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Architectural Utopias of the Donbas

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. In the 20th century, the Donbas served as a testing ground for urban planning experiments in the USSR. Bolshevik utopias extended beyond economics or politics; they directly shaped the physical environment in which people were to live. Architecture and urban planning were viewed as tools for the reconstruction of society. With its rapid industrialization, vast undeveloped tracts of land, and a constant influx of workers, the Donbas appeared to be the ideal setting for such experiments. It saw the emergence of "garden cities," "socialist cities" (*sotsmista*), and grand architectural ensembles—projects that often existed only on blueprints, yet vividly demonstrated the scale of the era's ambitions. Garden Cities: A Utopia for a Green Donbas The concept of the "garden city" was the first major urban planning vision of the 20th century. It was formulated by the British urbanist Ebenezer Howard in the late 19th century. Howard criticized the ...

In Kyiv

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Dear guests, dear family!🌺 They say that Kyiv is a big village, so everyone should gather at the wedding!!!  We call for a party SMIK.Wedding!  Gather your friends and boyars, call your friends and strangers, because a wedding without guests is not a wedding!  November 8, 15.00 String and bow rave  Pechersk Palace, ul. Knyaziv Ostrozkyh, 3 String and bow rave, the line-up combines traditional Ukrainian and electronic experimental music. In the line-up: Volodar Vilce Village music PikeRyba Symonenko & DvaTry NFNR Hohe (DE) TICKETS   https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/cmyk_vesillia

To residents and guests of the city of Kyiv

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To residents and guests of the city of Kyiv

Ukrainian Anastasia Alpeeva became the 2026 world champion in freestyle wrestling in the weight category up to 76 kg.

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In the final, she defeated the representative of India, Kazhal Kazhal, with a score of 8:6. With 13 seconds left in the fight, the Ukrainian performed a decisive takedown and won the victory. ▪️This is the first medal for the Ukrainian national team at the 2026 World Championships and the first Ukrainian “gold” of the world championship in women's wrestling in the heavy weight category. Earlier this year, Alpeeva also became the European champion.

Kira Makohonenko is a U19 World Champion!

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The Ukrainian defeats China’s Yang Sirui to claim gold in the women’s 54kg final in Budva 

Ukrainian grandmaster Vasyl Ivanchuk was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame.

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The ceremony took place in St. Louis, USA. This year, the Hall of Fame also included Boris Gelfand (Israel), Ulf Andersson (Sweden), Nana Ioseliani (Georgia) and Oleksandra Kosteniuk (Switzerland). ▪️ Ivanchuk won the prestigious tournament in Linares in 1991, defeating two world champions - Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. During his career, he rose to second place in the world ranking three times, and at the age of 47 he became the world rapid chess champion. He won the Chess Olympiads four times - twice as part of the USSR national team and twice - for Ukraine.