Online map of Kyiv WC
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Where to go or where to run? Ukrainian restrooms are among those complaints you hear constantly from tourists.
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Kyiv Operetta Theatre Playbill, September 2009
August 27, 2009 – 1:57 pm | No Comment
Kyiv Operetta Theatre Playbill, September 2009

53/3, Velyka Vasyl’kivs’ka (former Chervonoarmiys’ka) Street, metro stop “Respublikans’kiy Stadion” (blue line)
15 : Gala Concert (Opening of the 75th theatrical season)
16 : The Bat (operetta by Strauss, 2 acts)
17 : Such a Jewish Happiness (musical in 2 acts, by I.Poklad, in Russian)

National Opera & Ballet Theater of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, playbill for September, 2009
August 27, 2009 – 10:18 am | No Comment
National Opera & Ballet Theater of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, playbill for September, 2009

National Opera & Ballet Theater of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, playbill for September, 2009
05 : TARAS BULBA (opera in 4 acts, by M. Lysenko, ends at 10:15pm)
08 : THE FOREST SONG (ballet in 3 acts, by M.Skorulsky, ends at 9:05pm)

Unrivaled cancer hospital of European level on basis of Donetsk tumor center
August 27, 2009 – 9:47 am | One Comment
Unrivaled cancer hospital of European level on basis of Donetsk tumor center

President of Foundation for Development of Ukraine (FDU) Rinat Akhmetov met employees of Donetsk Regional Tumor Center on 19 August, 2008 and informed them about decision to boost funding by UAH 115m for re-equipment and renovation of the facility.

Ukraine postponed new rules of entering Ukraine for foreigners
August 26, 2009 – 2:32 pm | No Comment
Ukraine postponed new rules of entering Ukraine for foreigners

Ukraine postponed new rules of entering Ukraine for citizens of 85 countries. The introduction of new rules of entering Ukraine, as it was reported on Wednesday, August 26 in Tiraspol by a special representative of Ukraine in Trans-Dniester Victor Kryzhanovskiy. According to these rules foreigners will be obliged to provide information on their financial state at the Ukrainian border. It could be cash or financial means on the account for about 1000 euro.

Over 80% of Ukrainians planning to participate in presidential elections
August 24, 2009 – 6:31 pm | No Comment

According to a survey carried out by Research & Branding Group, 81.4% of respondents are planning to participate in the election of the Ukrainian president, according to UkrInform.
Some 59.4% of Ukrainians said they were confident …

Supporters Of Russian Bloc & Russian Community Of Crimea protest against derogation on Russian-speaking citizens’ rights
August 24, 2009 – 6:28 pm | No Comment

About one thousand supporters of the parties Russian Bloc and Russian Community of Crimea and other pro-Russian organizations have marched in Simferopol at rallied in protest against derogation on Russian-speaking citizens’ rights in Ukraine on …

National Flag Day of Ukraine, 23d of August
August 23, 2009 – 9:56 pm | No Comment
National Flag Day of Ukraine, 23d of August

On the 23d of August, just before the Independence Day, Ukraine celebrates National Flag Day of Ukraine. Today you could see flags everywhere: on the buildings and the balconies, on the flagpoles, etc. Such a celebration in the history of nations is quite young. For example, the Day of the Swedish flag Flag is celebrated since 1983, the Day of Canada – since 1995, Mexico – 1937, in the Russian Federation, the National Flag Day has been operating since 1994, in the Republic of Belarus since 1995.

Anti-American assault on British tourist in Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine
August 22, 2009 – 7:47 pm | One Comment
Anti-American assault on British tourist in Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine

Recently I’ve got a call and later this email from my British friend, which you could read below. Seems anti-American attitude is very strong in Crimea and this is sad.
“I arrived in Feodosia on July 2009. At approximately 4am on Sunday morning, august 2009, I stopped at a small kiosk near the seafront in the centre of the city, outside the Arkadiya club, in order to buy a small bottle of still water. I asked the woman behind the counter in Russian for ”pol litre wada, bez gaza, pazhalusta”.

Where and how to find Tylenol in Ukraine?
August 22, 2009 – 7:44 pm | No Comment
Where and how to find Tylenol in Ukraine?

Good news are It is possible to find TYLENOL in Ukraine, but it is just called differently.
The active ingredient of Tylenol acetaminophen is called “paracetamol” in Ukraine and Europe. So, Tylenol = Paracetamol, which you can find easily and buy very cheap at any Ukrainian drug store.

Financial Checks at the Ukrainian Border
August 22, 2009 – 7:42 pm | No Comment
Financial Checks at the Ukrainian Border

Citizens of such CIS countries as Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan and 85 African, Asian and Middle East countries will be obliged to provide information on their financial state at the Ukrainian border …