrainian. Well, no matter, this is
your choice if you are stocking up on an extended stay. They have
enough sausage to keep you going for many moons, as well as all the
essential clobber that citizens might need.
Address : Vygovskogo 100
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Lviv Archives
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Central State Historical Archives
of Ukraine in Lviv
[Tsentralnyi
derzhavnyi istorychnyi arkhiv Ukrainy, Lviv]
3a Soborna Sq.,
79008 Lviv
Tel: (0322) 72-30-63, 72-35-08, 97-86-57
Fax: (0322) 72-35-08
E-mail: archives@cl.lv.ukrtel.net
Working hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00-18:00
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State Archives of Lviv Oblast
[Derzhavnyi arkhiv
Lvivskoi oblasti]
13 Pidvalna st.,
79008 Lviv
Tel: (0322) 72-00-30, 72-07-14
Fax: (0322) 72-78-70
E-mail: dalo@mail.lviv.ua
Working hours: Monday-Wednesday-Thursday, 12:00-20:00, Tuesday-Friday: 9:00-18:00
Tsentral'nyi derzhavnyi istorychnyi arkhiv Ukrainy,
L'viv (TsDIAL)
Tsentral'nyi gosudarstvennyi istoricheskii arkhiv Ukrainy, L'vov (TsGIAL Ukrainy)
[Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine in Lviv]
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Chernivtsi
Overview
Chernivtsi History
Chernivtsi
Tours and
Museums
Side Trips
Chernivtsi
Restaurants
Chernivtsi Bars and Cafes
Chernivtsi Archives
Map Showing Raions of Chernivtsi
The Chernivtsi region stretches
for 8,1
thousand square kilometres from the
Carpathian woods up to Khotin above the Dniester river. This land is interlaced with the streams of the
white-foamed Cheremosh river, the swiftness of the Prut
river and the serene current of the Dnieper river.
It rings with its silver strings in the spruce winds of
the Carpathians.
A century and a half out of the Russian orbit have been kind to
Chernivtsi. It has a graceful,
cosmopolitan, Central European air. Its mixed
history has bestowed upon it a wide variety of architectural styles,
from Byzantine to Baroque, and the elegant streets of its old quarter
are lined with grand, vine-covered facades.
Bucovina is
a specific region of Ukraine where different nations and nationalities live and develop harmoniously enriching each other.
The history of our land does not remember any national collisions.
Foreign guests from any country of the world of any denomination will
find many interesting things in Chernivtsi - administrative,
economic and cultural centre of the Northern Bucovina.
The town is situated near the Carpathian mountains on
the banks of the Prut river, it was founded in the
12-th century. You will be much attracted with
the architectural monuments of different epochs harmoniously
enriched with modernity
Tree-lined Kobylyanska Street is the main pedestrian avenue,
is lined with cafes, restaurants and shops. A very different, very Ottoman
world opens up in Chernivtsi's courtyards, which have wooden balconies and
covered staircases. A block east of Kobylyanska Street is the ArmenianCathedral,
a mid-19th century building based on ancient Armenian designs. Its interior
is meticulously painted, and its organ benefits from excellent acoustics.
Stroll up the avenue to the bustling Tsentralnaploshcha,
the old town square, surrounded by beautiful 19th century buildings. One of
the most interesting is the main Regional Museum, housed in a turn-of-the-century
Art Nouveau building with a unique central staircase. Inside are 20th-century
paintings and embroidery-rich ethnographic displays. Chernivtsi State University is
a masterpiece in the treasury of architectural monuments in Chernivtsi - in
1875. The buildings were originally the former residence of the Bukovynian
metropolitans. It's Romanesque and Byzantine architecture is embellished
with motifs of Ukrainian folk art, for example, the tile roof patterns
duplicate the geometric designs of Ukrainian weavings. History The first
mention of the city of Chernivtsidates back to the 12th
century. It was founded on the river Prutas a fortress to
protect the Slavic territories from steppe nomads raids.
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Chernivtsi History
Lasting
periods of foreign domination and the multi-national ethnic structure
of the population determined the peculiar architectural image
of the city, folk art and cuisine. Archeological evidence discovered
in the area of Chernivtsi indicates that a local population existed
in that area since the Neolithicera.
Later settlements included those of the Cucuteni/Trypillian culture,
the Corded
Ware culture; artifacts from the Bronze and Iron ages
were also found in the city.
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Remains of the early Slavic
tribes in the area date back to the 2nd – 5th
centuries, with the artifacts of Chroatian and Tiverian peoples
from the 9th – 11th
centuries being also present.A
fortified settlement, located on the left shore of Prut
river, dates back to the time of the Principality
of Halych and is thought to have been built by Grand
Prince Yaroslav
Osmomysl, who ruled from 1153- 1187.
Legendary accounts refer to this fortress-city as "Chern’",
or "Black city", and it is said to owe its name to
the black colour of the city walls, built from dark oak layered
with local black-coloured
soil. This stronghold was unfortunately destroyed during
the Mongol
invasion of Rus ' by the Burundai in 1259.
However, the remaining ramparts of the fortress were still used
for the defense purposes; they were augmented with several bastions,
one of which is still extant, in the seventeenth
century.
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Following the destruction of the fortress, later
settlements in the area centered to the right of the Prut
River, at a more strategically advantageous, elevated location. Northern
Bukovyna in
the 10th-12th centuries was a part of Kyiv Rus; in
the 12th-13th - of Galicia-Volyn Principality;
then it fell under the Tartar control; in
1345 Bukovyna went under the Hungarian reign,
but shortly it became a part of the Moldavian state;
in 1514 it was conquered by Turkey; in the
second half of the 18th century in the course of the war between
Russia and Turkey it was annexed to Austria and
remained a part of it till 1918.
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When Austria-Hungary dissolved
in 1918,
the city briefly
joined the West
Ukrainian People's Republic. Ukrainian sovereignty
did not flourish, however, and the city and its surrounding
area became a part of the Kingdom
of Romania. In 1940, Red
Army forces claimed the area and it subsequently became
a part of the Ukrainian
Soviet Socialist Republic of the USSR. Romania re-took
control of the city and much of southern Ukraine in 1941 as
part of the Axis
attack on the Soviet Union during World
War II. When Axis
forces were driven out by the Soviet Army, the
city rejoined the Ukrainian SSR ( 1944).Since 1991,
it is has been a part of the independent Ukraine.
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Chernivtsi Tours and
Museums
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The city tourof Chernivtsi includes:
the former residence of the Bukovynian archbishops, now the University
of Chernivtsi(erected in 1864-82, designed by famous
Czech architect Josef Glavka); Chernivtsi Opera House (1869-75)
- a masterpiece of the Austrian architects Fehlner and Helmer
(the ones who designed Opera House buildings in Vienna and Odessa); Armenian
Church (1869-75) designed by Joseph Glavka (due
to its excellent acoustics, chamber music concerts often take
place there); and the famous Kobylyanska Street-
most characteristic example of Austro-Ukrainian secession style.
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City tour “Architecture of Chernivtsi” is
an exciting sightseeing tour with numerous gems
of city architecture (XVIII-XX). Walking tour
along the centre visiting Holy Spirit Cathedral (1844),
Assumption Church (XIX), Theatre square on
the way.
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City tour including visiting the University - visit
to the former residence of the Archbishops of Bucovina, the unique
architectural ensemble (nowadays - University), seminary church,
Halls, and University Park.
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Bucovinian diaspora museum -
here one can get acquainted with the history of Bucovinian
emigration, with lives, activities of the Bucovinians by origin
and their descendants, connections with them. The
only one of such kind in Ukraine. Here one can be acquainted
with the history of all waves of emigration from this land,
with the life and activities of the Bucovynians by origin and
their descendants who live now abroad, their ties with the
Motherland.
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The open-air Museum of Traditional
Rural Architecture and Every-Day Life of Bukovyna (historical
park)-getting acquaintance with local ethnography, mode
of life, original village
architecture of Bucovina.
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Literary-Memorial museumof O.Kobylianska /
1863-1942/ - the famous Ukrainian writer, author of the
world known novel “The Land”.
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Literary-Memorial museum of Yu.Fedkovych /1832-1888/
- the Bucovinian writer-enlightener.
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Museum of local lore - unique
collection of
Easter eggs /pysankas/ and national costumes.
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Museum of Arts .
Getting acquaintance with the collection of our local authors
/XVIII-XX/, exhibition of the modern artists. Some halls are
devoted to applied arts of Bucovina.
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Botanical garden was founded
in 1877 by Julius Fatsel, professor of the University.
Here 3500unique plants of all climatic zones of the world
are collected.
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Side Trips
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Tour to Khotin and Kam’yanets-Podilskiy visiting
medieval fortresses - monuments of Khozak glory.
Kamyanets-Podilskiy is usually visited together with
the town of Khotyn to see the most outstanding sample of Ukrainian
medieval fortification. Khotyn fortress (12th-16th centuries)
was the biggest fortress in Europe. The area near the fortress
was the site of many battles in the course of the lasting wars
with Turkey. The biggest took place in September 1621; the total
number of men on both sides was nearly 300,000. Due to the victory
of Slavs in the battle, the 150,000 strong Turkish army retreated
and refrained from the attempts to conquer Western Europe
Kamyanets-Podilskiy is an ancient town (at least 940 years old),
located 90 km north-east of Chernivtsi. A
major settlement of the Kievan Rus Galicia-Volynia Principality
on the trade route from Kyiv to
the Balkans in 11-14 c.c., Kamyanets fell under the Lithuanian
rule in mid-14th c., but in 1430 was taken over
by Poland. As it was a strategic point on the southern
boarder, Kamyanets was repeatedly
subjected to attacks by Tartars, Moldavians and Ottoman
Turks. In 1672 it fell to a Turkish seige, but in 1699
was returned to Poland. It then fell to the Russians in
1793 and 1797 became the administrative center of the Podolia Province
(gubernia) of the Russian Empire and was a major center of trade,
culture and education. The city was the capital of the
Ukrainian National Republic (UNR) for almost eight months in 1919. In
the Soviet times it also was an administrative center of the
province for some time. Having lost this status, Kamyanets-Podilskiy
lost some of its importance, but it still remains the de facto
eighth wonder of the world.
Ironically, during World War II the "Walt-Disney-ish" Old
Town of Kamyanets-Podilskiy was turned by the Nazis into a ghetto.
Already in August 1941 the town set the gruesome record of the
first five-figure massacre of Jews - 23,600 people. All in all
during the war an estimated 85,000 people were murdered.
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A trip to the Carpathians with visiting
of embroidery home-museum after H.Garas
on the way where one can get acquainted with the unique
patterns of fine arts of this designer of ornamentation.
