What's On Kyiv Issue 16 2012

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What’s Up Deputy PM Suggests Blackmailing the EU

“If you sign the association agreement, we’ll set Tymoshenko free.”

Those, according to a report in Radio Free Europe, were the words out of First Deputy Prime Minister Valeriy Khoroshkovsky’s mouth when pressed by journalists to explain what he meant when he said that domestic legislation could be changed if it becomes a major obstacle in the signing of the association agreement.

That sounds like blackmail to us. Of course, we know Ukrainian politicians think that’s quite normal, but someone should tell them it’s not really. But then who knows what goes on in the world of international relations. Surely, however, it’s not good to voice such tactics to the press.

To heighten the journalists’ view of Khoroshkovsky’s intelligence levels, a little later, when asked if Ukraine would move closer to Russia if its EU aspirations did not come to fruition, he nodded his head. When asked again, he nodded again. When asked for a third time, he said, “No,” which caused a lot of hilarity.

This, our Ukrainian friends, is the sort of person running your country: stupid, arrogant and idiotically naïve of the media age we live in, where every faux pas is known around the world in seconds.

The association agreement has been initialled, but it will not be signed by the EU until Ukraine cleans up its act, freeing political prisoners and setting the framework for free and fair elections come October. With people like this in charge, we can only raise our eyes towards the heavens and hope for a miracle.

Money Lost – A Conscience Gained?

The Party of Regions hasn’t been sleeping well. The reason, they claim, is the money Tymoshenko screwed the country out of with the infamous gas deal of 2009. Estimated at an incredible $450 million loss, their issue is that much could have been done with that money (aside from buying cars, airplanes, and houses). Sitting down to count up the hypothetical damage, shoes and socks came off to assist in the process.

Party of Regions member, Viktor Korzh, led the scandalous afternoon of calculations, saying, “We could have bought 1,000,125 artificial lens”, for example. Furthermore, 375,000 hand and leg prosthetics or 225,000 wheelchairs could have been purchased. But even more than that, $450 million dollars would have been more than enough for over 22,000 operations on kids with leukaemia, he says.

These are all good things. However, we can’t help but wonder when the Party of Regions started caring about the health of the nation so much.

Real Life Barbie Causes a Sensation

Dutch TV Ad Stirs up a Storm

A TV advert from a Dutch power company has infuriated the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, as it claims it depicts Ukrainian women in a bad light.

The advert, entitled Keep Him Home, shows a Google Images search for Ukrainian women, and the results providing photos of beautiful scantily-clad girls.

Apparently worried about a drop in energy use as Dutch men head here for the football, the company offers a free beer tap to all women who can keep their man at home. The suggestion is that the men are far more likely to want to watch the games from the safety (from the wives’ point of view) of their living rooms if they have beer on tap, and therefore far less likely to be seduced by a Ukrainian girl.

The Ukrainian government has slammed the advert, calling it insulting and degrading. All we can say is, try googling Ukrainian women and see what comes up.

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Ukrainian model Valeria Lukyanova has become an overnight sensation due to her rather frightening appearance. The 21-year-old has apparently been under the plastic surgeon’s knife many times in pursuit of her dream: to look like a real-life Barbie doll. And surprisingly, she has achieved the desired effect. Not only has her face been reshaped to resemble a doll’s (which it does in a very alarming way) but she’s had ribs removed and her breasts enlarged to give her the hour-glass shape, only ever achievable in plastic or through the use of an airbrush.

In fact, we here at the What’s On office were convinced that Valeria’s startling appearance was in fact a hoax, created by an evil Photoshop genius. But on the morning of writing this, we came across a video of her in which she moves and talks just like a real person! Apparently we weren’t the only ones who thought it was some sort of con. So to prove she wasn’t a fake (really?) she released a video in which she demonstrates she’s real (ish). You can watch it here: www.examiner.com/video/valerialukyanova-the-real-life-barbie-girlvideo

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Germany Urges Europe to Boycott Ukraine Matches

First came the report in German Tabloid, Bild, in which Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen said that the “dictatorship” of Ukraine must not be allowed to use EURO 2012 to prop up its image without reforms. “Visits by ministers and prime ministers are out of the question under the current circumstances,” he was quoted saying.

