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Facts about Ukraine
Ukraine is the largest country in Europe. At 603,628 sq. km., it stretches from Russia in the east to Poland in the west, with the Black Sea running along its southern border. Its nearly three times the size of the UK and beats the second biggest country, France, by 50,000 sq. km. The state is divided into 24 oblasts (counties). With such a large area, Ukraine has a lot to offer. From the beautiful Carpathian mountains that offer picturesque landscapes of forests, rivers and valleys, to beaches found near the city of Odesa and vibrant cultural cities like Kyiv and Lviv. Not only is it an extremely large country, but also a very unique and exciting one.
Ukraine is home to seven sites protected by the UNESCO World Heritage List. These include Kyiv’s Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Lviv’s historic centre, Chernivtsi University, as well as unique wooden churches in the Carpathians and the beech forests that surround them.
The Ukrainian language is the only official language in Ukraine. Interestingly, the Ukrainian language was rated the 3rd most beautiful language, in 1934, behind French and Persian; it was also rated the 2nd most melodious, behind Italian. In addition, many Ukrainians are bilingual: in many areas, you will find people who speak Russian or those who understand it. The dominant religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which has heavily influenced Ukrainian architecture, literature and music.
Ukraine has a well-developed system of public transportation. Every large city and regional center is connected to the railway network and receives passenger trains daily from other major cities. Many cities also contain cheap and efficient bus and tram services, costing as little as 8UAH (0.3$). Airports in Ukraine are easily accessible by public transport and service buses, or taxis which would cost about 7UAH per km. To reach Kyiv Boryspil Airport you can also take an express train from the railway station.
The world’s deepest metro station Arsenalna, along Kyiv’s Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska train line, is the world’s deepest metro station at 105.5 metres below the ground. Staring down from the top of the steep escalator to the darkness of the metro below can be quite scary. However, their construction took place during the cold war era; the threat of nuclear bombs meant such deep-lying stations could protect the citizens of Kyiv from such disaster. Thus, the influence of conflict in the 20th century can be seen, even in such mundane activities as the morning commute to work.
The traditional Ukrainian diet includes chicken, pork, beef, eggs, fish and mushrooms. Ukrainians also tend to eat a lot of potatoes, grains and fresh and pickled vegetables. The Ukrainian cuisine is extremely varied and exciting, with different ethnic minorities and a rich multicultural history bringing a range of different foods to the table. Nonetheless, popular traditional dishes include varenyky (boiled dumplings with mushrooms, potatoes, sauerkraut, cottage cheese or cherries) and holubtsi (stuffed cabbage rolls filled with rice, carrots and meat). The most famous Ukrainian dish is borscht. Whilst many Russians claimed it derived from the motherland, many Ukrainians passionately believe they are the founders of this dish. It consists of soup made from beetroot, cabbage and potato; true borscht also contains meat, most commonly, pork. Famous Ukrainian drinks are Lviv beer, horilka (vodka) with pepper, medovucha – horilka with honey, Zakarpattya wine and Lviv coffee. Ukrainians prepare very tasty desserts: cheesecake (syrnyk), poppycake (makivnyk), honeycake (medivnyk) and many many others.
Chiken Kyiv is not from Kyiv. Contrary to popular belief, the delicious stuffed chicken breast dish is not from Kyiv. In fact, there are several suggestions as to its origins. Whilst some believe that it was created in the Russian Empire, others have suggested that it was created in France and became assimilated into Russian culture under the name, Côtelettes de volaille. It was then renamed Chicken Kyiv by New York restaurants trying to appease their Russian clientele in the 20th century. Neither Chicken France nor Chicken New York, have the same ring to them though...
Ukraine has a mostly temperate, continental climate. Precipitation is disproportionately distributed; it is the highest in the west and north and the lowest in the east and southeast. Winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland. Average annual temperatures range from 5.5 °C–7 °C in the north, to 11 °C–13 °C in the south. Summers are not so hot and temperatures range from 17°C to 25(30) °C. However, winters can be very cold, attracting lots of snow and creating a beautiful wintery wonderland, perfect to enjoy an authentic christmassy getaway!
Complex history Ukraine’s history is both incredibly interesting and complex. Its unfortunate geography meant that it has changed hands many times throughout the centuries. Arguably, its modern routes can be traced back to the Kyivan Rus, a powerful medieval state that thrived in the middle ages, but was struggling by the 12th century. The following centuries saw Ukraine change hands between the Mongols, Ottomans and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, with Cossack communities attempting to live independently in some areas of Ukraine. During the 18th and 19th centuries, however, Ukraine was divided between the Habsburg Empire and the Russian Empire. By the 20th century, the Habsburg Empire had all but collapsed. In 1918, Ukraine was annexed by the Soviet Union, a status that would characterise their existence throughout the 20th century, as the breadbasket of the USSR. Whilst Ukraine’s struggle throughout history has been extremely tough, cultural influences, from Habsburg architecture to Soviet monuments, give the country a wealth of depth and expression.
Ukraine was at the heart of one of the biggest catastrophes of the 20th century. Chernobyl Nuclear Powerplant exploded in 1986, leaving a once-thriving community of Ukrainians completely destroyed. The effects of the explosion were felt far and wide, and have recently been dramatised, albeit brutally honestly, in HBO’s recent series of the same name. Recently, it has been possible to return to Chernobyl. Here, you can witness the destruction caused by this disaster, and understand yet another obstacle that Ukraine has managed to overcome as a country.
