Compiled by Linda Hodges
(Last updated November 14, 2009)
Ukraine . . . History and Overview . . . Language . . . Folk and Fine Arts . . . Folk and Fine Art for sale . . . Folk Traditions and Religion . . . Food . . . Travel and Tourism . . . Destinations and Sightseeing . . . Current Events . . . Helping Organizations . . . Sources of Additional Information . . . Books . . . Language Aids
Autumn in the Village by Cherkasy artist Neonila Nedosyeko. For more watercolor country scenes go to village and country scenes.
Welcome - Vitayemo.Ukraine is the largest, but one of the least-known
countries entirely within Europe. With great natural beauty, a rich
culture and warm and hospitable people, it's a wonderful country
to visit. Many visitors to this newly independent, developing
country come for
business, educational and medical exchanges, charitable works and missionary
activities rather than to sightsee. For them, this web site provides background about the country they'll work in,
including information onculture,
language, and travel. If your purpose is tourism, you'll find lots of wonderful sights and
cultural and recreational opportunities in Ukraine, so be sure to check out the
Travel and
Tourism section below.
Place names on this web site are transliterated from their Ukrainian Cyrillic according to the transliteration
system of the U.S. Board of Geographical Names, which is used by mapmakers around the world.
Kyiv, rather than Kiev, is the transliterated name of the Ukrainian capital city;
Odesa's Ukrainian spelling uses only
one s, not two.
Your comments and suggestions are welcome.
Map of Ukraine and its oblasts from Travel to Ukraine.
Country map and other data from
WorldAtlas.Com
Ukraine
The Ukrainian flag
The flag represents a blue sky over a field of grain or sunflowers and the trident (tryzub) is an ancient symbol of Ukraine.
National Anthem: lyrics and instrumental music
The Market in Sedniv by Neonila Nedosyeko
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Pysanky, batik-dyed Easter eggs, are the best-known Ukrainian folk art.
Music and Dance
Visual Arts
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Vodokhreshchi - Spas - Pokrova
These posters are copyrighted by Ilona Shytyk, the artist.
To prepare for a trip to Ukraine, the fourth edition of Language and Travel Guide to Ukraine, Hippocrene Books, Inc., may be found at Amazon.com. It may be in some bookstores too, though it's out of stock at the publisher, and an updated edition is scheduled for September 2010.

Destinations and Sightseeing
Personal travel stories give an immediacy to Ukrainian destinations. Please be aware that Ukraine is a rapidly-changing country and some of the sights and experiences described may be outdated.

Check out Ukraine's Olympic Medals in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Ukraine did very well, with a total of 23 medals -- nine gold, five silver, and nine bronze. Among the gold medal winners was Yurij Belonog in the shot put competition, which was the first event held at the ancient games site at Olympia.
Goodbye! Come Again. - Do pobachennya! Prykhodte Znovu.
Thanks to all who contributed personal stories and recipes, useful information, and corrections. Special thanks to Zenon Iwasykiw for the tryzub design. Also special thanks to Laurent Hodges whose computer expertise makes this site possible.
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