"film is the massacre of civilians on the Odessa Steps (also known as the Primorsky or Potemkin Stairs). This sequence has been assessed as a ""classic"" and one of the most influential in the history of cinema. In the scene, the Tsar's soldiers in their white summer tunics march down a seemingly endless flight of steps in a rhythmic, machine-like fashion, firing volleys into a crowd. A separate detachment of mounted Cossacks charges the crowd at the bottom of the stairs. The victims include an older woman wearing pince-nez, a young boy with his mother, a student in uniform and"
"commemorated the uprising and included a scene where hundreds of Odessan citizens were murdered on the great stone staircase (now popularly known as the ""Potemkin Steps""), in one of the most famous scenes in motion picture history. At the top of the steps, which lead down to the port, stands a statue of the Duc de Richelieu. The actual massacre took place in streets nearby, not on the steps themselves, but the film caused many to visit Odessa to see the site of the ""slaughter"". The ""Odessa Steps"" continue to be a tourist attraction in Odessa. The film was made"
"in the rococo style. It is said that thanks to its unique acoustics even a whisper from the stage can be heard in any part of the hall. The theatre was projected along the lines of Dresden's famous Semperoper built in 1878, with its nontraditional foyer following the curvatures of the auditorium; the building's most recent renovation was completed in 2007. Odessa's most iconic symbol, the Potemkin Steps (Primorsky Stairs) is a vast staircase that conjures an illusion so that those at the top only see a series of large steps, while at the bottom all the steps appear to"
"had suffered during the dark years of the famines. The names of 14 thousand villages and towns of Ukraine are engraved on the boards, which have become one of the most striking symbols of the Holodomor. The museum is situated on the Pechersk Hills, one of Kiev’s most picturesque and ancient places on the high bank of the Dnieper, near the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. The museum is easily accessible by public transport, the closest metro station is Arsenalna Station. The museum is open everyday from 10:00 until 18:00. Technical day is the second Tuesday of the month. General admission fee"
"of human destinies it was the beginning of their biography. Previously, it was called Steppe, because right off behind the steppe itself was extended. Then – Pushkin’s street, but most of Shakhtintsy remember it as Shevchenko street. And today a monument to Taras Grigorievich Shevchenko is erected. Created on the initiative and due to the fund of inhabitants of the Leninsky district (earned on subbotniks), this monument is a symbol of the indestructible brotherhood of two nations - Russian and Ukrainian. In 2011, an initiative group of Shakhtin inhabitants appealed to the city administration with a request for restoration of"
"include Lenin Square, the Opera & Ballet Theatre, Monument to Coalminers and Donetsk Drama Theatre. This imposing six-metre statue on Artema Street is a tribute to one of the most celebrated Soviet politicians. After his death in the Donets Basin in 1921, Joseph Stalin adopted his son. Built in 1936, the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, is a gem of a theatre with an elegant exterior and world-class performances inside. Donetsk is the home to the Donetsk Ballet company since 1946. This 5-star hotel in the center of Donetsk is the only Ukrainian hotel to join The Leading Hotels of"
"recorded a total of 4.3 million visits. The Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II is a memorial complex commemorating the Eastern Front of World War II located in the hills on the right-bank of the Dnieper River in Pechersk. Kiev fortress is the 19th-century fortification buildings situated in Ukrainian capital Kiev, that once belonged to western Russian fortresses. These structures (once a united complex) were built in the Pechersk and neighbourhoods by the Russian army. Now some of the buildings are restored and turned into a museum called the ""Kiev Fortress"", while others are in use"
"Pecherskyi District Pecherskyi District () is an urban district of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It line within the eponymous historical neighborhood, while also including some other historical areas. The Pechersk (, ) neighborhood is located on the hills adjoining the right bank of the Dnieper River. The two geographic entities are often confused together. The Pecherskyi District can be considered as the very heart of Ukraine. Pechersk is one of the most important cultural areas of Kiev, the location of the legendary Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Kiev Monastery of the Caves), from which it received its name (""Pechera"" is the"
"the exterior and interior of the dome are painted to resemble a pysanka. Kolomyia is twinned with: Kolomyia Kolomyia or Kolomyya, formerly known as Kolomea (, , , , , ), is a city located on the Prut River in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province), in western Ukraine. It is administratively incorporated as a town of oblast significance and serves as the administrative centre of the surrounding Kolomyia Raion (district), which it is administratively not a part of. The city rests approximately halfway between Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi, in the centre of the historical region of Pokuttya, with which it shares much"