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A trip to the Carpathians “Kosiv souvenir” -
to the centre of selling hutsul souvenirs of
original Kosiv School.
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A trip to Kolomya (90 km) Tour of
Kolomyia includes visit to the museum of Hutsul (high-land
settlers) applied arts - model of Hutsulshchina
in miniature. During the tour the guests can visit
a festive bazaar (market) in Kosiv and buy souvenirs - real
hand-made work, masterpieces of folk arts (woodcarving, embroidery,
tapestry and rugs by local artisans).
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A trip to Yaremche -hutsul
centre, recreation zone, the pearl of the Carpathians.
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Tour to the village of Bila Krynytsya -
the former centre of old believers.
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Restaurants, Bars & Cafes
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In recent years many private restaurants, cafes,
bars have been established. These establishments will satisfy visitors’ different
tastes. One can taste here both to traditional Ukrainian, Romanian,
Italian, German and extravagant dishes of the Georgian, Armenian,
Chinese and Korean cuisine.
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Chernivtsi
Restaurants
Name |
Number of seats |
Address/Telephone |
Strilets' |
48 |
4 Chervonoarmiyska St.
(380)372-553669 |
Bukovynsky |
100 |
141 Holovna St.
(380)3722-48803 |
Vatra |
60 |
5 Olha Kobylianska St.
(380)3722-24083 |
Vodohrai |
50 |
257 Ruska St.
(380)3722-60819 |
Vokzalny |
60 |
38 Gagarin St.
(380)372-592390 |
Dnister |
150 |
5 Olha Kobylianska St.
(380)3722-27071 |
European |
100 |
3 Teatralna Square
(380)3722-22025 |
Quartz |
200 |
246 Holovna St.
(380)3722-42825 |
Kyiv |
80 |
46 Holovna St.
(380)3722-25881 |
Olymp |
32 |
1-3 Ivan Franko St.
(380)372-542979 |
Ratusha |
40 |
1 Tsentralna Ploshcha
(380)3722-25759 |
Retro |
20 |
1 Shalom Aleikhem St.
(380)372-550962 |
Savanna |
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5-A Stasiuk St.
(380)3722-39994 |
Sadhora |
80 |
18 Peremoha St.
(380)372-590502 |
Slava |
42 |
2 Bohomoltsia St.
(380)3722-35214 |
Tourist |
160 |
184 Chervonoarmiyska St.
(380)3722-43910 43908 |
Cheremosh |
500 |
13-А Komarova St.
(380)3722-47532 |
Chernivchanka |
80 |
11 Olha Kobylianska St.
(380)3722-25861 |
Charm |
70 |
5 Chervonoarmiyska St.
(380)372-585129 |
Stare Misto |
40 |
7 Ivan Franko St.
(380)3722-24662 |
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Chernivtsi Bars and Cafes
Name |
Number of seats |
Address/Telephone |
Knaus |
42 |
4 Khudiakov St.
(380)372-552773 |
Rendezvous |
24 |
24 Dragomanov St.
(380)372-552080 |
Korchma "The Wheel" |
40 |
53 Holovna St.
(380)3722 |
Night Club "The Owl" |
230 |
248 Russka St.
(380)3722-61985, 60821 |
Zabava |
40 |
99 Russka St.
(380)3722-26231 |
Zolote Runo |
60 |
2 Olena Guzar St.
(380)3722-33035 |
Maestro |
60 |
30 Ukrainska St.
(380)3722-28147 |
Liudana |
60 |
175 Holovna St.
(380)3722-74727 |
Amphora |
28 |
2 Adam Mitskevich St.
(380)3722-28901 |
Bonaparte |
16 |
5 Chaikovsky St.
(380)372-510416 |
VID |
24 |
4 Fed'kovych St.
(380)3722-35716 |
Wiener Coffee |
20 |
49 Kobylianska St.
(380)3722-23923 |
Ukrainochka |
30 |
255-B Russka St.
(380)3722-61818 |
Coffee Magic |
70 |
42 Kobylianska St.
(380)3722-23783 |
Pizza |
28 |
77 Holovna St.
(380)3722-27485 |
Zimes |
24 |
3 Gakman St.
(380)372-585602 |
Cafe |
40 |
3 Shtern St.
(380)3722-61818 |
Bar-2000 |
27 |
113-А Storozhynets St.
(380)372-516578 |
Babillon |
20 |
2-А Chervonarmiyska St.
(380)372-511184 |
Korona |
60 |
205 Holovna St.
(380)3722-71434 |
Milan |
32 |
3 Ryz'ka St.
(380)372-512387 |
Fortuna |
50 |
1 Cheliuskintsiv St.
(380)3722-28004 |
Svitanok |
60 |
33 Karpatska St.
(380)236-26660 |
Hilton |
80 |
2 Stasiuk St.
(380)372-511269 |
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Chernivtsi Archives
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Derzhavnyi arkhiv Chernivets'koi oblasti
Gosudarstvennyi arkhiv Chernovitskoi oblasti
[State Archive of Chernivtsi Oblast]
Agency: |
Derzhkomarkhiv |
Address: |
58029, Chernivtsi, vul. Stasiuka,
20 (korp. 1); vul. Shevchenka, 2 (korp. 2) |
Telephone: |
(38-03722) 3-20-31 (korp. 1);
2-49-23 (korp. 2); Fax: 3-20-31 |
E-mail: |
state_arhive@sacura.net |
Website: |
http://www.archives.gov.ua/Archives/index.php?ra25 |
Hours: |
M-F 9:00-18:00 |
Director: |
Dmytro Dmytrovych Zhmunduliak |
Deputy Director: |
Liudmyla Stepanivna Anokhina |
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Ivano-Fankivsk
Overview
Ivano-Frankivsk
History
Ivano-Frankivsk Tours and Museums
Ivano-Frankivsk Side Trips
Ivano-Frankivsk Archives
Map Showing Raions of Ivano-Frankivsk
Overview
Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukrainian: Івано-Франківськ, translit.Ivano-Frankivs'k, Russian: Ивано- Франковск;
also referred to as Ivano-Frankovsk) is a historic city located
in western Ukraine.
It is the administrative
center of the Ivano-Frankivsk
Oblast (province),
and is designated as its own separate raion (district)
within the oblast.
Prior to 1962,
the city was known as Stanyslaviv (Ukrainian: Станиславів; Polish: Stanisławów; German: Stanislau; Yiddish: סטאַניסלעוו,
translit. Stanislev).
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Ivano-Frankovsk (Ivano-Frankivsk in Ukrainian), is
the capital city of the Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast which
lies to the west
in the Ukraine. It is a relatively small city with a population of
roughly 205 000 people. The smallness of the city only adds to its
charm.
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Ivano-Frankovsk started life as a fortress which
was built to protect the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth from repeated
Tatar invasions. This is did quite well and it wasn’t long before
the city-fortress began to grow under the safety provided by this fortification.
It was first mentioned in history in 1662 when it was granted the Magdeburg
rights. The city went on to survive not only Tatar attacks but also
those thrust upon it but invading Turkish and Russian forces. The Renaissance
was a period of extensive growth and rebuilding which lead to it becoming
a somewhat more picturesque city. In fact it gained the nick-name “little
Leopolis” – Leopolis being the Latin name for Lviv. It
was also at about this time that Ivano-Frankovsk, Ukraine, became
an important center of Armenian culture.
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After Poland was divided up in the ‘Partitions
of Poland’, it came under Austrian rule before falling under
the domain of the autonomous Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. 1919
was a turbulent time for Ivano-Frankovsk as it was the subject of many
Polish-Ukrainian skirmishes. It eventually ended up as the Second Polish
Republic, serving as the Stanislawow Voivodship capital. Eventually,
in 1939 it was invaded by German and Soviet forces and was attached
to the Ukrainian SSR. Much of the Jewish population was murdered during
the Nazi occupation which was a very sad period in the city’s
history.
Eventually, in 1962, the name was changed to Ivano-Frankovsk
after the Ukrainian writer Ivan Franko. The 1990s saw it become one
of the centers of the Ukrainian independence movement. Today the city
stands up proudly in its own right. It is a pretty city with both a
victorious and sad history which is interesting to explore should you
have the time. Why not visit Ivano-Frankovsk next time you are in the
country and find out what it has to offer for yourself?
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Ivano-Frankivsk History
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The city, named Stanisławów, was erected
as a fortress to
protect the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth from Tatar
invasions. It was built on the site of the village of Zabolottya,
which had been founded in 1437.
The city was first mentioned in 1662 in
connection with it being granted the Magdeburg
rights. Jews were permitted to build houses for themselves
on the "Street of the Jews" (which was located at that
time by the flood bank). Later,
the fortress also successfully withstood attacks by Turkish and Russian forces.
Extensively rebuilt during the Renaissance,
it was sometimes called Little Leopolis.
The city was also an important center of Armenian
culture in Poland.
In 1772, after
the Partitions
of Poland it became a part of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire, and successively of the autonomous Kingdom
of Galicia and Lodomeria.
In October 1918,
the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed, and the Western
Ukrainian People's Republic (ZUNR) was proclaimed.
In 1919, it was
a subject of Polish–Ukrainian skirmishes,
and it eventually was annexed by Poland as part of the Second
Polish Republic as the capital of the Stanisławów
Voivodship.
In 1920, the Red
Army took over the city for a brief period. In the few days
between the retreat of the Red Army and the entry of the Polish
army, the private army of Symon
Petlura roamed around wildly for a few days, killing, looting,
and raping.
In the 1939invasion
of Poland by German and Soviet
forces, the territory was captured by the Soviets and
attached to the Ukrainian
SSR.
There were more than 40,000 Jews in Stanislawow when it was occupied
by the Germans on July
26, 1941.
From 1944, it
was a part of the USSR until
Ukraine gained its independence in August 1991 after
the fall
of the Soviet Union.
During the Nazi occupation
(1941-44), more
than 600 educated Poles and most of the city's Jewish population
was murdered.
On August 1, 1941, Galicia became
the fifth district of the General Government. On October
12, 1941, later
called “Blutsonntag” (“Bloody Sunday"),
thousands of Jews were gathered on the market square; then the
German forces escorted them to the Jewish cemetery, where mass
graves had already been prepared. On the way the German and Ukrainian
escorts beat and tortured the Jews. At the cemetery the Jews were
compelled to give away their valuables and show their papers. The
men of the Security Police (Sicherheitspolizei; Sipo)
then started mass shootings, assisted by members of the German
Order Police (Ordnungspolizei)
and the railroad police. The Germans ordered the Jews to undress
in groups and then proceed to the graves where they were shot.
