What to do while in Ukraine

Senlis : City of Queen Anne Yaroslavna .   Over 50 kilometers north of Paris is the town of Senlis . Tourists know it as one of the oldest cities in France. Local - a city of Anna Yaroslavna, the daughter of Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Kievan Rus , Queen of France. Anna Yaroslavna in Senlis moved with her son in 1060 , after the death of her husband - the French King Henry I Capet. She lived there rest of their life and is buried in the city. About Anna from Kyiv , as it was called in Europe, little is known. It is said that she was beautiful, with long blond hair and blue eyes and educated .   The Queen knew Greek and Latin, had signature as Anna Regina ( Queen Anne ) and King Henry I placed cross instead of a signature .   According to some reports , Anne of Kiev brought to France the so-called Reims Gospel , written in Cyrillic and Glagolitic . It was used for several centuries for French ...

In the Kherson region an ancient coat of arms of Ukraine was discovered.  An interesting artifact was and reported on Facebook page by the deputy of the City Council, the chairman of the board of the Kherson Folk Art Folk Board "Dneprovskaya Palitra" Oleg Chernenko. Neighbors in the country, processing the site, found here is such a unique thing. Presumably 20-30-years, maybe even more ancient period.  The artifact  will certainly be transferred to the museum of local lore, where possible, a more detailed study will be carried out ... The coat of arms of Ukraine is made of white metal and has gilt remains. In any case, this find will replenish the base of already known varieties of the coats of arms of Ukraine ...  

Onuka reads Vasyl Stus 's poem. The Ukrainian performer Onuka read the poem of Vasily Stus "Endure, the patient make you stronger". The video is part of the project dedicated to Stus and the award of his name. According to the concept, the works of Stus will be read by famous Ukrainians.

The famous English musician Sting will perform in Kiev in October this year. On the official website of the singer were published additional dates for his tour of the 57th & 9th World Tour, including a concert in the Ukrainian capital. 6 October 2017 – KIEV, UKRAINE – Palace Of Sports Presale: Wed. May 31 (10AM local) – Thursday, June 1 (5PM local) Public On Sale: Friday, 2 Jun 10am At the moment, the musician is on the tour of the 57th & 9th World Tour, which started in North America, then took place in the cities of Europe and is currently in the countries of Asia. Together with the musician perform guitarist Dominic Miller, drummer Josh Freese and guitarist Rufus Miller.

C ame into effect a law President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko regarding blocking Russian social networks. This new sanctions against Russia. Currently, these sites are not available for use. Do not worry , there are 5 service where you can listen to your favorite music for free. 1.  Deezer allows streaming format to listen to recordings largest labels on different devices online or offline. Deezer The library has more than 40 million licensed tracks, more than 2 million albums and over 30 thousand . Radio. Deezer audience reaches 16 million users, and - 6 million paid subscribers. Paid subscription costs 7 euros per month , the first is free.   2. SoundCloud . This is a very popular site with functions of social networks. You can listen to the most popular songs, new albums by favorite artists and download tracks.    3. Tunein - an online radio service where you can listen to y...

Ukraine is one of the three largest sugar beet exporters. In the current season, Ukraine increased sugar beet export by 6.6 times and entered the world's top three exporters. Ukrinform was informed about this in the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). if we take the figures for March inclusive, then Ukraine really increased exports by 6.6 times! Thus, we entered the top three exporters of mainly sugar beet, and in the general ranking ahead of us there are about seven countries that produce and export predominantly cane sugar. Nevertheless, this is a very rapid breakthrough, "- said the economist of the investment department of the FAO Andrei Yarmak. The sugar industry brought to the Ukrainian budget $ 350 million of foreign exchange earnings. According to Yarmak, the export of sugar beet sugar also has problems, despite the increase in volumes. So the expert stresses that the price of domestic sugar is one of the lowest in the world. On the one hand, this gi...

  Anne of Kiev ( Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kiev ) Organizers of the festival in the capital Kyiv Anne Ukraine begin the campaign for the enthronement of Anna of Kyiv - together with the Orthodox Church Kiev Patriarchate.  Anne de Kiev Fest.  We have Anna Yaroslavivna and we should not forget about it . She is the mother of two huge figures in the religious world of Europe.  First her son Philip who was one of the leader of the first Crusade .   The second her daughter Edihna who has become as a result of certain events holy in Bavaria in Cul , which is still considered sacred.   And for the rest of the other factors we start a company through the support of the Kiev Patriarchate and by the support of the Paris metropolitan Michel , the first initiator of the event.   Today we begin a public campaign to collect signatures and collecting public activity of the Public Council to ...

