Kyiv’s Metro Attracts Local and Foreign Admirers
Metro systems have long been a fixture in European and American cities, but in the city of Kyiv, underground trains are a contemporary option for public transport. Opened in the fall of 1960 after an eleven year construction period, Kyiv’s metro system is a measure of speed and style. Indeed, though rapid transit may have been a latecomer, but these days over 1.7 million passengers swear by its speed and efficiency.
Features - Editor - 23 July 2007
Top Ten Reasons to Travel to Ukraine
If you have been following this website, you will have already discovered dozens of reasons to travel to Ukraine. If you are new to our Ukrainian travel community, the writers would like to take an opportunity to offer ten excellent reasons to consider Ukraine as your next tourist destination.
Features - Editor - 16 July 2007
Contemporary Ukrainian Tractor Industry Tells another Story
In the novel, “A Short History of Ukrainian Tractors,” readers may be familiar with the travails of an elderly pensioner desperate to write his treatise on the fallen state of the Ukrainian tractor industry while doing verbal battle with a Ukrainian émigré who wants his hand in marriage in exchange for a visa, but there is another story to tell about this indispensable piece of farm equipment.
Features - Editor - 02 July 2007
Ukrainian Flora and Fauna Come Alive with Myth
Christened with the moniker, “a land of golden wheat”, Ukraine is undoubtedly one of the most fertile agricultural regions of Europe. With over 30,000 species of plant life, natural vegetation covers one third of the country, and nearly 45,000 species of wildlife roam the geography of Ukraine, as well. Elk, bear, wild boar, and wolves inhabit the dense forests. The coastal region of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov is a birdwatchers paradise with herons, pelicans, gulls, and martins populating the craggy coastal cliffs. Yet, physical variety is only part of Ukraine’s flora and fauna story.