"Poland, which provided one million dollars for the project. There is also a large sugar refinery, but the plant was closed during the financial crisis of 2007–2010. Kremenets Kremenets (, translit. ""Kremianets'"", ""Kremenets'""; ; ) is a city of regional significance in the Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kremenets Raion (district), and lies 18 km north-east of the great Pochayiv Monastery. The city is situated in the historic region of Volhynia. According to some sources the Kremenets fortress was built in the 8th or 9th century, and later became a part of"
"the central feature of Baturyn (Chernigiv region, Ukraine). K. Rozumovskyi decided to transfer the capital of the Hetmanate (Ukrainian Cossack State) from Glukhiv to Baturyn town soon after being elected the hetman of Ukraine. Baturyn was re-established as capital and Rozumovskyi rebuilt the town and ushered in a brief renaissance. He established the manufacturing of carpets, broadcloth, silk, candles, bricks, and ceramic stove tiles, and a stud-farm, a parish school, and a hospital. Hetman also planned to set up a university there. But his intention to gain more autonomy for Ukraine caused the imperial wrath and he was removed from"
"Opera and Ballet. The historic city centre is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Besides its Ukrainian name, the city is also known by several other names in different languages: ; , , ', or , '; , """"; ; ; ; ; ; see also . Lviv is located on the edge of the Roztochia Upland, approximately 70 kilometers (43 miles) from the Polish border and 160 kilometers (99 miles) from the eastern Carpathian Mountains. The average altitude of Lviv is 296 meters (971 feet) above sea level. Its highest point is the ""Vysokyi Zamok"" (High Castle), 409 meters"
"there. The Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, and Dmytro Bortniansky spent most of their lives and died there. Ivan Mazepa, carrying out the orders of Peter I, was responsible for sending many Ukrainians to help build St Petersburg, where they died on a massive scale. According to the latest census, there are 87,119 Ukrainians living in the city of St Petersburg, where they constitute the largest non-Russian ethnic group. The former Mayor, Valentina Matviyenko (née Tyutina) was born in Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine and is of Ukrainian ethnicity . Zeleny Klyn is often referred to as ""Zelena Ukraina"". This is"
"of the German population was deported from the area right after the World War II. Lyuteranska Street Vulytsya Lyuteranska or Lutheran Street () is a street located in the Lypky neighborhood of the Pechersk District in central Kiev (""Kyiv""), the capital of Ukraine. One of the most distinguished features are the House of the Weeping Widow and the Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine. The street stretches for about half of a mile between Khreshchatyk and Vulytsya Shovkovychna. Among other streets that connect to vulytysa Lyuteranska are Vulytsya Bankova, Vulytsya Zankovetska, and Vulytsya Kruhlouniversitetska. The street is believed to be originated"
"October 29, 2009 in Radomysl a monument to Yelisey Pleteniecki was unveiled near the place where the paper mill stood. This is perhaps the only monument in Ukraine constructed on the surface of moving water. Today the monument is the part of the ""Radomysl Castle"" historical and cultural complex created in 2007-2011 by well-known Ukrainian doctor and public activist, Olga Bohomolets, MD. The castle is famous not only in Ukraine but also internationally as the first and probably the only museum of Ukrainian home icons. The museum is based upon Mrs. Bohomolets’ private collection of icons. There are plans to"
"attract the police as they mobilize against the government. The best-known sequence of the film is set on the Odessa steps, connecting the waterfront with the central city. The citizenry of Odessa take to their ships and boats, sailing out to the ""Potemkin"" to show their support to the sailors and donate supplies, while a crowd of others gathers at the Odessa steps to witness the happenings and cheer on the rebels. Suddenly a detachment of dismounted Cossacks form battle lines at the top of the steps and march towards a crowd of unarmed civilians including women and children, and"
"Pokuttya Pokuttya or Pokuttia (, , , ) is a historical area of East-Central Europe, between upper Prut and Cheremosh rivers, in modern Ukraine. Historically it was a culturally distinct area inhabited by Ukrainians and Romanians on the previously unpopulated borders between Lviv and Halych. Although the historical centre of the area was Kolomyia, the name itself is derived from the name of the town of Kuty and literally means ""by Kuty"" (""Kut"" by itself means ""corner""). The region is now inhabited by Ukrainians. Initially a part of Kievan Rus' and one of its successor states, Halych-Volhynia, the area was"
"and foreign tourists every year, including: The city of [[Bar, Ukraine|Bar]] is a popular tourist location because it is where the mathematician [[Viktor Bunyakovsky]] was born. The following sites were nominated for the [[Seven Wonders of Ukraine]]. The Podillya's folk icon-painting tradition is well known in Ukraine. Its manifestation are long home [[iconostases]] painted on canvas in the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th cc. Red, green and yellow colours are prevailing, the faces of the saints depicted are a little bit long, their eyes are almond-like. On these iconostases, the most worshipped family saints were painted."