In Kiev, after modernization, they opened a cycle track which where build 104 years ago. On May 20, the Kyiv City State Administration completed the reconstruction and opened a cycle track in the Shevchenko district of Kiev. In the course of the reconstruction, the track of the cycle track with the modern sports cover was restored, the reconstruction of the administrative and sports building with the arrangement of the premises for the needs of athletes (changing rooms, showers, medical center, gym, saucing studio, repair workshop and bicycle storage boxes) . Klitschko attended the Veloday and launched the first race on the new cycle racetrack

Indonesia plans to print money in Ukraine. he representative of Indonesia, the company "Peruri " plans to cooperate with the National Bank of Ukraine in the process of issuing money. During the meeting, the National Bank and the Indonesian company discussed the possibility of cooperation on the production of paper with a high degree of protection, printing banknotes and issuing coins. The main member of the delegation of Indonesia, technical director of the company Khardzh Sumarti Subandrio said that the country is interested in a permanent partner who will be reliable and will be able to take part in the company's active activities in the international sphere of money production. "We are attracted by the possibility of cooperation with Ukraine, since the level of production capacities of the Banknote-Mint of the NBU fully meets the modern world standards," the head of the delegation noted. "We are absolutely amazed at the effective work of the staf...

In April 2017 the Minister predicted reduction of port charges in Ukraine until the fourth quarter of this year. In March 2017 the head of the AMPU promised to develop a methodology for calculating the rates of port and channel charges and submit the document for approval to the Cabinet until July 1 of this year.

Ukraine's Antonov Design Bureau ( Gostomel ) is eyeing global expansion after having severed ties with Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group last year. Air Cargo News reports that the heavy cargo specialist has set up offices in London, the US and Hong Kong, and has appointed a sales manager to Japan and Australia for its cargo charter operator Antonov Airlines (ADB, Gostomel ). The agreement with Volga-Dnepr was a joint marketing venture, and with its dissolution the two are now operating independently in the market. Antonov has now begun working with a number of different companies across the globe to extend the service life of its freighters. Among these are Dunlop, whose tyres it is using on its An-124 and An-225 aircraft to attain their maximum payload of 150 tonnes with an improved lifespan. Other partners include Honeywell Aerospace , Pratt & Whitney , Dowty Propellers and Zodiac Aerospace. According to the Antonov press office, it has also recently signed a ...

TV channel CNN published TOP-11 places in Ukraine, where it is worth to visit. This is one of the largest countries in Europe, and even if it does not host the annual Eurovision song show, Ukraine is trying to attract tourists. And although some regions are considered banned due to separatist clashes, most of this country is open to business. In the list of top places in Ukraine according to CNN, the cities of Lviv, Chernivtsi, Kiev, Mukachevo, Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky, Kharkov, Chernigov, Odessa, Uzhgorod and Kamenets-Podolsky, as well as Sofiyivsky Park in Uman hit the list. The political, territorial and economic difficulties have little impact on the image of the former Soviet nation, trying to find its identity between the influences of Russia and Western Europe. Ukraine is home to many beautiful places with a large range for tourism, "- says in article CNN. The beautiful cafes of Chernovtsy and the pubs of Lviv, remembered also the famous perepichku in the center of K...

Ukrainian gymnasts won two gold World Cup. 7th May in Sofia Bulgarian Finals ended in certain types fourth World Cup this season. Ukraine national gymnastics played brilliantly in the final with hoops, balls and skipping ropes. Ukrainian gymnast who won silver in the eve-around, won two gold medals in the finals with five hoops (18.300) and 3 balls / 2 skipping rope (17.850).

The Ukrainian Automobile Corporation (UkrAVTO) at the end of April delivered to the company Warbus (Poland ) the first two low-floor city buses ZAZ10C of the middle class, with 11 contracts stipulated by the contract. The Polish company Warbus, which bought buses, offered the optimal cost per kilometer of operation, thanks to the combination of price and quality of Ukrainian products. According to the terms of the contract, the buses ZAZ 10C will have to work for 7 years.

Ukrainian team in rhythmic gymnastics successfully performed at the World Cup in Sofia (Bulgaria). On the first day of the group championship Ukrainian gymnasts performed the program with five hoops qualitatively. The national team of Ukraine received 18,050 points, behind by 0.1 points from Bulgaria, and top-3 with a score of 16,050 points was completed by Russians. The program with three balls and two rope Ukrainians also worked without significant blots (18,000 points). With the total amount of 36,050 points, the national team of Ukraine in the all-around lost only the hosts of the World Cup to the Bulgarian team (36,550), and the Belarusians (31,750) moved to the third place in the second day. Ukrainians confidently overcome their qualifications in separate disciplines. In solo, Victoria Mazur will show her performance with clubs. Finals will be held tomorrow, May 7.

