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Kyiv - Kyiv (or Kiev) is the capitol and sports center of the Ukraine. It's known for having produced world-class champions in track, weight lifting, boxing, and wrestling. Tour the Lost Churches of Kyiv in the Culture section, where you'll find pictures and brief histories of 20 churches that were demolished in the 1930s when Stalin's Soviet Union occupied the city. On April 26, 1986, an episode at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant marked the world's worst peacetime nuclear disaster. Read about these events and more at this site. You'll find much about Kyiv here, although all sections were not yet functioning when we visited.
Welcome to Ukraine - Moroccan boots, beautifully decorated eggs, and holubtsi (stuffed cabbage) are a few of the traditional icons of the Ukraine that you can read about at this site. For example, traditionally, eggs painted with magical symbols were believed to protect one from evil. After Christianity was introduced, the meaning of the eggs changed, and they were said to have been formed from Christ's tears. However, many of the original meanings have survived, such as: "Buds and leaves represent birth, growth, and the continuity of life." As you explore this site, you will discover much more about the people and their lifestyles and the culture of the Ukraine. The government section was not available in English when we visited the site.
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