And argued “the Ukrainian government should immediately release Tymoshenko”.

A day after this report in Bild, Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine stated, without quoting a source, “If Tymoshenko is not released by the start of EURO 2012, the German footballers will most likely have to play without Angela Merkel in attendance.”

While Roettgen is not directly involved in foreign affairs, German Chancellor Angela Merkel most certainly is, and if the statement by Der Speigel comes from a reliable source, this should send a clear warning shot across the bows of the ship the Ukrainian government is currently sailing.

What’s interesting in both these reports is the use of language: there’s not a lot of diplomacy in either. This would appear to indicate that European politicians are beginning to realise the current Ukrainian administration doesn’t understand diplomatic talk. It seems they now understand that only direct threats have any chance of working. Will it work? Unlikely, but at least they’re trying to do something about this country’s slide into authoritarianism.

Sakuras in Bloom

The alley of almost 400 sakuras in Kyiv’s Kyoto Park (Desnyansky region) made it into the Guinness Book of World Records on 28 April. Dutch seedlings were planted in September of 2011, and the alley, which is 1.8 kilometres in length, is in full bloom.

Kyoto Park was founded back in 1972 as a symbol of friendship between the Japanese metropolis and Kyiv. The trees were planted to celebrate the 40th anniversary since the two became twin cities. The park also boasts Japanese lanterns, a zen garden and a tea house, making it a favourite among locals and foreigners alike.

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Art Thieves in the Rada

There’s a swindle afoot: two valuable paintings in Ukrainian government offices have been swapped with fakes!

The National Art Museum lent a couple of Mykola Hlushchenko landscapes to the government in 2001. But upon closer inspection, including chemical tests that show both paintings to be replicas, the museum is calling for a criminal investigation.

Experts say, “The nature of the luminescence in the zinc white paint layer, and the degree of drying in selected samples means they were paintings created in the 21st century.” And as Hlushchenko died in 1971, it makes for pretty clear evidence.

With insurers valuing the two originals at about $144,000, the motive is a no-brainer.

The question is who dunnit?

Big Bang

Explosions in Dnipropetrovsk stirred a dozing SBU into action on Friday 27 April, as no intel had even hinted at any possible terrorist attack in the eastern city. “The [first] bomb exploded from a rubbish bin at a tram station,” some sources report, while others claim it was a grenade. Despite different reports, 30 people were ultimately injured after second, third and fourth explosions. Security worked to identify just who might have been behind the attacks. All they have came up with so far are three people, all over the age of 30.

Some details regarding the terrorists’ description have been released, such as one was “wearing jeans and a dark-coloured short-sleeved tshirt”, while another had “combed brown hair”.

Unfortunately, this could well include almost anyone in any city of any country around the world, and it is unlikely that such accounts will assist in any arrests. The SBU are asking that anyone with information call or email the home office at dopomoga@fregat.com.

In the meantime, our dear President has been back to his side of the country showing his softer side. Visiting the children in hospital who were injured from the blasts, he has been captured bestowing them with candies and fruits. He even gave a profound speech, promising that he would get to the bottom of the crimes committed, as well as prevent such crimes in the future. Dnipropetrovsk has become top priority for security forces in the country right now, with trash cans removed and video cameras placed in the street.

The president has spoken, and the SBU will be watching.

This Week in History 6 May 1686

The Eternal Peace Treaty between the Russian and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is signed in Moscow. According to the treaty, the Zaporizhian Sich, the Siverian region, the cities of Chernihiv, Starodub, Smolensk and their outskirts are granted to Russia. Poland, on the other hand, retains the right bank of Ukraine.

8 May 1709

Peter I razes the Cossack Sich and the Hetman capital of Baturyn in revenge over the Cossacks for their support of Ivan Mazepa.

Moreover, Peter I issues a decree to execute any active Zaporizhian Cossack. The Poltavskiy battle against Mazepa’s army the following month only strengthens the Russian tsar’s position on the international level.

