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Daryna Kas’yanovs’ka MEK 1-12-A. About Ukraine.
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DarynaKas’yanovs’ka MEK 1-12-A
About Ukraine • Eachcountryhasuniquehistoryandfade. Ukraineisnotanexception, butabrightapprovaltothesewords. Iwouldliketotellyouabout the country, wherepeoplearealwayshappytomeettheirguests, thecountrywhereyouwillbemetwithsmileandsincereUkrainianhospitality, thecountrywhereyoumayfoundouthowtobehappyandjoyful!
Geographyandpopulation • Ukraine, withaterritoryof 603.7 thousandsqkilometresandapopulationof 48.4 millionpeople, isoneofthebiggestcountriesofEurope. Administratively, Ukraineismadeupof 24 OblastsandoneAutonomousRepublic (Crimea). ThecapitalcityisKyiv.
Economy • Ukrainepossessesaconsiderableeconomic, industrialandagriculturalpotential; ithasgainedawideandpositiveexperienceinsuchindustriesasmetallurgical, mining, energyproduction, chemicalandmetal-working. Grainharvestscanbeupto 50 millionmetrictonsayear (UkrainehaslongbeenknownasthebreadbasketofEurope). Atthesametime, UkrainehasinheritedfromtheSovietUnionamalformedandinefficienteconomiccomplexandoutdatedmaterialbasis. Atpresent, Ukraineisgoingthroughadifficulttransitoryperiod
Riligion • Ukraineistoleranttoreligiousconfessionsofallkinds.ThebiggestreligiousdenominationsaretheOrthodoxChurchesoftheKyivandMoscowPatriarchates (theKyivPatriarchate, dissolvedintheRussianEmpire, wasre-establishedafterUkraineindependence). TheUkrainianAutocephalousOrthodoxChurchandtheGreco-CatholicChurch, bannedintheSovietUnion, wererevivedafterUkraineregainedheThereisanumberofotherChristianconfessions: Protestant, EvangelicalChristianBaptist, andothers; JudaismandIslamarepractisedreligionsaswell. rindependence.
Atraction • Travelershavemanychoicesofattractionsanddestinationstoexploresuchascastles, palaces, ancientcathedrals, andstunninglybeautifulnationalparksandreserves. CastleshavetheirspecialplaceinUkrainianhistorywithsuchinternationalfavoritesasthemajesticLvivHighCastle, OlykaCastle, andBakhchisarayPalace, whichservedatcoreofthepoliticalandspirituallifeoftheCrimeanTartarpeople. Kiev, whichisconsideredtobethereligioushubofUkraine, ishometomanychurches, monasteriesandtheologicalattractions.
Places of interest • Ukraineoffersmanyfascinatingmuseumsandartgalleriestovisit. Ukrainehasastrongartisticandculturalheritagewhichsupportsmanygalleriesthroughoutthecountry. . MuseumsarenumerousandequallyimpressiveasUkrainiansocietyisrootedinastrongnationalculturethatpayshomagetoitsheritagethroughexhibitionsatmuseumsandsitesofhistoricalinterest. MuseumssuchastheLvivGlassMuseum, theNationalArtMuseumandtheSolomiyaKrushelnytskaMusicalMuseumarejustafewofwhatwefeatureunderoursectiononmuseums.
Doyouknowwhocreatedtheworld'sfirstconstitution? • Theworld'sfirstconstitutionwascreatedbyaUkrainianpoliticianPylypOrlyk. OnApril 5th, 1710 hewaselectedtheHetmanofZaporizhiatroops. OnthesamedayPylypOrlykhasannounced "theConstitutionoftherightsandfreedomsofZaporizhiaarmy." Forexample, U.S. Constitutionwasadoptedin 1787 andFrenchandPolishin 1791.
DoyouknowaboutwhomPabloPicassosaid: "Ifwehadanartistofsuchalevel, wewouldmaketheworldtalkabouther"? • PabloPicassowasdelightedwiththeworksoftheUkrainianartistCatherineBilokur (1900-1961). Whenhesawherattheexhibitionin 1954, hesaid, herworkswerebrilliantandcomparedherwiththefamouspainterSeraphineLouis.
DoyouknowwhichcitythegreatRussiannovelistMikhailBulgakovcalledthemostbeautifulintheworld?DoyouknowwhichcitythegreatRussiannovelistMikhailBulgakovcalledthemostbeautifulintheworld? • MikhailBulgakovsaidaboutUkrainiancapitalandoneoftheoldestcitiesinEurope: “ThereisnomorebeautifulcityintheworldthanKyiv".
Doyouknowwhichlanguagetakesthesecondplaceintheworldonmelodiccriteria?Doyouknowwhichlanguagetakesthesecondplaceintheworldonmelodiccriteria? • UkrainianlanguagetookthesecondplaceonmelodiccriteriaafterItaliananditwasrankedasthethirdmostbeautifullanguageintheworldonsuchcriteriaasphonetics, vocabulary, phraseologyandsentencestructureafterFrenchandPersianatalinguisticcontestheldinParisin 1934.
Doyouknowwherethedeepestintheworldsubwaystationis? • Thedeepestintheworldsubway (metro) stationislocatedintheUkrainiancapital, Kyiv (Kiev)! ItisArsenal’nametrostation (redline) anditsdepthis 105 meters!
DoyouknowwherethecenterofEuropeis? • ThecenterofEuropeisinUkraine! GeographiccenterofEuropeisconsideredtobeinasmallWesternUkrainiantownRahiv, surroundedbypicturesqueCarpathianMountains.