They fell into the grave or were ordered to jump in before being
shot. The German forces shot between 8,000 and 12,000 Jews on that
day.
Up to July 1942 most
killings were carried out in Rudolf’s Mill, and from August
onward, in the courtyard of the Sipo headquarters. On August
22, 1942 the
Germans held a “reprisal Aktion” for the murder of
a Ukrainian, which they blamed on a Jew. More than 1,000 Jews were
shot. German policemen raped Jewish girls and women before taking
them to the courtyard of the Sipo headquarters.
About 11,000 Jews were still
living in Stanislawów when
the next Aktion took place. On February 22 or 23, 1943,
Brandt,
who had succeeded Hans Krüger as SS-Hauptsturmführer,
ordered the police forces to surround the ghetto -- initiating
the final liquidation. Four days after the beginning of the Aktion,
the Germans put up posters announcing that Stanislawów was “free
of Jews.”
When the Soviet army reached
Stanislawów on July
27, 1944,
there were about 100 Jews in the city who had survived in hiding.
In total about 1,500 Jews from Stanislawów survived the
war
A formal indictment against
Hans Krüger was issued in October
1965, after six years of investigations by the Dortmund State
Prosecuter’s Office. On May
6, 1968 the Münster State
Court sentenced him to life
imprisonment. He was released in 1986.
In Vienna and Salzburg there
were other trial proceedings against members of the Schupo and
the Gestapo in Stanislawów in 1966.
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Ivano-Frankivsk's town hall
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In 1962 the
name changed to honor Ukrainian writer Ivan
Franko. In
the early 1990s the
city was a strong center of the Ukrainian independence movement.
In 2002,
the Anti-Defamation
League (ADL) called a move by the city council to honor Nazi
war veterans, of the SS
Galicia division whom the head of the SS, Himmler,
congratulated in May 1944 for having cleansed Ukraine of all
its Jews as "fighters for independence," inexcusable
and "profoundly insulting." In
1986, a Canadian Commission on War
Crimes reviewing possible deportation of
certain members of the regiment from Canada had
determined that the SS
Galicia regiment should not be indicted by the Commission
for war crimes, and that charges of war crimes by the Division
had never been substantiated
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Tours and Museums
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The standard city tour usually includes: Roman-Catholic
Cathedral (1672-1703); Armenian Church (1742) and Resurrection
Cathedral (1753) - samples of baroque style; the City Hall (1695).
There are also tours to the Museum of Fine
Arts and the Museum of Local History.
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Ivano-Frankivsk Side Trips
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STARIY UHRYNIV - The birthplace
of Stepan Bandera, the leader of Ukrainian nationalists.
The Memorial
Museum. Mostly for tourists of Ukrainian background. An
outing from Ivano-Frankivsk (43 km one way). Can be combined
with the visit to Hoshiv.
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MANYAVA - A
place, where in a picturesque location in the thick woods
a secluded monastery was founded
in 1611. Recently the monastery has been restored, and is
now a major tourist attraction of the area. An
outing from Ivano-Frankivsk (60 km one way).
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KOLOMYA -
The town of Kolomyya, the center of Pokuttya region.
Wwonderful museums are placed in Kolomyya. The first
one, which is worth being mentioned, is the Museum
of Folk Art of Hutsulshchyna and Pokuttya named
after Mykhailo Kotsyubynskyi. This Museum was opened in
the year of 1926. Nowadays it possesses the biggest collection
of the articles of everyday use, metal and ceramic articles,
national clothes and embroidery of Hutsulshchyna and Pokuttya.
The Museum of Pysanka (Easter Egg), which is unique and the only one all
over the world, is placed in the very heart of the town. It has the original
architectural form of an egg and owns the extremely rich collection of pysankas.
Here you will have a chance to admire the beauty of Easter eggs and try yourself
out in the technique of wax decorations. This extraordinary work of art,
which is also being called the eighth world wonder, is a glass pysanka. The
extraordinarity of the project lies in the fact that the museum is made in
the form of an egg which is fourteen meters high and the diameter of which
reaches ten meters. It is made completely out of coloured glass with the
total square of the glass surface more than 600 square meters.
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KOSIV - For a long time this town has
been a well-known center of folk Hutsulian craft, woodcarving, manufacturing
of leather and metal articles, ceramics and embroidery.
Wondrous souvenirs made by the folk tradesmen are being on sale here for
tourists and guests. The best shopping for souvenirs! Only weekends!
Kosiv is a real capital of folk Hutsulian art. The evergreen peaks of the
Carpathians, swift mountain rivers, hospitable people all these things leave
the unforgettable impression in everyones memory. In any season either, when
the polonynas are in blossom or, when the white fresh snow covers all the
paths, the Carpathians will enchant everyone, who has at least once glimpsed
over them, with their majestic beauty. The picturesque mountain ranges, the
coniferous and mixed forests created here the healing microclimate that,
together with plants and mineral resources have long been used for medical
purposes, curing and improving of ones health.
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ZARVANYTSYA -
According to "Sun
Herald" columnist Atanas Kobryn, "for Ukrainians
of Western Ukraine... the Zarvanytsya place of worship was
equivalent to Fatima in Portugal or Lourdes in France".
It has been a major pilgrimage place for centuries. The shrine
of a miraculous icon of Mary, Mother of God, was destroyed
during the war and the Soviet communist occupation. As of
fall 1999, construction of a new Basilica Of Blessed Virgin
Mary In Zarvanytsya was under way. It should be completed
in 2000. Zarvanytsya can be visited
on a day-trip from Ternopil (90 km one way), Ivano-Frankivsk
(90 km one way).
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- State Archives of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
[Derzhavnyi arkhiv
Ivano-Frankivskoi oblasti]
42a Sahaidachnoho,
76006 Ivano-Frankivsk
Tel/Fax: (03422) 4-90-77; 6-38-16
E-mail: daifo@il.if.ua
Working hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00-1
Derzhavnyi arkhiv Ivano-Frankivs'koi oblasti
Gosudarstvennyi arkhiv Ivano-Frankovskoi oblasti
[State Archive of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast]
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RAIONS (Districts) of Ivano-Frankivsk
Ternopil
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The administrative center of Ternopil Province (ethnographers
call the area Podillya). The population of the province - 1,178,000.
The area of the province - 13,800 sq.km. The population of the
city - 170,000. It is a quiet, relatively small, nice city with a
big man-made lake in the very center.
The city is mainly visited by tourists of local
ethnic background, all the rest usually stay for just one night.
For longer, hectic tours it is sometimes good to make it two nights
to let the group relax for a full day just doing nothing in a quiet
place by the lake.
Notwithstanding multiple devastations, the city
used to rise up like the fabulous Phoenix from every ruin to become
at last the real capital of the Halitsian Podillya. Entering the
city, you’re
met by new multi-storied dwelling and industrial buildings, intermixed
with nice neat houses, surrounded by beautiful well-trimmed gardens
full of bright flowers. Fruit trees, line the quiet streets, and
cosy parks and then there is the blue reach of the Ternopil Pond.
The few architectural masterpieces of the former epochs that remain
as rare diamonds, add to the beauty of the city.
Among those oldies but goldies the medieval castle
built in 1540 as a fortress to protect the city. However, it is not
the only one to astonish you by its story.
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History of Ternopil
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The city was founded in 1540 by Jan
Amor Tarnowski as a Polish military
stronghold and a castle. In 1544 the
Tarnopol castle was constructed and repelled its first Tatar attacks.
In 1548 Tarnopol
was granted city
rights by king Sigismund
I of Poland. In 1567 the
city passed to the Ostrogski family.
In 1575 it was
plundered by Tatars. In 1623 the
city passed to the Zamoyski family.
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In the 17th
century the town was almost annihilated in the Chmielnicki
Uprising which drove out or killed most of its Jewish residents.
Tarnopol was almost completely destroyed by Turks and
Tatars in 1675 and
rebuilt by Aleksander
Koniecpolski but did not recover its previous glory until it
passed to Marie
Casimire, the wife of king Jan
III Sobieski in 1690.
The city was later sacked for the last time by Tatars in 1694,
and twice by Russians in
the course of the Great
Northern War in 1710 and
the War
of the Polish Succession in 1733.
In 1747Józef
Potocki invited the Dominicanes and
founded the beautiful late baroque Dominican
Church (today the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of The
Blessed Virgin Mary of the Ternopil-Zobriv eparchy of the Ukrainian
Greek Catholic Church). The city was thrice looted during the confederation
of Bar (1768–1772), by the confederates themeselves,
by the kings army and by Russians. In 1770 it
was further devastated by an outbreak of smallpox.
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In 1772 the city
came under Austrian rule
after the First
Partition of Poland. At the beginning of the 19th
century the local population put great hopes into Napoleon
Bonaparte, in 1809 the
city became part of the Duchy
of Warsaw but in 1811 the
region came under Russian rule, which created to Ternopol krai there.
In 1815 the city
(then with 11,000 residents) returned to Austrian rule in accordance
with the Congress
of Vienna. In 1820Jesuits expelled
from Polatsk by
Russians established a gymnasion in
the town. In 1870 a
rail line connected Tarnopol with Lviv,
accelerating the city's growth. At that time the Tarnopol had a population
of about 25,000.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin
Mary (former Dominican Church)
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During World
War I the city passed from German and Austrian forces
to Russia several
times. In 1917 it
was burnt down by fleeing Russian forces. After the dissolution
of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire the city was proclaimed part of the West
Ukrainian People's Republic on 11
November1918.
During the Polish-Ukrainian
War it was the country's capital from 22
November to 30
December after Lviv was
captured by Polish forces. [1] After
the act of union between Western-Ukrainian Republic and the Ukrainian
People's Republic (UPR), Ternopil formally passed under the
UPR's control. On 15
July1919 the
city was captured [1] by
Polish forces. In 1920 the
exiled Ukrainian government of Symon
Petlura accepted the Polish control of Ternopil and of the
entire area in exchange for the Polish assistance in restoration
of Petlura's government in Kiev. This
effort ultimately failed, and in July and August 1920 Ternopil
was captured by the Red
Army in the course of the Polish-Soviet
War and served as the capital of the Galician
Soviet Socialist Republic. By the terms of the Riga
treaty that ended the Polish-Soviet war, the Soviet Russia
recognized the Polish control of the area.
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Since 1922 it
has been the capital of the newly created Tarnopol
voivodship that consisted of 17 powjats.
The colonial policies of the Polish authorities, especially the assimilationist
ethnic policies, affected all spheres of public life. Ukrainians
were restricted in their rights and were severely prosecuted for
any attempts to oppose the Polonization.