Following on from Ukraine’s complex history, it is also one of the youngest countries in the world. It was only in 1991 that the country finally achieved its independence. Such a feat gave many young Ukrainians hope that their country would thrive on its own in the near future. The years succeeding this independence have still been difficult, with Russia continually flexing its muscles. But Ukrainians are proud, patriotic and, undoubtedly as a result of their history, strong. With accelerating agricultural and IT industries, there is much hope and opportunities for the country barely older than most millennials.
There are many different festivals and fairs in Ukraine. Ukrainian musicians are flourishing in rock, pop, jazz, folk, electric, drum and bass. Hence, festivals, such as Dubno-fest and Leopolis Jazz Fest in Lviv are extremely popular. Moreover, Atlas Weekend festival is one of Europe’s biggest festivals, attracting over 500,000 people this year, showing contemporary modern popular music. Meanwhile traditional and ethnic festivals provide insight into conventional Ukrainian celebrations. Many, however, are far from conventional. These include Malanka festival in Bukovina, the Land Of Dreams Festival in Lviv, the medieval festival of Tustan, the Festival of the Brynza in Rahiv and Sorochinsky Fair.
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thewolfandthesea · 3 years
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Hey guys,
We hope you are having a great week, we just wanted to say hi to all of you and wish you a calm and nice time at whatever time you are reading this.
In the picture you can see a glimpse of a place called Centro Ceremonial Otomí in Mexico.
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thewolfandthesea · 3 years
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Hello everyone,
We hope you are doing alright and that you are enjoying your day or night. Remember to try to make every day of your life memorable (M is better at that than S).
About the picture, is one of the buildings you can find at Mexico City. A chaotic place in S’ opinion.
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Hello everyone, 
We hope you are well. Just wishing you a good day or night, wherever you are.
The picture is of the common nature you can find in Mexico, specially in “cold” places.
Talk to you again soon.
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We hope this year turns out to be the best year of your life and your family too. May you find peace, love, and success. Sending  our heartiest new year wish for you! Happy New Year!
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thewolfandthesea · 3 years
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May your Christmas be graced with peace, joy, and blessings and bring good luck and good health for you and your family. Merry Christmas from us.
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thewolfandthesea · 3 years
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Hello, guys! We would like to let you know more about us. Some fun facts about us.
 S is afraid of dolls. And M is horrified by spiders.
S wanted to be a musician. Telling you a secret, S played in a band. M wanted to be a vet but she is not, though she is working with medicine to some extent.
S is into the Office. M likes Outlander.
S didn’t know that when you lose weight you have loose skin. M thought that corn belongs to beans.
S adores M’s food and M can’t live without pizza.
We would like to go to New Zealand. We are both LOTR fans.
We both have high mobility in some of our joints.
S had chameleons and crabs as pets and M – frogs.
 I hope you enjoyed reading and laughed a bit.
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thewolfandthesea · 3 years
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Hello everyone,
Hope you are doing great.
We just wanted to remind you to stay safe and no matter the hard times you may be experiencing, things will get better. Just keep pushing.
That’s it for now but we hope we can share proper posts soon.
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thewolfandthesea · 3 years
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Hello everyone,
Hope you are doing great today.
We’ve been quite busy lately but don’t think that we forgot about you.
In the meantime, here is a picture of a typical “plant” in Mexico.
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Hello everyone,
Hope you are having a great week. We had some unexpected events these past days, but more posts are coming in the future.
Meanwhile, here are some pictures of how a Ukrainian winter looks like.
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thewolfandthesea · 3 years
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As you may had realized by now, we want to keep some things a bit private and other ones in suspense so we can share from time to time different stuff.
The goal of this blog is to share with you, anyone, that is interested in being part of our journey. Maybe you are going through a long distance relationship, or had been through it, or you are single, or you are in a "normal" relationship, or any other reason, we would like you to join us and therefore we can grow and develop ourselves together.
We think it’s important to acknowledge, and you’ll probably agree with us, that any situation, people, environments, even the most “insignificant” thing, can affect for good or bad a relationship, and being in a LDR, sometimes you have to endure scenarios you’ve never imagined will happen.
That’s why we would like to share with you our perspective on how many different things have an impact on us as a couple, from bad internet connection to this current pandemic (this is written in November 2020). Probably the topics are endless but we hope that the ones we share with you will bring something positive into your life.
We also want you to share with us about your experience too, good and bad times, knowledge, stories, anything. The most important thing for us is to spread love.
So join us, we hope we can share more stuff with you in the future through this blog, but who knows, maybe even a YouTube channel or any new idea we might have.
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thewolfandthesea · 3 years
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Hi, welcome and thanks to you who decided to check this blog.
First of all, let us introduce ourselves and give a quick background what this blog is about.
We are M and S.
We are a Ukrainian-Mexican couple in the beginning of our late 20's. We met each other in the beginning of 2019 and sometime later, we started dating. It all started with a friendship but developed into something more, and of course, we liked it.
Of course we’ve experienced good and bad times, but that’s what life it’s about and what couples do, right? So we just strive to be better in every way and finally being together for good.
We enjoy watching The Office together, some YouTube videos and of course memes. Also both of us are Lord of the Rings fans. Even though M loves and cares for all animals, she has two cats and S has one dog and one guinea pig (although they don’t technically belong to him).
We have a lot more to share, but for now, let this be it.
Remember that you are an extraordinary being.
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