The owners of Eurovision tickets are asked to come to the show 2-3 hours before the start. Organizers of the international song contest "Eurovision-2017" in Kiev address to the holders of tickets to one or several shows of the contest with a request to come to the International Exhibition Center (ICC) about 2-3 hours before the event. As indicated on the tickets, the show starts at 22:00. It is at this time will begin a television recording or live broadcast. By this time, all the spectators should sit in their seats - so as not to miss a bright start, and the start of the competition was held without any obstacles, "- said in a message released on Thursday afternoon. Also, the organizers of the contest ask those who purchased tickets for the show to pay attention to the fact that in the ICC for the entire time of Eurovision there are enhanced security measures that allow passage through metal detectors and frames. The very verification of tickets also takes tim...

On Sunday, May 7, the official opening ceremony of the international Eurovision Song Contest-2017 will be held in Kiev. The ceremony starts on May 7 at 17.00. The final of the contest will be held on May 13. The event will be held at the International Exhibition Center, the largest exhibition facility in Ukraine. This is a permanent venue for international business and exhibition events. The complex is located near the metro station "left bank" at Brovarsky Avenue. In the center of Kiev - on Khreshchatyk - the fan zone of the contest is open, where the audience can watch the singers' performances on the big screen. The area of the official fan zone is 13 thousand square meters. . It will run daily from 12:00 to 22:00, and on the day of the semifinals and finals - until the end of the show. In addition, Eurovision Village has established the second largest stage of the song contest after the arena in the ICC. In the town there will be contestants of Eurovision-201...

One of the foreign member Eurovision told about her Ukrainian roots. The representative of Azerbaijan Eurovision Diana Hajiyev said that she came from Mariupol, Donetsk region. Eurovision 2017 participant said that in addition to performances in Ukraine, she is planning a trip to her grandmother in Mariupol. I actually was born in Mariupol. My grandmother lives there. And this year, I, my mother and daughter, we decided to go to visit her. I'm going to visit her, I believe that there is no war! - said the singer. 27-year-old Diana Hajiyev will participate in the Eurovision with a song Skeletons.

The winner of Eurovision Jamal, thanks to which the competition came to Kiev, on the eve of the official opening, remembered her first performance in the semifinal. She uploaded the video to Instagram. Сьогодні перглядала конкурсантів Eurovision 2017 і згадала свій перший виступ на конкурсі. Страшно. Відповідально.Почесно.Сумно.Радісно.Дуже страшно.Ітд можна стільки рахувати що тільки я не відчувала за ці 3 хвилини . Дякую вам за віру . Всім бажаю отримати насолоду! #eurovisionsongcontest2017 #ukraine #winnerisukraine Публикация от Jamala (@jamalajaaa) Май 5 2017 в 8:10 PDT

One of the leading Ukrainian " Eurovision " can get into the Guinness Book of Records. Ukrainian TV presenter Timur Miroshnichenko can get to the Guinness Book of Records. Miroshnichenko has such an opportunity, since he has been leading Eurovision for 12 years. In addition, the presenter also conducted and Junior Eurovision in 2009 and 2013. Eurovision, in addition to Timur Miroshnichenko, will be conducted by Vladimir Ostapchuk, Alexander Skichko and Olga Tsibulskaya. They were chosen through a complex competition. Jamala urged Ukrainians not to let Russia spoil the Eurovision Song Contest. The singer is confident that our victory has hurt them painfully. In addition, the winner of Eurovision believes that the closer to the contest, the more provocations will arise from the Russian Federation.

at stadium "Wembley" in London, UK, Wladimir Klitschko lost by TKO in the eleventh round world champion, Briton Anthony Joshua. Overall for the fifth time lost in 20-year professional career. December 5, 1998, Kyiv, Ukraine. The fight for the title of international champion WBC. Defeat TKO in the 11th round of the American Ross P'yuritti .  Klitschko fought as a professional for the first time in Ukraine. He won the round by round, but after a bad strength calculation on the entire 12-round distance, has got tired and was knocked out American middle peasant. In three years Vitali Klitschko paid back for the defeat of his brother - also won by TKO in the 11th round. March 8, 2003, Hannover, Germany. The fight for the title of WBO. The defeat by TKO in round 2 of the South African Corrie Sanders . Vladimir underestimated the strength of the South African middle-puncher left-handers and was quickly destroyed during the sixth world title defense. America...