This created a strong backlash and strengthen the position of the
militant Organization
of Ukrainian Nationalists whose local Ternopil branch was led
by Roman
Paladiychuk and Taras
Stetsko, the future leader of OUN, In 1939 it
was a city of 40,000; 50% of the population was Polish, 10% Ukrainian
and most of the remaining part was Jewish.
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During the Polish
Defensive War it was annexed by the Soviet
Union and attached to the Ukrainian
Soviet Socialist Republic. The Soviets continued the campaign
against the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists aided by the
information given to them by the former Polish authorities. [2] The
Soviets also carried the mass deportations of the Polish part of
the population to Kazakhstan.
In 1941 the city
was occupied by the Germans who continued exterminating the population
by murdering the Jews and sending others to forced labor in Germany.
In 1944 the city
was taken by the Red Army, the remaining Polish population has
been expelled.
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Since 1991 Ternopil
is a part of independent Ukraine and along with over cities of Galicia
is an important center of Ukrainian national revival. After the
second partition of Poland, Tarnopol came under Austrian domination
and Joseph
Perl was able to continue his efforts to improve the condition
of the Jews there, which he had begun under Russian rule. In 1813
he established a Jewish school which had for its chief object the
instruction of Jewish youth in German as
well as in Hebrew and
various other branches. Controversy between the traditional Hasidim
and the modernising Maskilim which
this school caused resulted four years later in a victory for the
latter, whereupon the institution received official recognition and
was placed under communal control. Since 1863 the school policy was
gradually modified by Polish influences, and very little attention
was given to instruction in German. The Tempel
für Geregelten Gottesdienst, opened by Perl in
1819, also caused dissensions within the community, and its rabbi, S.
J. Rapoport, was forced to withdraw. This dispute also was eventually
settled in favor of the Maskilim. As of 1905, the Jewish community
numbered 14,000 in a total population of 30,415. The Jews were engaged
principally in an active import and export trade with Russia through
the border city of Podwoloczyska.
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Ternopil Places of Interest
Their History Museum has a nice section
dedicated to Ukrainian national costumes.
For those interested in history of music the Memorial
Museum of Solomiya Krushelnytska, famous opera singer, in
her native village in the vicinity of Ternopil might be of interest.
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POCHAIV - The Pochaiv Monastery (16th-20th
centuries), also known as Pochaiv Lavra, is a major East
European Christian sanctuary always full of pilgrims from all over
Ukraine and neighboring countries. The tour usually includes visits
to the Assumption and Trinity churches, and the cave
chapel of St. Iov of Pochaiv.
Day-trip to Pochaiv usually includes a visit to the village of Pidkamin located
about 45 min drive from Pochaiv. This is a place that undoubtedly
deserves to be on the front page of The National Geographic Magazine.
It derived its name from a huge hanging rock. In the 17-th
c. a wonderful Baroque church was built there by the
Dominicans, which made the view even more impressive. The Dominican Monastery
in Pidkamin was turned into asylum by the Soviets, and just recently
returned back to the church (though a part of it still belongs
to the psychiatric hospital). Right by the monastery stands a
pillar with the gilded statue of the Virgin Mary of Gdansk
Day-trip from Lviv, Ternopil.
- ZARVANYTSYA -
According to "Sun
Herald" columnist Atanas Kobryn, "for Ukrainians of Western
Ukraine... the Zarvanytsya place of worship was equivalent to Fatima
in Portugal or Lourdes in France". It has been a major
pilgrimage place for centuries. The shrine of a miraculous
icon of Mary, Mother of God, was destroyed during the war
and the Soviet communist occupation. As of fall 1999, construction
of a new Basilica Of Blessed Virgin Mary In Zarvanytsya was
under way. It should be completed in 2000.
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Zarvanytsya can be visited on a day-trip from Ternopil
(90 km one way), Ivano-Frankivsk (90 km one way),
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Ternopil Archives
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State Archives of Ternopil Oblast
[Derzhavnyi
arkhiv Ternopilskoi oblasti]
14 Sahaidachnoho st.,
46001 Ternopil
Tel: (03522) 52-24-40, 52-26-18;
Fax: (0352) 52-26-18
E-mail: dato_bogs@tr.ukrtel.net
Working hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30-17:1
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Derzhavnyi arkhiv Ternopil's'koi oblasti
Gosudarstvennyi arkhiv Ternopol'skoi oblasti
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Kyiv
Kyiv
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Situated on the Dnipro River, Kiev (also Kyiv) is
the capital city of the Ukraine. After a rough and turbulent history,
the town has become an interesting array of old and new buildings.
More and more of the culture is being influenced by the characteristics
of both Western and European customs, yet the Ukrainians that live
here still cling proudly to tradition. Once catapulted onto the world
scene by the nuclear reactor blast at Chernobyl, the stunning city
of Kiev is a world away from the tragedies of the past.
The modern city of Kiev is home to roughly three
million people. Some of these people are foreign diplomats while others
are students from other parts of the world. Thus, Kiev has a somewhat
cosmopolitan feel. While many of its greater architectural and art
treasures were destroyed in the second world war, that which was left
has been restored and now proudly adorn the face of this picturesque
city. For a while there were understandable concerns about the safety
of living in such close proximity to the destroyed nuclear reactor
plant but most scientists agree that the city is safe from the effects
of radiation.
There is really so much to see and do in Kiev,
you will be kept busy for days. Known as the ‘ Green City’ for
its many botanical gardens, parks and beautiful trees, the city is
a wonder to behold in summer and spring. The nearby river provides
hours of leisure activity in the form of swimming and boat rides
while many enjoy leisurely strolls and cycling trails along its
banks. In the winter the lake freezes over to make way to ice fishermen
and ice-skaters. The many theatres and opera houses
provide indoor entertainment and craft markets selling and abundance
of traditional Ukrainian goods can be found in various city squares.
There are art galleries, beautiful old buildings and even catacombs
to see. Kiev is a charming and majestic city that should not be missed.
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Kyiv
General Information
Emergency Phone Numbers
01 - Fire
02 - Police
03 - Medical/Ambulance
Telephoning
071 - Local
(8) 191,-2,-3,-4,-5 - International
09 - Directory assistance
Taxi
058 - to order a taxi
Main Post Office
vul. Khreschatyk 22
tel: 065
Boryspil Airport
tel: 295-2252
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Kiev is one of the oldest and most important
cities of Eastern
Europe with a pivotal role in the evelopment of the medieval East
Slavic civilization as well as in the modern Ukrainian
nation. Many historical and architectural landmarks
are preserved or reconstructed in the city, which is thought
to have existed as early as the fifth century. With the exact
time of city foundation being hard to determine, May 1982 was
chosen to celebrate the city's 1,500th anniversary. During
the eighth and ninth centuries, Kiev was an outpost of the Khazar empire.
Starting from some point during the late ninth or early tenth century,
Kiev was ruled by the Varangian nobility
and became the nucleus of the Rus' polity,
which became known as
Kievan
Rus' during the Golden
age of Kiev (eleventh to early twelfth centuries). In 1240
the Mongol
invasion of Rus led by Batu
Khan completely destroyed Kiev, an event that had a profound
effect on the future of the city and the East
Slavic civilization. At the time of the Mongol destruction,
Kiev was reputed as one of the largest cities in the world, with
a population exceeding one hundred thousand.
From 1362, the area, with a largely diminished city, was
conquered by Gediminas for
the Grand
Duchy of Lithuania and from 1569 the city was controlled
by the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth, as a capital of Kijów
Voivodeship, transferred by then to the Polish
Crown. In the 17th century, was Kiev was transferred under
rule of Russia.
In the Russian
Empire it remained a provincial town of marginal importance
until the 19th century.
Kiev prospered again during the Russian industrial
revolution in the late nineteenth century when it became
the third most important city of the Russian Empire, the major
center of commerce of the Empire's southwest. In the turbulent
period following the 1917
Russian Revolution, Kiev became the capital of several short-lived
Ukrainian states and was caught in the middle of several
conflicts: the Great
War, the Russian
Civil War, and the Polish-Soviet
War. From 1921 the city was part of the Soviet
Union, and since 1934, the capital of Soviet
Ukraine.
The city boomed again during the years of the
Soviet industrialization as it population grew rapidly and many
industrial giants were built that exist to this day. In World
War II, the city again suffered significant damage, but quickly
recovered in the post-war years, becoming the third most important
city of the Soviet Union. The catastrophic
accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant located only
some 100 km to the north from the city affected the multimillion
city, but to a lesser extent than it was feared as the northward
wind blew the most substantial radioactive debris away from the
city.
In the wake of the collapse
of the Soviet Union the Declaration
of Independence of Ukraine was proclaimed in the city by
the Ukrainian
parliament on August 24, 1991. Kiev now remains the capital
of independent Ukraine.
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Kyiv
Tours, Museums & Sidetrips
Of the most interesting sites the standard city
tour includes: the magnificent St.Sophia's Cathedral,
consecrated in 1037 by Prince Yaroslav the Wise (he was buried there
in 1054); the Golden Gate of Kyiv built
in 1307; St.Andrew's Church (18th century),
designed by Rastrelli, the famous architect who
built the world famous
Winter Palace in St.Petersburg; St.Volodymyr's Cathedral (19th
century); St.Volodymyr's Hill and the Monument
to St.Volodymyr; Khreshchatyk [Kreshchatik]
Street, the city's elegant main boulevard; Maydan
Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square); Kyiv
University; Opera House;
etc.
Museums
- Pyrohovo - A picturesque
open-air museum of old Ukrainian lifestyle and folk culture.
The museum is divided into areas representing different regions
of Ukraine, recreating authentic village atmosphere: clay huts
roofed with grass or wooden shingles, archaic barns and wells – everything
is meant to bring you back to the Ukraine of 16th to 19th century.
There are plenty festivals and celebrations going on in Pyrohovo
the whole season, main national and religious holidays are celebrated
according to the folk traditions here. Open 10:00 - 17:00. Admission
10hr. English-speaking guides available.
Address: Chervonopraporna (from metro Lybidska
by bus)
Tel: 266 55 42
- Museum of the Great Patriotic War - This World
War II memorial complex, which opened in 1981, includes a museum
with 18 different galleries, an eternal flame, plaques honouring
particularly heroic Soviet cities and an outdoor display containing
military planes and other equipment from various wars. The centerpiece
of it all is of course the massive titanium statue of a woman, 62m
tall to be exact, grasping a 12-ton sword and a shield. Honouring
Soviet defenders during World War II, its Socialist Realism style
is an interesting contrast to the nearby ancient golden domes of
Pecherska Lavra. If you're just slightly worried about the `Mother
of the Motherland' being a tad too top-heavy, you're not the only
one. There have been scattered reports that the whole structure was
not build very soundly and is danger of falling over, but so far
so good. Admission 4hr.
