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UKRAINEby Olena (Aleona) Goncharova

Location on the world map

Ukraine is situated in the south-eastern part of Central Europe.It has an area of 603,628 km ((233,100 sq mi) and with a coastline of 2,782 kilometres (1,729 mi))by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova

Location on the map of Europe Ukraine borders the Russian Federation to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively.

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Flag, coat of arms & anthem Ukraine has its own flag, coat of arms and anthem.About colors on the flag: According to a popular modern interpretation, yellow symbolizes the wheat fields and blue - the clear sky above them.by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova

The state coat of arms of Ukraine is Tryzub (trident). There are many interpretations of the symbol. One of them: to mean Volodymyr, Olga, and Yaroslav. Who were all either princes or princesses.

"Shche ne vmerla Ukraina/ "Ukraine has not yet perished") is the national anthem of Ukraine again since 1992. The lyrics (1862) by Pavlo Chubynsky, music (1863) by Mykhailo Verbytsky.

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Geography of Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova The Ukrainian landscape consists mostly of fertile plains (or steppes) and plateaus, crossed by rivers such as the Dnieper (Dnipro), Seversky Donets, Dniester and the Southern Buh as they flow south into the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. There are about 20 thousand Lakes in the country, of which only 43 have an area of 10 km and more, such as Svityaz, Synevyr, Yalpug, Kugurluy, Kurukove etcThe Dnipro River

The steppe

The Black SeaThe Synevyr Lake


Geography of Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova There are two mountainous areas in Ukraine are: the Carpathians and the Crimean Mountains.The Crimean MountainsThe Carpathian Mountains

The Wuchang-Su waterfall (Crimea) The Dzhurinsky waterfall (Ternopil) The snow melt from the mountains feeds the rivers, and natural changes in altitude form a sudden drop in elevation and create many opportunities to form waterfalls.


Geography of Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova The flora and fauna is diverse in Ukraine.Pelicans on the DnieperLynx in the Carpathians

Wolf in the wilderness

Bear in a mountain forest

Wild boar in the forest

Red deer in a forest clearing


Geography of Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova In general the climate of Ukraine is moderately continental, being subtropical only on the southern coast of the Crimea. Winter in KyivSummer in Yalta (Crimea)Winter in Yalta (Crimea)Summer in Kyiv


History of Ukraine I. Early historyby Olena (Aleona) GoncharovaHistory of Ukraine can be divided into several stages:The Cucuteni-Trypillian Culture (c. 4800 to 3000 B.C.)

The tribes of Cimmerians, Scythians, and Sarmatians (1200 BC 200 AD)

The colonies of Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and the Byzantine Empire, such as Tyras, Olbia, and Hermonassa (600 BC -600 AD )

The Goths (370 AD-700 AD)


History of Ukraine II. Kievan Rus /Golden Age of Kyiv (Kiev)by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova

(8821283 AD)III. Foreign domination

Mongol invasion,Lithuania, PolishLithuanian Commonwealth, Russia(14thcentury-16th century)IV. Cossack era

(1492 - 1775)


History of Ukraine VII. Soviet eraby Olena (Aleona) GoncharovaV. Imperial eraAustria-Hungary and Russia(1775- 1917)VI. New eraVIII. Independence

The Ukrainian People's Republic, the Hetmanate, the Directorate, the West Ukrainian People's Republic, the Hutsul Republic, an anarchist movement Black Army(1917-1922)

The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic(1922 - 1991)

Independent Ukraine in 1991


Politics of Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova Ukraine is a republic under a semi-presidential system with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The highest state authority is the Parliament of Ukraine (Verkhovna Rada), as head of state - the President of Ukraine.

