Jerom Rozendaal discovers that it is not easy to take a holiday in the Kyiv region. “As thousands of city dwellers flock to the Crimean black sea, or the Carpathian mountains during the traditional Maisky holidays, I find myself having a hard time figuring out where to spend three free days in or around Kiev. Therefore, […]
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Compromise is Not Success
“Sometimes I have the feeling that for Ukrainian politicians, revolution is more important that evolution and compromise is not success,” These were the words of former Polish president and Aleksander Kwasniewski as he delivered a report on the European Parliament’s envoy to Ukraine. I smiled wryly when I read those words: ’compromise is not success’, because they […]
Watchout Ukraine, the Zombies are coming!
I just found this online: http://www.siliconera.com/2013/03/27/yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z-is-set-in-ukraine/ It’s a Zombie game set in Ukraine! Having met one or two Ukrainian Zombies myself (yes Anna i’m thinking of you) – I’m surprised nobody thought of this earlier. I wonder if players will be able to stop on Kreshatik for an icecream between levels, or jump on a […]
Your Ukraine, Our Network
In October 2011, we started this blog with a simple idea: to write about life in Ukraine. Of course, its easy to find news about Ukraine and there are many commercial guidebooks that will tell you where to stay and what to see. However, we wanted to be different. We wanted stories, adventures, opinions and […]
Mad Heads – Smereka
A funny cartoon by Madtwins for Ukrainian punk/ska/rock band Mad Heads XL. All characters are real people and the story takes place in the Carpathian mountains, starting in Kolomyia. Featuring: George, Semen, Naza and Mad Heads band. Guest stars: Mike Ness, Emir Kusturica and Pipi (watch carefully at the end where main character getting back […]
Autumn in Baturyn
Alla Kyslenko explores northern Ukraine. Ukrainian Parliamentary elections were to be held at the end of October, but surprisingly I hadn’t been thinking about them at the beginning of October. Why? Because my friends and I were on the excursion to the historical region of Chernigiv in the north of Ukraine. The places we visited […]
Deaf Dudes and Talking Rukavichki. Ukrainians break the silence.
I was walking from my house in Druzhby Narodiv towards the botanical garden a few years ago when I passed a large group of deaf people having a meeting at the side of the road. I don’t know why they stuck in my mind, but since that day I started to notice how many other […]
In a hut with some Hutsels: Part 2
Dear all, I’ve been away for a long time because (sadly) I left Ukraine and moved to Brussels. Moving house, finding a new job, and starting a new life etc have taken up all of my time. However, I haven’t forgotten about Ukraine or this site – I’m just working out how to keep it […]
In a hut with some Hutsels. Part 1
“It’s good for your penis” said Jerom as we arrived in Ivano Frankovsk. “what is?” I replied, with a sense of surprise and intrigue. “The cognac (nastoika) they drink. They say it gives you special sexual powers. We drank it last time.” he explained as he smoked and laughed at the same time. He refused to say […]
A City of Music
The following article was kindly submitted by Alla Kyslenko. Alla worked as a coordinator at an International competition for young pianists, in memory of Vladimir Horowitz. Thanks to Alla for the submission and thanks also to her friend Yana Kondratieva for recommending this site. If you have any stories of your own, please send them to ian@bluetoyellow.com
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