Address : Sichnevoho Povstannia 44
Tel : 285 94 52
Open daily :10:00-17:00
except:
Monday: Closed
- Museum of Russian Art - Outside of Moscow and
St. Petersburg, one of the largest collections of Russian art is
housed here. The building belonged to the upper-class Tereschenko
family and was built in the 1880s. Private artwork confiscated and
nationalized by the Soviets along with the Tereschenkos' holdings
formed the bulk of the museum's exhibits when it was opened in 1922.
The most prized displays are a collection of exceptional Russian
icons dating back to the late 13th century. The museum features artwork
from many famous Russian painters such as I Repin, M Vrubel and N.
Rerikh, as well as sculptures, handicraft and graphics. Kids should
be kept on a tight rein as the staff can be rude if little people
get too close to exhibits.
Address : Tereschenkivs'ka 9
Tel : 224 62 18
Open daily :10:00-17:00 except:
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
- National Art Museum - Built in the late
19th century in the style of a Greek temple with a six-column portico
designed by Kyiv architects Horodetsky and Boytsov, valuable collections
largely unknown to Western visitors are contained in the museum's
21 galleries. Pieces include Ukrainian icons, paintings, and sculptures
from the 14th century through the early 20th century. Works of revered
artist and poet Taras Shevchenko, N Pymonenko, K Kostandi and H Narbut
are some of the highlights of the museum. Open10:00 - 18:00, Mon,
Fri, 11:00 - 19:00. National Museum of Chernobyl This museum does
an excellent job of actually making you feel like you are at the
site of the infamous nuclear accident. Road signs from towns and
villages near Chernobyl greet you as you ascend the stairs, and as
you descend the signs are crossed out to signify your departure.
From the hundreds of pictures of emergency workers and affected children
to the abundance of metal and outdated computers with `don't touch'
signs, the whole place has a sort of run-down feeling, though it
only opened 12 years ago. Considering that the government can't make
full regular payments to families who have suffered from the explosion,
it's understandable why this museum is in the shape it is. It's usually
rather empty, but then again so is the contamination zone. Bring
a big group and make the attendants show you the diorama and video.
A few exhibits could be a bit scary for kids, such as life-sized
costumes with gas masks and pictures of deformed animals.
Open 10:00 - 18:00, Sat 10:00 - 17:00. Closed
Sun. Admission: foreigners 5hr, students 1hr. Open 10:00 - 17:00.
Admission 3hr. English-speaking guides available.
- CENTRAL BOTANICAL GARDEN - Timiryazevska 1. (Tel:
295-4527). Hours: 10am-8pm Mon-Sun. Founded in 1936 the gardens offer
a glimpse of a collection comprising nearly 13,000 varieties of trees,
bushes, and grass from five different continents. The 11th century
Vydubychi monastery is still open to the public on the garden's grounds.
- CENTRAL PARK - Volodymyrska Uzviz 2. (Tel: 228-3092).
This park stretches throughout the center of the city and houses
a number of parks and historical complexes including the Mariyinsky
Palace, Askold Grave, and the monument to Prince Volodymyr. A breathtaking
view of the Dnipro River can be seen from the park's terraces.
- HYDROPARK - Peredimska Sloboda 10. (Tel: 517-1492).
Over 900 acres stretch along this riverside park with sandy beaches
along the Dnipro River banks. One can enjoy swimming, volleyball,
tennis, badminton, sun bathing, or sailing on a rental boat. There
is an open-air theater, coffee shop, restaurant, and beer bar. No
entrance fee.
- MUSEUM OF UKRAINIAN FINE ARTS - Vul. Hrushevskoho
6. (Tel: 228-6429). Hours: 10am-5pm, closed Friday. Spend an afternoon
discovering Ukrainian folklore and tradition through art. One can
get a glimpse of a valuable collection of ancient Ukrainian icons,
paintings, and sculpture.
- KIYEVO-PECHERSKA LAVRA , cave monastery founded
in 1051 by monks Anthony and Theodosius, in the catacombs where
one can see the "holy relics" of the most spiritually
advanced monks. It comprises a whole series of churches, cathedrals
and monuments. Among them are: the Trinity Church, built
over the entrance gate, which dates from 1108; the walls of the
Upper Monastery, built between 1698 and 1701; All Saints'
Church (17th century), built over another gateway; the unimaginably
high monastery belfry, built in 1731-45. Outside the complex
of buildings stands the ancient church, built early in the 12th century
by Prince Volodymyr [ Vladimir] Monomakh as a burial place for
the princes of Kyiv. .
The Monastery also houses several museums, among them Ukrainian
Folk Crafts Museum and Museum of Historic Treasures.
- REPUBLICAN CENTER OF EXHIBITIONS AND FAIRS -
Prospekt Akademika Hlushkova 1. (Tel: 261-7365). Hours: 10am-6pm,
break 1-2pm, closed Sunday and Monday. Located in a big cozy park
the center is the main site for major exhibitions and fairs taking
place in Kyiv. The lovely tree- covered grounds is a nice place to
take a stroll especially in summer when a variety of flowers are
in bloom.
- REPUBLICAN STADIUM - Vul. Chervonoarmiyska 55.
(Tel: 221-5775). With a capacity of 100,000, this stadium is the
largest in Ukraine, which includes a soccer field, running tracks,
indoor stadium, gymnasium, an artificial surface ski-jump, swimming
pool, tennis courts, and a sauna.
- ST. SOPHIA CATHEDRAL - Vul. Volodymyrska 24.
(Tel: 228-6152). Museum has been closed for
one year because of political
problems. To enter museum, you must go with tour guide. Built by
Prince Yaroslav the Wise in 1037, this church was established to
glorify the wisdom of Christianity. One of the most interesting sights
is the collection of frescoes and mosaics inside the cathedral.
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- UKRAINIAN MUSEUM OF FOLK ARCHITECTURE AND PEASANT HOMES -
Pyrohovo Village. (Tel: 266-2416). Open daily 10am-5pm; closed Wed.
Entrance fee $1.00; $10.00 per person for English-speaking guide.
Located in the outskirts of Kyiv, this open air museum takes you
through Ukraine's history as you walk through the original homes
of the past which have been moved here from all corners of Ukraine
and restored. Traditional Ukrainian costume and ceramics are on exhibit.
- THE ZOO - Prospect Peremohy 32. (Tel: 274-6054).
Hours: 9am-6pm, closed Monday. Founded in 1908, Kyiv's zoo is one
of the largest in Eastern Europe. One can see over 3,500 specimens
of animals and birds here. Amusement park and snack-bar.
Kyiv Cultural Events
- Folk concerts at the KYIVSKIY HOTEL (former INTOURIST
HOTEL). In high season the performances are held on regular basis
offering shows of top class choirs and ensembles such as Veryovka
Choir, Cherkasy Folk Dance and Music Ensemble, Bukovyna
Choir, etc.
- Kyiv Opera House has an excellent
company. Opera is especially good.
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- 77 Shapito - Ukrainian - Continental
Circus theme family restaurant. Relatively expensive.
Address : Vul Olesya Honchara 77
- Albena - Ukrainian - continental. Low
prices, good food, and attentive service make this a place to visit
when you are in the neighborhood (of even if you are looking for
a nice out of the way place to have lunch).
Address: Kyshynivska 2,
Tel: 295-8161
- Aragvy - Are
you in the mood for zesty Georgian food, warm Georgian hospitality,
and delicious Georgian cuisine? Then head to this family restaurant
that boasts that mainly products made or grown in Georgia are
used. According to the Kyiv Post review of 23 May 2002, "Aragvy offers all categories of
entrees: meat, poultry, and fish. But, due to the zesty nature of
the food and generous portions, it's more than possible to construct
a meal on appetizers alone." Try the traditional specialties
such as: lavash, chakapuli, lobio, khachipuri, and tkemali. Prices
are reasonable and the Georgian wine selections delectable.
Address: 50 Velyko Vasylkivska (Chervonoarmiyska)
Tel: 451-7875
- Art Club -
Snacks. Loud, noisy, smoky, crowded, but still a fun place
to be (unless the drug dealers are in). Great place for Jazz
and meeting friends (just don't try to have serious conversations
here). Sometimes the music gets a little too loud (as in most
of Eric's places), but then I'm no longer a 20 year old that
can take it. Food is good (surprising for a place this crowded)
and the drinks very reasonably priced. Definitely recommended
for a fun evening out. The music is usually outstanding but
the newly established "entry fees" on
weekends are annoying. This only started and has markedly changed
the clientele.
Address : 44 Khreshchatyk 44b
Tel: 229-4137
- Askold - Ukrainian. Reasonably prepared
food at higher than reasonable prices. Interesting Ukrainian decor.
A favorite of the locals.
Address : 43/16 Velyko Vasylkivska (Chervonoarmiyska).
Tel: 227-0702
- Atlanta -
Cool newly renovated bar with live music and great service. I really suggest it. If you are
from Atlanta it will make you miss home but please notice
that the waitresses are wearing maps of New York and not Atlanta.
All in all, a great place.
Address : 56 Red Army Street (Chervonarmiyska)
Tel: 220-0091.
Open from 8:00 AM to 2:00 AM.
- Arizona -
Classical American breakfast, great American-Mexican food,
just like at home. On Saturdays the English-speaking community
of Kyiv gather for pizza parties at " Arizona" Cafe.
Decorations are cool and you will feel like you are back home.
It is hard to tell you are sitting in the Ukraine in this bar!
Has pool tables and darts too!
Address : 25 Naberezhno-Khreschatytska
Tel: 416-24-38
- Baraban (Drum) - Ukrainian. Took me
5 years to find it (if it has been around that long) but it was worth
it. Nice, friendly little place with a warm atmosphere, good food
(reasonably priced), and lots of local and ex-pat clientele. Definitely
difficult to find even if you have good directions. Due to its location
it is frequented by most journalists and media-types in Kyiv but
it has enough varied clientele to make it interesting.
Address : Prorizna 44a
Tel: 229-2355
- Bilyj Skorpion (White Scorpion) - Ukrainian.
Once my favorite place for Sunday morning Crepes (blintzes, nalysniky,
thin pancakes). Enjoyed with some cold Ukrainian champagne, fresh
orange juice, and strong coffee, makes every Sunday a unique holiday.
Unfortunately the place is very inconsistent. Sometimes no apple
blintzes, sometimes no cheese (tvoroh) ones, sometimes no fresh orange
juice, and usually no cold champagne (requiring a wait till it cools
in an ice bucket). Nevertheless, it is a nice enough place with reasonable
prices, but don't expect much from the neo-Ukrainian-modern decor.