Viktor Yanukovych, the President of Ukraine since 2010

Mykola Azarov,the Prime Minister of Ukraine since 2010

The session chamber of the Verkhovna Rada, the Parliament of Ukraine


Politics of Ukraine Ukraine - a unitary state. It is composed of 24 oblasts (provinces), one autonomous republic of Crimea, and two cities with special status: Kyiv (Kiev) is the capital and largest city, and Sevastopol, which houses the Russian Black Sea Fleet under a leasing agreement. by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova


Language of Ukraine Ukraine is home to 46million people. According to the constitution, the state language of Ukraine is Ukrainian. Most native Ukrainian speakers know Russian as a second language. The languages of Ukraine are as follows:by Olena (Aleona) GoncharovaUkrainian: 31,100,000 Russian: 11,300,000Polish: 1,140,000Eastern Yiddish: 634,000Romanian / Moldovan: 630,000Rusyn: 560,000Belarusan: 440,000Crimean Tatar: 260,000Bulgarian: 234,000Hungarian: 176,000Armenian: 99,900Urum: 95,000Tatar: 90,500North Azerbaijani: 45,200German: 38,000Jakati: 29,300Georgian: 24,000Czech: 21,000Erzya: 19,000Northern Uzbek: 10,600Kazakh: 7,560Greek: 7,210 Serbian: 5,000Tosk Albanian: 5,000Osetin: 4,550Bashkort: 3,670Latvian: 2,600Tajiki: 2,220Lezgi: 1,710Karaim: 1,010Abkhaz: 950Dargwa: 630Lak: 570


Religion in Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova Ukraine - a secular state in which the church is separated from the state and school. The Constitution of Ukraine guarantees freedom of conscience and freedom of religion. More than 90 percent of religiously active citizens were Christians.

Saint Andrew's Church of Kyiv (Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church)

Cathedral of the Resurrection, Kyiv(Greek Catholic Church)

St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral, Kyiv


Religion in Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova

Evangelical Christian Baptist Church in Vinnitsa

Kyiv Ukraine Temple - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

Kharkiv Choral Synagogue

Sultan Suleiman Mosque in Mariupol

Buddhist Temple of the martial arts Bilyi Lotos (White Lotus) in Cherkasy

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kyiv

Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kyiv


Education in Ukraine According to the Ukrainian constitution, access to free education is granted to all citizens. In Ukraine there are 489 universities I-II accreditation levels and 334 - III-IV levels.

The literacy rate in Ukraine is, an estimated, 99.4%.by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova


Education in Ukraine

National University"Ostroh Academy est. 1576.

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academyest. 1632

Ivan Franko NationalUniversity of Lvivest. 1661

V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University est. 1804

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv est. 1834

I. I. Mechnikov Odesa National University est. 1865

Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University est. 1875

Mykola Gogol Nizhyn State University est. 1805

Kharkiv State Zooveterinary Academy est. 1873

National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute est. 1885

National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute est. 1898

National Mining University of Dnipropetrovsk est. 1899by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova


Ukrainian Culture Ukraine has a rich historical and cultural heritage. There are many higher educational establishments, theatres, libraries, museums, art galleries in Ukraine. Its also famous for many outstanding writers, poets and musicians.A performance of a traditional Ukrainian dance by Virsky dance ensemble.by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova


Ukrainian Culture The prominent Ukrainian cultural figures in Ukraine and abroadby Olena (Aleona) GoncharovaIvan Kotlyarevsky (1769-1838) writer and poet

Taras Shevchenko (18141861), poet and painter

Ivan Franko (18561916), writer and poetMykhailo Kotsiubynsky(18641913)writer

Lesya Ukrainka(18711913),writer and poet

Mykola Lysenko (1842-1912), composer, pianist, conductor and ethnomusicologist

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953), composer, pianist and conductorSolomiya Krushelnytska (1872-1952), soprano opera star

Kvitka (or "Kasey") Cisyk (1953-1998), singer of popular songs, classical opera, Ukrainian folks

Ruslana, modern singer


Ukrainian Culture weaving and embroideryby Olena (Aleona) Goncharova Artisan textile arts play an important role in Ukrainian culture, especially in Ukrainian wedding traditions. Ukrainian embroidery, weaving and lace-making are used in traditional folk dress and in traditional celebrations. Rushnyk, Ukraine embroidered decorative towels.

National dress is woven and highly decorated.

