Ukraine List

I ran into the Ethnologue site today, which I found quite interesting. It lists the various ethnic groups and languages of Ukraine, and though some of the statistics may be a bit dated, it is ultimately a useful reference if you are interested in ethnic and language issues.
For instance, I found the Greek portion of […]

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The Bradt travel guide says that getting to Ukraine via Poland is one of the easiest ways since Polish transport is frequent and reliable. It is easy to get right up to the border and taken any number of buses. The guide notes that the two main routes are Przemysl-Lviv or Lublin-Lutsk. Other than Russia, […]

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This interesting shot was taken by Adam Kowalak in May 2006 on Prospect Svobody in Lviv. The original is posted on TrekEarth.

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The New York Times reminds us that on 30 October 2001 Ukraine destroyed its last nuclear missile silo left over from the Soviet Union as part of the START I agreement. On 13 November 2001, Russian president Putin also announced that the last nuclear missile warhead from Ukraine was destroyed in Russia in late October.
This […]

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Here is a splendid photo taken by JeanPaul Rollet in 2005 in Kiev. The original is on TrekEarth.

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On 27 October, the EU effectively said ‘no’ (for now) to Ukrainian accession talks to enter the European Union. Yushchenko went to Finland for the EU-Ukraine summit hoping to get an agreement to start talks by 2008, but alas this did not happen. According to the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, neither the EU […]

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Here is photo from TrekEarth that was taken by Victor Velund in August of 2005. There isn’t much description for the photo other than it is of a wedding band.
I like the working feeling of this photo; these are working people who use their tools of trade to make a living. The photo could just […]

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I saw that the Kyiv Post has a short article on Halloween festivities in Kyiv. The article notes that Halloween started appearing in Ukraine about five years ago and has gained in popularity steadily. This is no surprise as it mirrors similar patterns throughout Europe. Also Ukraine, unlike some other European countries does not have […]

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