Ukraine has found a partner for the development of navigation on the Dnieper. Nizhni Zhary  can become a major transit hub. Ukraine fully supported the idea of joint development with Belarus transportation river transport by improving port infrastructure in Belarusian Nizhni Zhary. On May 5 held talks between Ukrainian Office from the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus. Nizhni Zhary  could potentially become a major transit hub, connecting Europe and Asia. Planned to agree on the project of development of navigation on the Dnieper River in the area Nizhni Zhary - Kyiv to heavy load vessels. It is necessary to conduct dredging. since the spring 2017 with Skadovska Odessa can be reached by boat with underwater wings. To overcome the distance between the cities will be just 3.5 hours.

Ukrainian tank crews will take part in international competitions in Germany. Ukrainian tank crews will take part in international competitions tank "Strong Europe" in Germany, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Currently, machines are delivered to the landfill Hrafenvir . Ukrainian T-64 will face the German, Austrian and Polish crews on the Leopard 2 and the American Abrams and the French Leclerc . Ukraine Army platoon represent 14 separate mechanized brigade from the city of Vladimir-Volyn, which last year won tank competition in the domestic arena. Currently the preparation for the competition will be held during which reconnaissance fire and landfill sites Ranging guns. The opening ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 7.

Rhythmic gymnastics. Kristina Pogranichnaya and Daria Murai won seven gold medals. On Sunday, April 30, in Portugal at the annual international tournament in rhythmic gymnastics AGN Cup 2017 the finals were completed. The best Ukrainian junior Kristina Pogranichnaya, as well as the champion of Kiev Darya Muray, took part in these competitions. Since this year she has been taking part in the program of masters of sports (seniors). Kristina went in one breath and a hoop (16.200), and a ball (14.750), and maces (15.900), as well as a technically complex tape (14.350). Daria  Murai coped well with the hoop (14,600), maces (15,100) and tape (13,350), but made several mistakes in the exercise with the ball. As a result, Ukrainian grace brings to Ukraine three gold medals from the finals, as well as silver all-around.   Kristina Pogranichnaya is one of the most promising Ukrainian gymnast!

Ukrainian boxer leaves London after losing to Anthony Joshua in the title fight at Wembley. April 29 in London at the Wembley Stadium in the presence of 90 thousand spectators in a duel for the WBA, IBF and IBO titles defenseless British heavyweight Antony Joshua defeated Wladimir Klitschko by TKO in the 11th round. On Tuesday the Ukrainian boxer flies from London. Vladimir in the capital of England took a photo on the background of the tablet "THE NED". If you swap two letters in the second word, it becomes "the end" - i.e. "end". However, Klitschko promises that he will return: I leave London with the feeling that everyone has won after the Saturday fight - sports, fans and even me in terms of respect. I'll be back! "- Wladimir Klitschko wrote. Yesterday we reported that Vladimir Klichko the day after the fight went to London in a restaurant with his girlfriend Hayden Penettiere.

NIBULON intends to invest in the infrastructure of Ukraine 5.5 billion UAH. The funds will be used to build new river transshipment terminals on the Dnieper and Yuzhny Bug river s, As well as for the construction of a cargo fleet at NIBULON's own shipbuilding and shiprepairing plant in Nikolaev and the reconstruction of this plant. The company " NIBULON " intends in the next few years to invest in the development of the infrastructure of the agricultural sector, as well as river transportations more than 5.5 billion UAH. In particular, the International Finance Corporation, a part of the World Bank, has decided to allocate $ 90 million to the company. Already before June 15 this year will be put into operation reloading terminals in Golaya Pristani (Kherson region) and Belenkom (Zaporozhye region). "We will do everything to ensure that Ukrainian cargoes come to Belarus by rivers, and by road E40 to the European Union. In May, we also begin regular passenger ...

First photo Klitschko after defeat from Joshua. Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko, who was defeated on 29 April by Britishman Anthony Joshua, first appeared in public after a fight at the Wembley Stadium . Together with his bride, American actress Hayden Panettiere  the legendary athlete visited one of the London restaurants. Klitschko did not hide from others, although he put on sunglasses. Panettiere was far from her glamorous outfit, in which she supported Vladimir during the battle. By the way, English fans showed their respect for the boxer. Many fans approached the Ukrainian with a request for an autograph or a joint photo.