Original folk-costumes from Central UkraineOriginal folk-costumes of Carpatho-Rusyn Ukrainians.


Ukrainian Culture sportby Olena (Aleona) Goncharova The most popular sport in Ukraine is football (soccer). There are two most famous and successful: FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Shakhtar Donetsk. Andriy Shevchenko is a famous Ukrainian footballe. Ukraine was the host to the UEFA European Football (soccer) Championship in 2012,together with Poland. Besides football, a major sport in Ukraine is basketball. There are two famous Ukrainian club teams: BC Kyiv and BC Azovmash. Ukraine also will host at Eurobasket 2015. Ukraine is a regular participant in both Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics, and is successful on the international arena.


Ukrainian Culture sportby Olena (Aleona) Goncharova

Andriy Shevchenko (football/ soccer)Yana Klochkova (swimming)Volodymyr & Vitaliy Klitschko (boxing)Lilia Podkopayeva (artistic gymnastics)

Sergey Bubka (pole vaulting)

Anna Bessonova (rhythmic gymnastics)

Vita & Valya Semerenko (biathlon)Oleksandr Vorobiov (artistic gymnastics)


Ukrainian Culture cuisineby Olena (Aleona) GoncharovaPopular traditional dishes include varenyky/perogy (boiled dumplings with mushrooms, potatoes, sauerkraut, cottage cheese or cherries); borscht (is a vegetable soup made out of meat, beets, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms, onions, garlic, dill); holubtsy (stuffed cabbage rolls filled with rice, carrots and meat); kholodets (jellied meat); salo (cured fatback). Ukrainian specialties also include Chicken Kyiv and Kyiv Cake.varenyky/perogy

borscht

holubtsy

kholodets

salochicken KyivKyiv cake


Tourism in Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova Ukraine occupies 8th place in Europe by the number of tourists visiting, according to the World Tourism Organization rankings.

Ukraine is a destination on the crossroads between central and eastern Europe, between north and south. It has mountain ranges the Carpathian Mountains suitable for skiing, hiking, fishing and hunting. The coastline on the Black Sea is a popular summer destination for vacationers. Ukraine has vineyards where they produce native wines, ruins of ancient castles, historical parks, Orthodox and Catholic churches as well as a few mosques and synagogues. Kyiv, the countrys capital city has many unique structures such as Saint Sophia Cathedral and broad boulevards. There are other cities well-known to tourists such as the harbour town Odessa and the old city of Lviv in the west. The Crimea, a little continent of its own, is a popular vacation destination for tourists for swimming or sun tanning on the Black Sea with its warm climate, rugged mountains, plateaus and ancient ruins. Visitors can also take cruise tours by ship on Dnieper River from Kiev to the Black Sea coastline.


Tourism in Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova The Seven Wonders of Ukraine are the seven historical and cultural monuments of Ukraine; the places were chosen by the general public through an internet-based vote.

Sofievka Park in Uman (Cherkasy oblast)

Kiev Pechersk Lavra / Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, in Kyiv


Tourism in Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova The Seven Wonders of Ukraine.The Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast The island Khortytsia, Zaporizhia, Zaporizhia Oblast


Tourism in Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova The Seven Wonders of Ukraine.Chersonesos Taurica / Khersones Tavriysky, Sevastopol, CrimeaSaint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv


Tourism in Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) Goncharova The Seven Wonders of Ukraine.Stronghold in Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast


Tourism in Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) GoncharovaA special nomination -the Livadia Palace (near Yalta, Crimea), a monument of modern history, Monument of Architecture;

Facade of the Livadia Palace

An Italian courtyard of the Livadia Palace

The Grand Livadia Palace, east facade with a Florentine tower


Tourism in Ukraine by Olena (Aleona) GoncharovaThere are many interesting places in Ukraine such as:

The Swallow's Nest (Crimea), est. 1911-1912

The cave monastery complex, Rozhirche (Lviv Oblast), est. 1460

The Granite Canyon, Buki (Cherkasy Oblast)

Old Town, Lviv

Coast of Yalta (Crimea)


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