Address : Baseina 19
Tel: 246-4125
- Black and Orange - In central Kiev.
If you want to take some friends to a reasonably prices cafe and
still have fantastic food in a cool atmosphere, this is the place,
look no further. You can get in and out of here for $5.00 to $10.00
per person!
Address : 29a Saksahanskoho.
Tel: 416-35-67
Open 10:00 AM until the last customer.
- Budynok Kavy -
(Coffee house) Only coffee and desserts, but definitely a great
place to hang out with the "in-people" if
you can afford it. Prices are those of upscale coffee shops in Berlin,
Paris, New York, and London. Why? Rated as No. 2 in "Best Cup
O' Mud" category by Kyiv Post readers.
Address : Passage, Khreshchatyk 15
- Carmen - Ukrainian – Continental.
With a name like Carmen and the Spanish decor, you would expect
Spanish fare. This is not to be (although I think I saw one or
two Spanish dishes on the menu). However, this place has the
best varenyky I have ever eaten in Kyiv. It has been a while
since I have been there so I must make it a point to go back.
Address : Moskovska 7
Tel: 251-1128
- Deja Vue - This has got be the coolest
cafe I have ever been in. Deja Vue has a wild interior that includes
antique Harley Davidson, Indian and other motorcycles, as well as,
ejector seats from Soviet Planes and Propellers hanging from the
ceiling. You have to see this cafe. Deja Vue has live Jazz music
playing every night and has a menu with dishes from Chinese to American.
Address : 30 B. Khmelnytskoho Street
Tel: 235-9802.
- Djui Long (Nine Dragons) – Chinese.
Perhaps this is the Chinese restaurant that I have been looking
for in Kyiv. According to one of the guides it has Chinese chefs,
an authentic Chinese atmosphere, and good dishes. However, with
over 300 dishes to choose from - I tend to doubt this. My all
time favorite Chinese restaurant in NY only had 30 items on the
menu (several of which were desserts and teas). I usually found
that the smaller the menu - the better the food. However - trust
the guides and visit this establishment, then write me and tell
me I was wrong.
Address : Shevchenko Boulevard 46B
Tel: 235-7350
- Dva Husya (Two Geese) - Ukrainian. Cafeteria
style Ukrainian kitchen. Reasonably priced.
Address : Bohdana Khmelnytskoho 46
Tel: 221-1201
- Eric's Bar: - Stop what you are doing
and go to Eric's Bar NOW. If you only hang out in
one place, this is the place. Eric's is your local neighborhood bar.
The atmosphere is like the bar you always wished was near your home.
The service is fantastic. The manager Vladimir will great you like
an old friend if you come there more than once. Even the owner Eric
shows up and greats the guests regularly. This place is hard to find.
You can be on top of it and miss it. No address needed.
Address : It is across the street from the Kinotheater
Kiev on Chervonarmiyska street ( Red Army Street). Just walk through
the arch on the opposite side of the street from the theater.
- Friday's -
What do you want me to say, it is Friday's The Friday's here
in Kiev is just like the one back home. The same great food,
great atmosphere, and great service at a reasonable price,
well reasonable for Westerners. Location
is right off Khreschatyk next to Bessarabskaya market. Open
noon to midnight. I suggest the chicken fingers. Fantastic and
only 28 Hrivnas with fries!
Address : 5a Bessarabskaya
Square
Tel: 235-42-64
- Golden Gate Pub - Wonderful Pub atmosphere
which belies the tasty, plentiful and diverse food. If you are expecting
traditional Pub food (that tasteless variety you find in other places)
then you are in for a treat. Just about every dish is very good to
exceptional. The steaks are large, tasty, and well prepared. The
sandwiches are the best in Kyiv. The duck dishes are outstanding
as are all of the appetizers (with the exception of the Irish potatoes).
The salads are most interesting - especially the Caesar's salad which
is not the classical kind but it fills you up and tastes great. Live
music on weekends at the lower bar which tends to fill up quickly
so come early.
The " Shannon" lounge bar has two pool tables and a darts
board while the "Bothy" public bar hosts live music
on Fridays and Saturdays from 9:00 PM and on Sunday evening from
8:00 PM shows on large projection screens. American sports live
including NFL. Identify yourself as a Kiev Connections client
and receive a 10% discount on your bill.
Address : 40/2 Vladimirskaya Street. (Across from
Golden Gate Metro)
Tel: 235-5188
- Hostynnyi Dvir (Hospitable Yard) - Hostynnyi
Dvir boasts a large and unique menu of Ukrainian soups and dishes
made according to traditional recipes. Tablecloths are embroidered
by hand and are changed to match different holidays. The authentic-looking
interior was painted by artists who worked on St. Michael's Golden-Domed
Cathedral. Address : Kontraktova ploscha 4
Tel : 416 68 76
Open daily :12:00-01:00
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Khutorets -
Foreigners flock to this floating restaurant offering traditional
Ukrainian décor and food. The portions are big and tasty,
and the prices are very reasonable. Service can be a bit slow,
but you'll be OK as long as you don't get seasick. Live music
nightly. From the moment you walk in onto this restaurant, you
feel that you are in for an adventure. The decor and atmosphere
is definitely Ukrainian (until you are spoken to in Russian by
the staff). Food is very good and plentiful. This is a good place
to sample Ukrainian fare at its country best. Music on weekends
and the outdoor section is booked solid during the summer months. Address : Podil,
Naberezhno- Khreschatyts'ka, pier 1
Tel : 416 80 39
Open daily :12:00-24:00
- Kozac Mamai -
Centrally located across from metro Khreschatyk, the interior's
river setting and waiters in authentic, baggy Cossack trousers
distinguish this place from other Ukrainian restaurants. This
restaurant features a large number of authentic Ukrainian dishes
from borsch to varenyky, everything comes in hearty portions
and at moderate prices. Whenever my friends come in from the
US or Canada, this is one restaurant that they always visit.
If I want to know who is in town from the "Diaspora" all
I need to do is talk to the waiters and waitresses. The service
is excellent and attentive; the ambiance - pleasant; and the decor,
with its "Cossacks on the river" settings, very interesting.
You can't go wrong when you are in the center of town by visiting
this establishment. Great place for business lunches also.
Strolling Ukrainian musicians on most evenings and weekends.
Recently rated as one of the best for Ukrainian cuisine by
What's On in their 13-19 December 2002 issue.
Address : Prorizna 4
Tel : 228 42 73
Open daily :09:00-23:00
- Kozachok - I
was recently visiting a friend who lives in the neighborhood
of Kozachok and was invited there for diner. What a treat! This
is the type of food that you imagine enjoying if you were living
in a Ukrainian village. Hearty, tasty, filling, and conducive
to good times. Try the "deruny" or
pancakes and varenyky here. You won't be disappointed (unless you
are trying to maintain a diet). The musicians, the rustic setting,
and the country cuisine make for a most memorable evening. The restaurant
is designed as a local Ukrainian village pub or "shynok" and
in the summer it offers outside seating. Prices are most reasonable.
A traditional-looking Ukrainian village pub, Kozachok has an authentic
pondside atmosphere and delicious inexpensive food to boot. The menu
features various meats grilled on an open fire. Deserving special
mention are the varenyky (dumplings) with strawberries or sweet cherries,
as well as different homemade fruit drinks.
Address : Kirovohrads'ka 118
Tel : 250 93 52
Open daily :00:00-24:00
- Le Cosmopolite - It
is also known as the Belgian Beer Cafe. It is famed for it's
beer but I like it for the food. I am not a fish eater and I
highly suggest the mixed seafood entrée. The service here
is great. The quality is first rate and this is not a cheap restaurant
but not one that will kill you either. It is located directly
across from the entrance to Golden Gate metro station adjacent
to the opera house.
Address: 47 Vladimirskaya Street 228-7278.
- Lypsky Osobnyak ( Lypsky Mansion) - This
mansion is probably the world's only home to Ukrainian `haute cuisine',
but on this basis there should be more. Located in the political
heart of Kyiv, its sophisticated and elegant atmosphere befits the
capital's privileged classes. Wild game such as rabbit and duck are
expertly prepared, and the wine collection is unmatched in the city.
Address : Lyps'ka 15
Tel : 254 00 90
Open daily :11:00-01:00
- Lvivska Brama (The Gate Of Lviv) - Ukrainian.
Lviv is famous for its roast chicken and this place does not disappoint.
Nice decor of the Carpathian themes. Very inexpensive.
Address : Vorovskoho 1/37
Tel: 212-3558
- O'Brien's Irish Pub - "The first
and only Irish pub in Kiev". This is one of the bars where
the local foreign residents hang out in. The food and service
is fantastic. I suggest the chicken boxy a chicken pancake dish
that is excellent. If you are lonely for the English language
come here after work hours and hang out at the upstairs bar.
There will be dozens of Americans, British and Irish.
Address : 17a Mykhailivska
Tel: 229-15-84
Opens at 8:00.
- Ostannya Barikada (The Last Barricade) -
Ukrainian – Russian. Favorite among the politicos- particularly
the young and up-coming crowd. Yuschenko often is seen here
as are many from the Nasha Ukraina party. Ukrainian/Russian
cuisine with plenty of local fish dishes. Interesting place
with exhibits of young artists throughout. They even have their
own web site: http://www.oksamyt.org.ua/ob/index.epl
Address : Suvorova 4 Vul. Pechersk
Tel: 290 52 22
- Patio Pizza -
Located in the same building as Fridays. Again, great food, great
service, and great price. A Patio Pizza is 58 Hrivna. I can't
tell you the number of toppings. There are too many to count!
Best pizza in Kiev. This pizza will feed two average people,
or one very hungry Canadian. The restaurant also has a large
selection of great Italian food. Authentic Italian
atmosphere inside.
Address : 5a Bessarabskaya Square
Tel: 235-44-46.
Open noon until midnight.
- Pechera - This is on of the
most unique restaurants in Kiev and maybe the world. The interior
of this Kiev Restaurant is a cave and the waitresses are dressed
as cave women! The food was fantastic and the service was friendly
and on a level unequaled in Kiev. If you would like to have fantastic
food in a unique intimate atmosphere this is the place.
Address: 10a Tarassivska Street
Tel: 244-3372. Look for the " Easter Island" columns.
- Pechersky Dvoryk - The refined bourgeois
atmosphere of turn-of-the-century Kyiv is effectively recreated here
for the capital's present-day power players. Bright yellow-clad waitstaff
deliver traditional Ukrainian dishes with extravagant names - boiled
tongue is called `Charming Chatterbox'. A reasonably-priced business
lunch is served from 12:30 to 16:00.
