Khreshchatyk, the main boulevard of Kiev
Spirit of Hope
Commission for Travel & Leisure (USA)
Kiev, Ukraine
story by Gary Shteyngart
So much of Ukraine’s past is marked by the scars of war and loss, yet its capital has persevered despite such adversity. And now, even as new tensions take hold in the former Soviet region, Kiev remains a cosmopolitan city with a strong culture, a striving populace, and an indelible spirit of hope.
Sunday mass at the Refectory Church, which is part of Kiev’s historic Monastery of the Caves
St Sophia’s Cathedral
The Rodina Mat or Motherland Monument erected by the Soviets
The metal arch of the Friendship of Russia and Ukraine
Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II – Memorial Complex
Khreshchatyk, the main boulevard of Kiev
Holodomor Memorial
Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II – Memorial Complex "Alley of the Hero Cities”
The metal arch of the Friendship of Russia and Ukraine
Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II – Memorial Complex
The metal arch of the Friendship of Russia and Ukraine
Lavra church complex