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On the Day of Ukrainian Cossacks, October 14, 2009, the march of OUN UPA is planned to be held in Kyiv under the slogan “Bandera is our hero! Pokrova is our holiday!”. It will start at 3pm near the monument of Taras Shevchenko. At the end of the march there will be a concert where leading Ukrainian rock groups will take part.
On Wednesday morning, 8th October, nearly all left bank of Kyiv was in smoke. A burn smell could be felt even in Posnyaki district. The fire has started on sludge fields of Bortnychi Aeration Station where sewage is cleaned (near Gnedin village, Boryspil district, Kyiv region).
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution according to which teachers should speak only Ukrainian at schools with the teaching in Ukrainian language, even during breaks. It is obvious that the main purpose of this resolution is to eradicate Russian language at schools.
Ukrainian teachers from Russian speaking areas of Ukraine are indignant: “How are they going to control us?”
A unique wall-paintings of XVIII and XIX centuries have been open to the public in St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. Since 60s these paintings have been hidden under a special layer of whitewash, as they say they were too bright in comparison with more ancient frescoes.
The man from Ukrainian city Lutsk became the world champion on powerlifting (AWPC/WPC).
18 year old Ukrainian man Sergiy Bragin beat the world record (115 kilogramms) at his first attempt!
Ukraine Vs England football match takes place this Saturday, 10th October 2009 at Dnipro Arena stadium in Dnipropetrovsk, 17:15 (BST). It is possible to get tickets for the football match Ukraine – England only from second-hand dealers or “generous” cashiers now. Incredible situation is developing regarding sales of tickets for Saturday’s 2010 World Cup qualifying match between national teams of Ukraine and England.
On the road Lviv-Truskavets the Deputy Director of medical department of International Clinic of rehabilitation treatment in Truskavets (Western Ukraine) passes away while making love with the clinic nurse. He had a heart failure.
Kyiv City Administration decided to prolong the term of traffic limitation on Khreschatik Street from 31st August to 31st December 2009 not only for cars, but also for pedestrians.
National Opera & Ballet Theatre of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, playbill for October, 2009
01 : CHRISTMAS NIGHT (ballet in 2 acts, by E. Stankovych, ends at 8:45pm)
02 : EUGENE ONEGIN (liric scenes in 3 acts, by P. Tchaikovsky, ends at 9:10pm)
Third Coffee Festival “For coffee to L’viv” will take place in L’viv on the 26th and 27th September. During three festival days Lviv residents and the city guests will be able to vote for the best coffee in Lviv coffee houses.