"Ukrainka, poet; Taras Shevchenko, poet; Cardinal Josyf Slipyj, leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Church; the Rev. Hryhoriy Hrushka, the founding editor of Svoboda, the oldest continuously published Ukrainian-language newspaper in the US (established in 1893); and Hetman Ivan Mazepa, the legendary leader of Ukraine in the 17th century. The most notable statue is that of Taras Shevchenko, donated by Alexander Archipenko. Edward Kozak's relief paintings of Ukrainian dancers adorn the Veselka Hall, where exhibitions and recitals are held. Montreal based recording artists Rushnychok became a major draw for concerts and dances during summers in the mid-1970s. More recently, noted performing"
"June 1888 there took place a grand opening and consecration of the monument. Since 2001 the object is included in State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine as the monument of national importance. Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monument, Kiev The Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monument () is a monument in Kiev dedicated to the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host Bohdan Khmelnytsky built in 1888. It is one of the oldest sculptural monuments, a dominating feature of Sophia Square and one of the city's symbols. The monument is located almost in the middle of the Sophia Square (formerly the main city's square) on the axis that"
"church, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos, was destroyed in 1934 and rebuilt in the 1990s. A minor planet 2983 Poltava discovered in 1981 by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh is named after the city. The most popular sport is football (soccer). Two professional football (soccer) teams are based in the city: Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League and FC Poltava in the Second League. There are 3 stadiums in Poltava: Butovsky Vorskla Stadium (main city stadium), Dynamo Stadium are situated in the city centre and Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Podil district. Poltava's transportation infrastructure consists"
"one of the most important railway junctions in Ukraine. The large station at the junction is named after Ukraine's national poet and artist, Taras Shevchenko. Smila Smila () is a city located on Dnieper Upland near the Tyasmyn River. It is a district center of Cherkasy Oblast of Ukraine. Smila is the biggest transport center of the region as a huge railway station is located here. Settlements Ploske and Irdynivka are subordinated to Smila city council. During the Russian Empire Smila was a township which subordinated to Cherkassy county of Kyiv hubernia. Smila serves as the administrative center of Smila"
"Elisabeth Branicka. Boffo was responsible for transforming Odessa into the open-air museum of Neoclassical architecture, rivalling St. Petersburg in the north of Imperial Russia. The Potocki Palace, Shidlovsky, and Vorontsov Palaces in Odessa were built to his designs, as was the Czarnomski Palace near Bershad (1817). The latter is famed for its uncanny resemblance to the White House. The Potemkin Stairs, Boffo's most ambitious undertaking, was modeled on the earlier Depaldo Stairs, designed by him for the town of Taganrog in 1823. It was Boffo who conceived a 22-metre memorial column for the Kagul battlefield. He also built the Londonskaya"
"of Interior Troops of Ukraine ""Tiger"" (a / h 4125), based in Krasnokamenka. Krasnokamianka (village) Krasnokamianka (; ; ; all meaning ""Red Stone Place""), also known as ""Kiziltash"" or ""Kyzyltash"", is a village located in the Feodosiya municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. Population: Mountain slopes are forested tracts Kyzyltash pubescent oak, sessile oak and hornbeam ordinary, common relict plants listed in the Red book: high juniper, pistachio tupolistnaya, many species of orchids. The highest peak in the"
"the Krekhivsky monastery in the buch-pine grove at the foot of the Pobiyna mount. The whole complex consists of the Saint Nikola Church, the bell tower, numerous service structures, and defensive walls with towers. Another site worth of mentioning is the Tustan city-fortress which is built in the rock. The site was nominated as the historical and as the natural wonder of Ukraine. There also a nature complex in the valley of the Kamianka river in Skoliv Raion. Another natural wonder of the region is the Kamin-Veleten (""Rock-Giant in English"") which is located near city of Pidkamin in Brodivskyi Raion."
