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How to drive somebody else's car

Unlike in some Western countries, in Ukraine you cannot just drive somebody else’s vehicle without a certain document. Recently, the rules have …
Anna Kozmina

New restaurant crowns 10th century medieval experience

Walk through the glass doors of Yaroslava at 13 Yaroslaviv Val, and you’ll find no mere restaurant, but a veritable eating complex. The building …
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Neglected Kyiv Zoo fit for a visit, if not for animals

My childhood trips to the Kyiv Zoo turned me into an animal rights advocate. At five, I concocted schemes of kidnapping monkeys and shipping them to …
Anna Kozmina

What is Kyiv's best clothes retailer?

To be honest, this one was more for us than for you all. We’ve had little luck finding good places to shop for clothes in Kyiv, which goes a long way …
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Russian cult band Piknik will perform in Promzona

his concert. Formed in 1978, Piknik is one of the oldest existing Russian rock bands. A few years later, the band crawled out of the deep underground, …
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Profile: Swede Liselott Agerlid

Name: Liselott Agerlid Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden Time spent in Kyiv: 2 years What is she doing in Kyiv: Working for Tacis’ Ukrainian-European Policy …
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How to drive somebody else's car

Unlike in some Western countries, in Ukraine you cannot just drive somebody else’s vehicle without a certain document. Recently, the rules have …
Anna Kozmina

Soccer: "The beautiful game"?

all a foul on the game of soccer. The tie final scores in major championships, the lack of scoring, the fake injuries, the cheap penalties deciding …
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Ukrainian rock goes Western with Druha Rika

A few years ago, not many people in Kyiv had heard of Druha Rika, a band from  Zhytomyr, a small town 300 kilometers west of the capital. Today, …
Olga Kryshanovska

Horowitz contest lures world’s best young pianists

Vladimir Horowitz, one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, was at one time just as inexperienced as the boys and girls whonow compete in …
Dmitry Kozmin

New restaurant crowns 10th century medieval experience

Walk through the glass doors of Yaroslava at 13 Yaroslaviv Val, and you’ll find no mere restaurant, but a veritable eating complex. The building …
Steven Shakhan

Insight in the great outdoors

“We must by very quiet,” saidSuzanna Smolnikova, trying to gainthe attention of the group without raising her voice. “Why is that?” I asked. “The …
Steven Shakhan

What is Kyiv's best clothes retailer?

To be honest, this one was more for us than for you all. We’ve had little luck finding good places to shop for clothes in Kyiv, which goes a long way …
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Profile: Swede Liselott Agerlid

Name: Liselott Agerlid Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden Time spent in Kyiv: 2 years What is she doing in Kyiv: Working for Tacis’ Ukrainian-European Policy …
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Russian cult band Piknik will perform in Promzona

his concert. Formed in 1978, Piknik is one of the oldest existing Russian rock bands. A few years later, the band crawled out of the deep underground, …
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Non-schmuck David Diamonon of Speeding Lisa

: Speeding Lisa’s vocalist and guitar player Hometown: Houston, Texas Time spent in Ukraine: 3 years (plus two years combined in Moscow, Riga and …
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Best Shoe Shine: Anatoli Nishpora

Little compares to the simple joy of having your shoes shined. Like a good haircut, a sauna, or a deep-tissue massage, it gives you that oh-so-rare …
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Quenchin' Your thirst at Quittin' Time

f schmoozing and the phenomenon of inebriated strangers suddenly becoming best friends, needs no explanation for most of Kyiv’s ex-pats. Yet ask most …
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