Address : Kriposnyi prov. 6
Tel : 253 26 67
Open daily :11:00-24:00
- Pervak - Take a trip back in time to
early 20th-century Kyiv. The decor includes the showing of silent
movies, and the restaurant itself is on the site of a famous merchant's
house. Friendly waitstaff in costumes serve up a variety of hearty
Ukrainian dishes with inventive names. Twenty per cent family discounts
on Saturdays until 17:00.
Address : Rohnidyns`ka 2
Tel : 235 09 52
Open daily :11:00-24:00
- Skhody (Stairs) - Ukrainian. The best
thing about this restaurant is the owner (Volodymyr Hryhorovych)
who greets you with a warm smile and/or a handshake. He is most attentive
and pleasant and the ONLY restaurateur in Kyiv who will send over
a free drink or glass of wine to your table if you are a regular
customer. (Please make note of this all you restaurateurs or would
be restaurateurs out there. This is how you keep clients.) I have
never had a bad meal there and I recommend it. The food is very good
Ukrainian and most nights there is a violin player that can make
you shed a tear or two).
Address : Hrynchenka 7
Tel: 229-8029
- St. Petersburg - If you want to see
how Ukrainians celebrated evenings and days off before the advent
of the International restaurants, go to St. Petersburg. This is a
throwback (now nostalgic) to the Soviet times. Interesting to say
the least. Good Russian and Ukrainian fare and dancing on weekends
to local bands.
Address : Shevchenko Blvd. 4,
Tel: 229-7417
- Scythia - Busy tourists can kill two
birds with one stone at Scythia, where it's possible to dine whilst
observing museum pieces behind glass. The Scythians roamed Ukraine
many years ago, and their decorative artifacts like the famous gold
pectoral (not a well-oiled muscle but a large necklace) are on display
here.
Address : Chervonoarmiys'ka 98
Tel : 269 51 42 Fax: 227 45 14
Open daily :11:00-01:00
- Stonned Baboon -
Ukrainian – Continental.
Unusual - interesting - exiting - hippie - yuppie - etc. What
can you say of a place that is a little of everything for everybody.
You can trade or buy a book (or video) here. You can dance,
drink, eat, relax, read, people-watch, or just listen to the music.
Great variety of live music on most nights. Not to be missed.
Address : 39 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho
Tel: 224-1503
- Taras - Taras
restaurant in Taras Shevchenko Park has garnered enough votes – and beets – to be crowned
the Kyiv Post readers’ choice for having the city’s
best borshch. For those of you who want the Ukrainian experience
this is the place. This restaurant looks like a village home.
The interior is traditional Ukrainian and so is the food. The
prices are very reasonable; the service is good and if you want
local food come here. Popular with the University crowd (one
block away) and tourists (some as far as 12550 miles away). Taras
(Shevchenko) would turn over in his grave if he heard all the
Russian spoken here.
Tel : 235-2132
- Tsarske Selo ( Tsarist Village) -
A bit expensive, but the colourful village décor and traditional
singing are quite entertaining, especially if you have no plans
to go near a real Ukrainian village. The food is traditional
and tasty, and don't forget to take your picture.
Address : Sichnevoho Povstannia 42/1
Tel : 290 30 66
Open daily :11:00-01:00
- USSR - Tourist oriented
restaurant - part of the Tsarske Selo complex. Interestingly done.
The food is good if not exceptional. The service is excellent. Good
place to relax in the warm weather and to enjoy the tourists and
the area around Pecherska Lavra.
Address : 42/1 Sichnevoho Povstannia,
Tel: 573-9775
- Viola's Bierstube - If you are looking
for this place and don't know exactly where to go, you will not find
it. Go up Shevchenko Blvd. As if you were going to Premier Palace
Hotel and make a left at the first archway. At the end of the Arch
there is a new wood door on the left side. Open the door, go down
the stairs and you are at Viola's. (They don't make it easy). However
once you are there, you will thoroughly enjoy the good snack type
food (fried mushrooms, fried mozzarella, fried calamari, potato salad,
and an assortment of meats, poultry, fish, etc. All are surprisingly
good and the accompanying sauces to the snacks are just right.. The
prices are reasonable. The decor is well thought out with bare brick
walls and vaulted ceilings. The atmosphere and service - warm and
friendly. Viola and Eric have the formula for success and it certainly
works in this place. Far, far better than The Wall which is just
down the street from it.
Address : Shevchenko Boulevard, to the left of
the Lenin Statue.
- Vitriak (Windmill) -
Ukrainian. A wonderful place to take your local or foreign friends
for some authentic Ukrainian cooking, atmosphere and music. Rustic,
but pleasant. Don't order too much, as you will never finish
it all. The food is basic but very good. Highly recommended for
the "local" flavor.
Address : Prospect Akademika Hlushkova
11
Tel: 266-7138
- Vulyk - Does
Ukrainian cuisine seem exotic to you? Whatever your answer,
it will definitely seem so when visiting here. Order pickled cucumbers
with honey and spring onions, and try a drink of “Ukrainian
bouquet” (thyme, chamomile and mint drawn in apple juice).
How do you like it? Is it exotic?
Address : Chervonoarmiys'ka 44
Tel : 230 26 42
Open daily :11:00-22:30
- Wagon Restaurant -
If you want to drop some bucks (Hrivnas in Kiev) and have a great
experience this is the place. The restaurant is made up of train
wagons and platforms. My favorite is the turn of the century British
wagon but the Tsar Nicolas wagon is only for parties. The locals
tend to like the cowboy wagon. The food is great too. Have the
steak with tiger shrimp inside.
Address : 52 Red Army Street.
Tel: 227-0490.
- Yaroslav - Great food
at very reasonable prices. Interesting decor of the Kievan Rus period.
The downstairs is decorated with a castle-like ambiance. Pleasant
and well worth it.
Address : Yaroslaviv Val 13,
Tel: 212-4260
- Za Dvoma Zaytsami (After Two
Hares) - As you go down Andriyivsky uzviz,
a man in early 20th-century attire welcomes you to this
delightful restaurant. It is one of the most pleasant and
interesting restaurants in Kyiv. Lovingly decorated by
the owner and boasting attentive service. The food is Ukrainian
but delicious (I have been criticized for saying this,
but I find most Ukrainian fare outside of "Lypskyj Osobnyak" to be uninspired
and bland). A great place for a leisurely coffee, tea, or drink
when visiting Andriyivskyj Uzviz. The restaurant also features
shows (currently "Moulin Rouge") which will add
to your entertainment and dining pleasure. Delicious and
inexpensive Ukrainian dishes are served with old-fashioned
cutlery - the kind that was a sign of prosperity in Soviet
times. Tourists can have a relaxing drink here after a
taxing afternoon of souvenir shopping. Several rooms so
it is ideal for parties. Not to be missed.
Address: Andriivs'kyi uzviz 34
Tel : 416 35 16
Open daily :11:00-23:00
Zamok Vydubychi -
Although it was difficult to find, the restaurant ancient
castle decor and river-side location are interesting and promise
a pleasant experience. The nicely done menu offers the dishes
of Ukrainian and European cuisines. Besides they organize
the outdoor parties at the picturesque Dniper Island.
Address: Naberezhno-Pechers'ka
5
Tel: 286 27 07 Fax: 286 27 07
Open daily :12:00-24:00
- Zolota Rybka (Golden Fish) -
Outstanding Fish. I have never had a bad meal here (although in
winter months I was so cold that I had to rush through the meals).
The decor is cold (good for summer months, but not pleasant in
the winter), lots of marble, fish tanks in the floor, even marble
seating (with cushions) in places. The prices are reasonable; the
wine selection is good, and the service attentive.
Address : Vul. Arsenalna 9/11,
Tel: 294-9180
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State-owned and private stores in Kyiv are generally
divided into grocery stores, department stores and supermarkets which
offer a variety of domestic and imported products. When purchasing
groceries at state-owned stores, check the expiration dates and labels
in Ukrainian language, which ensure the quality of the products. Stores
in Kyiv are open on Saturdays until 18:00 and are closed only on Sundays.
The majority of stores have a lunch hour, during which stores are closed.
This is usually from 13:00-14:00 or from 14:00-15:00.
Shopping Centres
- Alta Center - The first shopping
mall in the Ukrainian capital, which proposes not only the standard
set of shops. Along with the numerous shops of clothes, sports
wear, footwear, cosmetics and perfumery, souvenirs, Alta Center
contains a big supermarket, two department stores and democratic
restaurants of various cuisines. But the real unique peculiarity
of Alta Center is the gallery of Ukrainian fashion designers’ boutiques – Fashion
Lab that hosts the main fashion events of the capital. Besides
each Saturday Fashion Lab presents the fashion show of national
designers.
Address: Moskovs'ky prosp.11A
Tel: 426 54 54
10:00-22:00
- The Globus Shopping Center - is one
of the best places to go clothes shopping in the Ukrainian
capital. The best clothing stores located in the Globus are Trespass,
Chevignon, Espirit, Motor Jeans, Polo Garage, Cacharel, Collin’s, Tommy
Hilfiger. Moreover, there are several shoe stores, lingerie and
accessory stores. The Globus shopping center starts working with
the opening of Kyiv’s metro stations and closes simultaneously
with it.
Address: Maidan Nezalezhnosti (underground)
Tel: 238 59 37
- Mandarin Plaza - The 7-story Mandarin-Plaza
shopping center is conveniently located quite close to the city
center, in the Bessarabsky area. The center features numerous stores,
offering goods of every sort and kind. Boutiques, the sanctuaries
of high fashion, present the latest collections of the world-renowned
designers. The Children Daniel Club makes the shopping center an
attractive destination for family shopping.
Address: Baseina 4
Tel: 230 95 50
Fax: 230 95 91
10:00-22:00
ANTIQUES |
Antique Store |
Vul. Gorkoho, east side (almost directly
opposite Slavuta Restaurant, between Vul. Saksaganskoho
and Vul. Tolstoho). Good selection of larger pieces of
furniture. |
Club New York, New York |
Left bank. Across from Bratislava hotel.
Excellent flea market on Saturday mornings only for antiques,
banknotes, medals, coins, and odd items. |
Saksaganskoho Antique Shop |
In Museum of Lesya Ukrayinka on the south
side of Vul. Saksaganskoho, almost as far as Ploshcha
Pobedi. Wonderful variety, especially icons and samovars,
rather expensive (dollars). |
FLEA MARKET/
Centralnia Market |
Near Embassy, corner of Chakalova and Kotsiubynskoho.