"make up the ensemble, e.g. violin, sopilka and buben). When performing dance melodies instrumental performance usually includes improvisation. The traditional dances of Ukraine include: the Kozak, Kozachok, Tropak, Hopak, Hrechanyky, Kolomyjka and Hutsulka, Metelytsia, Shumka, Arkan, Kateryna (Kadryl) and Chabarashka. Dances originating outside the Ukrainian ethnic region but which are also popular include: the Polka, Mazurka, Krakowiak, Csárdás, Waltz, Kamarinskaya and Barynya. Ukrainian instrumental and dance music has also influenced Jewish (Hava Nagila-Let's rejoyce) and Gypsy music and much of it was included in the repertoire of itinerant klezmorim. Early in the 20th century, Pavlo Humeniuk of Philadelphia became famous"
"Lyuteranska Street Vulytsya Lyuteranska or Lutheran Street () is a street located in the Lypky neighborhood of the Pechersk District in central Kiev (""Kyiv""), the capital of Ukraine. One of the most distinguished features are the House of the Weeping Widow and the Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine. The street stretches for about half of a mile between Khreshchatyk and Vulytsya Shovkovychna. Among other streets that connect to vulytysa Lyuteranska are Vulytsya Bankova, Vulytsya Zankovetska, and Vulytsya Kruhlouniversitetska. The street is believed to be originated sometime in the beginning of 19th century under the name of Grafskaya. In 1812 the"
"of cossack Stepan Leleka ('leleka', ""лелека"" is a Ukrainian for ""a stork""), the founder of zymivnyk (settlement) Lelekivka, now within the city boundaries. A mural crown is a usual element for the regional centre coats of arms in Ukraine. The coat of arms of Kropyvnytskyi can be blazoned in the following way: The coat of arms was designed by the architect and heraldry expert Vitaliy Kryvenko and adopted by the Kropyvnytskyi City Hall on February 28, 1996. The first city's coat of arms ever was adopted by Yelisavetrgrad City Hall on April 6, 1845. It was a French shield parted"
"is twinned with: Uman Uman (, ; ) is a city located in Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine, to the east of Vinnytsia. Located in the historical region of the eastern Podolia, the city rests on the banks of the Umanka River at around . Uman serves as the administrative center of Uman Raion (district), but is designated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. Population: Among Ukrainians, Uman is known for its depiction of the Haidamak rebellions in Taras Shevchenko's longest of poems, ""Haidamaky"" (""The Haidamaks"", 1843). The city is also a"
"faces of the saints are a little bit long, their eyes are almond-like. On these iconostases, the most venerated family saints were painted. The collections of Podillya's folk iconostases are possessed by Vynnytsya Art Museum and The Museum of Ukrainian Home Icons in the Radomysl Castle. ""The Road From Letichev"", Chapin & Weinstock, Writers' Showcase 2000 Podolia Podolia or Podilia (, , , , , ) is a historic region in Eastern Europe, located in the west-central and south-western parts of Ukraine and in northeastern Moldova (i.e. northern Transnistria). The name derives from Old Slavic ""po"", meaning ""by/next to/along"" and"
"research institutes of Ukrainian Academy of Sciences situated in there. Therefore, the suburb got the name Akademmistechko (, ), which means ""academic town"". In 1971 Sviatoshyn(o) station of the Kiev Metro was opened on the east edge of neighbourhood, next to the same name railway station. At the beginning of the 1970s a new housing estate of tower blocks was begun erecting in the north-west part of Sviatoshyn and south-east part of suburbs, for that all existing former dacha houses had been demolished in there. In 1979–1980 the Ukrainian poet and Soviet political prisoner Vasyl Stus was living in apartment"
"Friedman. As of January 2013, a fair amount of the office space portion of the project was not yet rented. Donetsk City Donetsk City (, Stylized: DOHEцЬK CITi) is a large enclosed shopping mall in Donetsk, Ukraine. Located along Artema Street, the mall opened in October 2006 and includes a total area of approximately 115,000 sq. meters. It contains over 115 stores, an eight-screen multiplex, bowling alley, and a family entertainment center (""Funtura""). According to a November 2012 report in ""Forbes Ukraine"", Donetsk City is the fifth most-visited shopping center in Ukraine, with an average of 30,000 visitors per day."
"steppe biome. However, the city's unique landscape distinguishes it from the surrounding region. Kiev is completely surrounded by Kiev Oblast. Originated on the right bank, today Kiev is located on both sides of the Dnieper, which flows southward through the city towards the Black Sea. The older and higher right-bank (""western"") part of the city is represented by numerous woody hills (Kiev Hills), ravines and small rivers. The Kiev's relief contributed to the city's toponyms such as Podil (means lower), Pechersk (caves), uzviz (a steep street, ""descent""). Kiev is a part of the larger Dnieper Upland adjoining the western bank"