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Matchmaker for the oligarchs is in Kyiv

The famous Russian matchmaker for the rich is here on a mission. “I’m in Kyiv at the request of Kyiv oligarchs,” he says. “They’re so spoiled, …
Olga Rudenko

Living dolls walk streets of Odesa

But Anastasia Shpagina from Odesa is no famous singer or movie star. She’s famous for her freaky anime-like look. To prepare her claim to fame – her …
Olga Rudenko

City Life with Olga Rudenko: Watermelon, lobster and others at Ukrainian Fashion Week

And every year traffic jams near Mystetsky Arsenal at Mazepa Street indicate that guests ignore the warning. Unlike fashion weeks abroad, the …
Olga Rudenko

Educational exhibit shows off all parts of human bodies

Glass showcases show organs separately, while bodies are on display openly. Some of them stand cut in pieces to demonstrate human body …
Olga Rudenko

Japanese culture, animation festival

Japanese anime, or animations of a peculiar style that feature large doe-eyed characters, will be screening day and night this weekend. Real people …
Kyiv Post

Dolls for girls

Apart from dolls, the exhibition is bringing Ukrainian and European designers and craftsmen to teach   master classes on embroidery, bead-weaving, …
Kyiv Post

Oktoberfest, Ukrainian-style

Actually, beer will only be part of the attraction at the festival.  Organizers plan to turn it into a family-friendly event with plenty of …
Kyiv Post

World Bank, Ukravtodor sign credit agreement on new road project

According to the press service of the World Bank, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $450 million loan for the RSIP2 on Sept. …
Interfax-Ukraine

US screenwriting guru to lecture Ukrainian filmmakers

McKee’s isn’t one for complicated advice. Talking to the Kyiv Post on the eve of the seminar, he underscored three basic principles to follow: Engage …
Anastasia Forina

The trials of cycling in bike-hostile Moscow

With congestion in the capital is going from bad to infernal, an increasing number of people see cycling as a solution. But riding a bike in Moscow …
Associated Press

Esquire names Ukraine’s Mila Kunis ‘sexiest woman alive’

Kunis, 29, a one-time star of the TV comedy “That ’70s Show,” was lauded by the men’s magazine on its website as “the most beautiful, opinionated, …
Reuters

Nobel literature award to be announced Thursday

The 8 million kronor ($1.2 million) award is one of the highest recognitions in literature worldwide. Last year’s prize went to Swedish poet Tomas …
Associated Press

China art auctioneers eye slice of Hong Kong Market

China Guardian’s sale of Chinese art and classical furniture in the former British colony follows its rise as the world’s third largest auction house …
Reuters

European stars to perform for Chechnya’s leader

Kremlin-backed Ramzan Kadyrov, who turned 36 on Friday, is a warlord’s son who has been accused of grave rights abuses. Rights organizations …
Associated Press

Well-preserved mammoth carcass found in Siberia

Alexei Tikhonov of the St. Petersburg Zoology Institute said Friday his team spent five days in September extracting the body from frozen mud on the …
Associated Press

Memorial sculpture to Steve Jobs unveiled in Odesa

According to a correspondent of Interfax-Ukraine, the monument is made of various components: gears, bolts, pistons etc. The monument was set up near …
Interfax-Ukraine

Female First: Ukraine, part of the worldwide musical bonanza

Again dominated by home-grown artists, Ukraine shares a lot of Poland’s taste for pop and rock, but the music’s sound is far closer to Russia’s crowd …
Female First

Billionaires cool on London property as rich-bashing grows

Prices of homes costing more than 10 million pounds ($16 million) have risen 56 percent since 2007 as overseas investors park money in the relative …
Reuters
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