Articles related to "The Ukraine"

Following the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's, Ukraine have competed independently in international football, with mixed results.

Post-Soviet Ukraine saw a scarcity of goods, an infrastructure unprepared for independence from the USSR, and the arrival of some brave Peace Corps volunteers.

Pysanky, or Ukrainian decorated eggs, are an integral part of Ukrainian cultural tradition that date back to Pagan times.

Ukraine, a pro-western nation seeking closer ties with the United States and Europe, is reassessing its position and power structure since Russia invaded Georgia.

Part fiction, part biography, Marina Lewycka's novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian has plenty to say about Ukraine and Eastern Europe.

Kyiv Ukraine: The Best Kept Secret of the Cold War. Here's where you find what your Travel Agent won't tell you.

The Ukrainian Cossacks, along with one important leader named Bohdan Khmelnytsky, are a major part of Ukrainian identity.

Christian and pagan rituals have merged in Ukraine to create annual springtime customs that celebrate the end of winter and the resurrection of Christ.

The Ukraine is a wonderful country with a dark past, as the heartbreaking stories of the Chernobyl museum, Babyn Yar and the Start football team in Kyiv prove.

UEFA announced that Poland and Ukraine would be joint hosts of the European football Championships in 2012.

Find all the information you need on traveling in and around Ukraine here, from sightseeing in Kiev to cruising the Black Sea.

Rich in agricultural and industrial resources, this Southeastern European Republic is encumbered by recent trade deficits with the United States and Russia.

The December 26, 2004 election saw Viktor Yushchenko's victory over the former Prime Minister. 'Conscience Calls' is the record of an observer's experences.

Liev Schreiber directs the story of an American Jew on a journey to understand how his grandfather escaped the Holocaust.

The Draw has been made for the World Cup Play-offs for the European zone, with the pairing of the Republic of Ireland and 1998 champions France the pick of the ties

There are many different ideas about the origins of the word "Slav." While no one is certain, the origins of the word "Slav" might come from Slavic terms for "word."

Despite a cease-fire brokered by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Russia is consolidating its position within Georgia.

The Scythians roamed and ruled much of what is now Ukraine and southern Russia, trading with Greeks, burying their dead in kurgans, and plundering villages.

Christmas is around the corner! Ukraine celebrates the winter holidays with special events, full of ancient Slavic Christmas rituals and traditions.

Ukrainian culture features again in Marina Lewycka's novel "Two Caravans", with a few Polish characters thrown in, following the life of immigrant workers in Britain.

Russian expansion into South Ossetia is the latest example of Soviet style aggression. 4 decades after the Prague Spring, Georgians feel today what Czechs felt in 1968.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a proliferation of new national sides began to play international football. One of these was Armenia.

Disputes over energy supplies between Russia and its neighbours have become commonplace at the beginning of the year. Best deal on tariffs or political strategy?

The 2010 World Cup is seven months from starting but European teams are already looking forward to the draw for the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine.

Government leaders in the former Soviet Union are requesting Bibles for use in their public schools and youth camps to teach moral integrity and character building.

A young Jewish American man sets out to find a woman who saved his Ukrainian grandfather during WWII. He finds her in a small house in the middle of a sunflower field.

Kyiv's an especially historic city, with sights like the St Sophia Cathedral Complex and the Caves Monastery dating back to the eleventh century.

This article will examine the manifesto of the Ukrainian avant-garde, exploring its futurist ideologies and how they expressed the crisis of interwar Europe.

Belarus became an autonomous state following the break up of the Soviet Union, and their football team has since competed independently at international level.

Bosnia Face Portugal in the European 2010 Play-Offs while Ireland take on France, Greece play Ukraine and Russia battle Slovenia for final World Cup spots.

The ReD Foxes has become one of the leading dance teams throughout the world, performing at four European Championships, two World Championships and two Olympics.

While Vladimir Putin left China and returned to Moscow to direct the war in Georgia; America's President George Bush remained in Beijing able only to condemn the Russians

At the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, nature has taken over. Research on birds in the area tells us how things are going for species at Chernobyl.

On May 7, 2009, the European Union hosted a summit in Prague where the representatives of member states and 6 former Soviet republics met to formalize a new relationship.

Liev Shreiber's film adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's "Everything is Illuminated" retains the humor and humanity of the novel.

France, Portugal, Slovenia and Greece defeated Republic of Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russia and Ukraine respectively to book their places at the 19th FIFA World Cup.

Travel magazines are sources of ideas, tips, inspiration and relaxation. hidden europe magazine often looks at out-of-the-way parts of Eastern Europe.

Conrad was one of the grittiest and most realistic fiction authors of the late nineteenth century. His books were also highly readable.

Traveling through Eastern Europe is easier with a guidebook. It takes up valuable space, so be sure to choose well. Is Lonely Planet's Eastern Europe guide right for you?

Orphaned children are some of Eastern Europe's most helpless - and least helped - citizens. Under-funded and understaffed, orphanages are some children's only homes.

German immigrants began arriving in Bukovina after the Austrian annexation in 1775, but emigration and repatriation reduced the Bukovina German population considerably.

Traveling to Ukraine in the period when Ukrainians celebrate Easter is a lucky chance for a traveler to see the beautiful tradition of celebrating Ukrainian Easter.

It likes to call itself Europe's youngest country, but the worrisome unknowns about Transdniestria means it has probably not earned its independence yet

Sweden, Czech Republic and Turkey are among the big nations in world football to have failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

The countries of the former USSR are not only located in Eastern Europe. The Soviet Union also included nations that now occupy Transcaucasian and Central Asian regions.

Football powers such as Sweden, Portugal, Czech Republic and Turkey and 2012 Euro hosts Ukraine and Poland are all in danger of not qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.

Although the ENP is generally regarded as an effective policy, it is often disregarded because of the double standards that it encourages towards different states.

Georgia gained independence after the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's, but their international football team has yet to make an impact on the world stage.

Throughout music history, composers have revised their work in hope of making a better connection with musicians and the listening public.

The book Child 44 discusses the history of Russia's turbulent Soviet era. Learn about the historical facts behind this critically-acclaimed work of fiction.