People are out every weekend and holiday with all kinds
of goodies-camera equipment, clothing, do-dads. |
BOOKSTORES |
Book Store |
Right side of Independence Square behind
the fountain. They carry mostly Russian modern novels. |
Medical Books |
Get off at "L'va Tolstoho" metro station
(blue line). It is next to the gift shop on L'va Tolstoho
Square. |
Book Store |
On Vul. Khreshchatyk next to the "Central
Gastronome" (if you go towards "Nika". You can find a
wide selection of any books except for antique ones. |
Book Store |
Get off at "Central Stadium" metro station
(blue line); and go towards the Operetta House. It is
located in the 9-story corner building across the street.
They carry many technical and some reference books. There
is a book "pawn shop" located there as well. |
Book Store |
On the corner of Vul. Chervonoarmiyska
and Vul. Saksaganskoho, one block up the hill behind
the Operetta House. Excellent place to buy antique books. |
Book Market |
Get off at "Petrovka" metro station (blue
line). It is only open on Saturdays and Sundays. They
sell all kinds of books and normally it's cheaper than
in any book store or from a street vendor. |
DEPARTMENT STORES |
Brooklyn-Kiev |
Vul. Khreshchatyk 15, Passazh. (Tel: 229-4274).
Hours: 10am-9pm, break 1-2pm. Hard currency store offering
fashionable clothing and accessories. |
Budynok Odyahu (House of Clothing) |
Vul. Artema at Lvivska Ploshcha. Hours:
9am-8pm, closed Sunday. Local products. |
Dim Torgivliy |
House of Trade at Lvovska Ploshcha (the
modern-looking glass building). Good selection of foreign
appliances on the top floor, reasonable selection of
Ukrainian-made clothing. |
Slovene Mall |
On Kontraktova Square in Podil. This is
the closest thing you'll find in Kyiv to a western-style
mall. There are several different types of stores ranging
from groceries to shoes. |
Tsum Department Store |
Vul. Khmelnytskoho 2 (on the corner of
Vul. Khreshchatyk and Vul. Khmelnytskoho). (Tel: 224-9505).
Hours: 9am-8pm, closed Sunday. Local products. Great
fun to explore in this store |
Ukrayina Department Store |
Ploshcha Peremohy. (Tel: 274-6017). Hours:
9am-8pm, closed Sunday. A local department store where
Kievans shop for consumer goods. Good selections of party
goods, favors for kids |
Argo Passazh |
Vul. Khreshchatyk 15. (Tel: 229-5761);
a wide choice of denim wear. |
Brooklyn-Kiev |
Vul. Khreshchatyk 15. (Tel: 229-4274);
fashionable clothing and accessories. |
ELECTRONICS |
Computerland |
Vul. Menzhinskoho. North of Victory Square
(Ploshcha Peremohy). Computers, parts, etc. |
Music Store |
Vul. Khreshchatyk. Next door to main Post
Office on Independence Square. Instruments, sheet music,
metronomes, etc. |
Sharp Computer Store |
Vul. Tchaikovskoho. Small electronics and
TVs. |
Sony Electronics |
Vul. Baseyna (behind Maculan). A second
SONY store is located opposite the Opera House on Volodymyrska.
Good selection of classic SONY stereos, walkmans, etc. |
Panasonic |
Tolstoho 5a. (Tel: 227-3262) |
FARMER'S MARKETS |
Besarabska Market |
Besarabska Ploshcha 2. (Tel: 224-2317).
Across the street from the KASHTAN on Vul. Khreshchatyk.
A farmer's market with the best fresh fruits and vegetables
available in Kyiv. It is also the most expensive. |
Lukiyanivsky |
Melnikova 1. Typical farmer's market at
lower prices. |
Tsentralniy Rinok |
Vul. Vorovskoho 17. A smaller market than
the others. |
Volodymyrsky Rinok |
Horkoho 115. (Tel: 260-0101). Great baskets,
other assorted odds and ends. And now the old Respublikanskiy
traders have moved here. Very rowded, watch your wallet. |
Zhitniy Rinok |
Vul. Verkhniy 16, Podil. Great fur hats,
very crowded market with all kinds of "stuff" on the
upper level (looks like a mall inside). |
FURNITURE SHOPS |
Dim Mebliv
(House of Furniture) |
Druzhby Narodov, north side, just west
of Chervonoarmiyska. Periodic change in furniture displays
and eclectic collection, many foreign-made pieces. |
Second-Hand
Furniture Shop |
Vul. Vorovskoho, under Tsentralniy Market
(enter from back entrance). Mostly second-hand former
soviet stuff. |
GASTRONOM/GROCERY STORES |
7-24 Store |
Behind Besarabska Market on Baseynaya.
As per the name, open seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Snack food, beer. |
Emelia |
German "grocery" store, on Vul. Baseynaya,
just south of intersection with Vul. Kubisheva, on west
side. Some canned goods, booze, furniture, etc. |
Golden Gate Store |
Fondly called "the Shop Rite" store, this
is found on the small side street across from the main
gate of the Golden Gate and it carries a variety of Shop
Rite brand items, usually a ggod source for cereals,
milk, juice, wine, beer. |
Iranian Store |
Vul. Chervonoarmiyska, on east side just
south of the Ukrainian Souvenir Store. Wide variety of
manufactured goods and foodstuffs produced in Iran. |
Italian Grocery Store |
Kontraktova Square, southeast corner, kitty
corner from Hostinniy Dvir. Offers assortment of Italian
baking goods. |
Kviti Ukraini |
Vul. Artema, next to the Croatian Embassy
(second floor) between Hoholivska and Nekrasovska. Mostly
Israeli products, including turkey franks, cheese, and
dressings. |
L.A. Express |
Vul. Dmitrova, east off Vul. Chervonoarmiyska,
on south side about 3/4 down the block. Corner grocery
store atmosphere. Reasonable prices. |
La Fourchette |
Several blocks north of the Crimean Wine
Store on Naberezhnoye Shosse. Grocery store with British
products such as coffee, candy, and cookies. |
Lyudmila Grocery Store |
On Saksaganskoho, north side, just around
the corner from the intersection with Vul. Chervonoarmiyska. |
Lyudmila Grocery Store |
On Shevchenko Pereulok or Vul. Sofiskaya,
south side, near Maydan Nezalezhnosti. All imported Italian
products, shoelaces, q-tips, etc. One of the closest
shops resembling a western supermarket in town, including
groceries, deli, beauty and medical supplies, hardware
section, etc. Run the same people who run the Diplomat
grocery store. Dollar prices. |
Slavuta Market |
Vul. Gorkoho, south of Tolstoho. Inside
Slavuta restaurant. Canned goods, caviar, crab, etc. |
Supermarket |
Vul. Parkhomenko, near Spanish Embassy.
Good selection of meats, cheese, candy, and alcoholic
beverages. |
Tesco |
Grocery store of Tesco products in the
basement of a building on the east side of an unnamed
street (parallel to Karla Marksa, off of Zankovetska
- right around the corner from the Parrot Pool Hall,
going towards Ivana Frankivsk Park). Selection of Tesco
products as well as the most inexpensive dry dog food
our survey specialists can determine. |
Arc de Triomphe |
Aka "the French Store", located at the
bottom of Gorky Street, just north of Dzerzhinskiy Square
on east side of street. Great cheeses, french wines,
junk food, frozen food, wet and dry dog food. |
Canadian Store |
At the top (northeast end) of Pereulok
Krylova, parallel to Melnikova. Meats, candy, booze,
toilet paper, frozen vegetables. Reasonable dollar prices. |
Della Vita |
On Prospekt Peremohy, in the first floor
of the Medical University (beyond the Zoo). Good selection
of foreign products. |
Diplomat |
On Chervonoarmiyska opposite Maculan complex,
another dollar store with assorted Italian goods, including
frozen calamari and shrimp. |
Diplomatic Store |
Vul. Ivana Franka 24A. Hard currency store
that carries a variety of foodstuffs. |
German Dollar Store |
(Duty-free) west of the city. Drive out
Borchahovskaya, turn right on Harmatnaya (right after
you drive over industrialnaya), then take your first
real right turn (on a street). The store will be at the
end of that street on the left, in a small garage-like
building between and behind two apartment buildings at
the end of the street to your left. |
Grocery Store |
On Chkalova, west side, north of construction
area near the German Embassy. Limited assortment of western
products, including cream cheese. Dollars. |
Jindo |
Vul. Khreshchatyk 1/2. (Tel: 229-8741);
fur and leather goods. |
Kashtan |
Blvd. Lesya Ukrayinka 24/26. (Tel: 295-6127)
A wide variety of imported goods: food, clothing, footwear,
souvenirs, audio/video equipment; prices are slightly
higher than in other similar shops. |
Kashtan |
Blvd. Tarasa Shevchenka 1. (Tel: 224-7053).
Hours: 10am-7pm, closed Sunday and Monday. Hard currency
store that carries western foodstuffs, alcohol, some
consumer goods, and souvenirs. |
King Store |
On the north side of the Besarabska building,
facing the side street (entrance from outside). Primarily
Arab groceries and products. |
Mekos Mini Market |
Vul. Artema 22; (also a store on Karla
Marksa, next to the Seagrams Store.) Diapers, cereals,
frozen meat, canned goods, candy, feta cheese. |
Mizuno |
Ploshcha Peremohy, Lybid Hotel. (Tel: 269-1995).
Athletic shoes and sportswear from Japan. |
Mria Grocery Store |
Vul. Artema 16. On the corner of Vul. Artema
and Vul. Observatorna. Good selection of German products. |
Nika (the "Swiss Store") |
Blvd. Tarasa Shevchenka 2. (Tel: 225-0271).
Hours: Mon-Thur 10am-8pm, Fri-Sat 10am-9pm, Sunday 10am-7pm.
Large, clean hard currency store that carries imported
food, alcohol, fresh fruits and vegetables and some paper
products. Other small shops in this complex sell leather
goods, watches, perfume, office equipment, jewelry, and
electrical appliances. |
Passage Grocery |
Right next to the Apollo in the Passazh,
has a nice selection of foreign products. |
Ricco |
On the north end of Independence Square;
clothing and accessories, at expensive dollar prices. |
Supermarket |
On Blvd. Lesya Ukrayinka, about a 1/4 kilometer
north of Kashtan, on the same side of the street. Appears
to be modern and well-stocked. |
Suvorova Shopping Center |
Reportedly two good hard currency shops
on Suvorova, near the |
Markets
The bustling farmer market (Bazaar) is the best
place to buy fruits, vegetables, meat, cheese, eggs, and flowers. Remember
that the metric system is used in Ukraine.
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