9 May 1945

Nazi Germany capitulates in the Second World War. Their surrender is first acknowledged and accepted in the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union, following the signing of a surrender document late on the evening on 8 May 1945.

8 May 1951

Ivan Drach, a prominent Ukrainian poet and literary critic, publishes his first poem. Drach is known foremost for promoting Ukrainian language, and for proposing quotas for Ukrainian-language broadcasts and tax breaks for Ukrainian publishing.

10 May 2001

Viktor Chernomyrdin, the founder and the first chairman of Gazprom and Prime-Minister of Russia from 1992 – 1998, is appointed Ambassador of Russia to Ukraine. He keeps this position for eight years, until Russian President at the time, Dmitry Medvedev, appoints him presidential adviser in 2009.

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Yuliya Hudoshnyk

Active Kyiv

Kyiv courtyards have been begging for renovation for years. With no more time to wait, Project Mini-Amsterdam was dreamed up, initiated and completed in little more than two weeks. We head over to check it out.

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f we can’t go to Amsterdam, Amsterdam will come to us. This was the thinking behind the social project launched on 16 April by local residents at Tupoleva 22v. It is the first sign of voluntary municipal change among urban communities in Ukraine to date, and is bound to trigger another, if not dozens more.

The chosen courtyard is located not far from Nyvky Metro, miles from the busy city centre.

Enquiring as to why this one in particular was elected to receive the facelift, “Kyiv doesn’t consist of its downtown only,” the residents respond in unison. After long days at work, beautiful parks and aesthetically pleasing areas are just as necessary at home as they are in the centre.

The Soviet’s All Gone

Checking in on the area turned mini Amsterdam, the walk includes edifices of dark and uninspiring grey concrete, and it becomes immediately clear how necessary this project is.

There are little more than gloomy boxes of buildings screaming for a makeover, and then I turn the corner. Ira Bondarenko, one of the people responsible for the project, notes, “Everybody tends to run away from their neighbourhoods to areas more well known, like Maidan or Khreshchatyk, because letting your hair down in the dull and dirty courtyards of your own little district is, simply put, unpleasant.”

That is no longer a problem for the multi-storey apartment at Tupoleva 22v. It is now an object of art itself, with street art, colourful benches and even a hammock hanging between the trees.

Taking the team of 50 two weeks to get the job done, they have completely transformed the neighbourhood. Daryna Miroschnychenko, organiser and supervisor of the process, mentions that this area in particular was hugely problematic. “There were tonnes of syringes lying all around, and the kids were playing with them in

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the playgrounds. There was also a terrible amount of rubbish that just needed to be cleaned up.”

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Amsterdam Comes to Kyiv

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In addition, the residents, all of whom voluntarily devoted their time, energy and money to the project, cut the parking lot in half to create an environmentally friendly green area, complete with flowerbed. Daryna points to one of the saplings that has recently been planted saying, “These were planted by a resident in this area. He had been watching us hurrying about with all the flowers, and so he donated and planted these birches himself.”

As I take a closer look around at all of the volunteers finishing up the painting and planting, I spot a number of kids busy with their own planting. They are burying “secrets” in the soil.

Their secrets consist of pictures, decorations and of course a few flowers. With their eyes wide, these children have never seen anything like this before.

Continuing my inspection, there are trees with

birds perched on branches painted on walls, which have become as much a part of the scenery as anything else. Miroschnychenko can’t keep from grinning: “I am so happy that we have managed to do all of this. It proves that others can change their environment if they only have the will to do so; I hope we are an example for other districts, other residents.”

Becoming a kind of Mecca, Kyiv residents come from all corners of the city to get a closer look at this new Amsterdam-like neighbourhood. This initiative demonstrates how art and ingenuity can be born in just a couple of weeks, and stimulates talk of restoring other areas in the capital. The bleak architectural reminders of our Soviet past need not remain. Kyiv’s face is changing dear friends.

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This Week Theatre & Classical Music

4-10 May 2012

When Music Meets Talent

Music Encounters 5th International Choir Festival, National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)

5 May at 16.00

Flawless performance is born where music written by fabulous composers is united with formidable talent, something this international choir festival promises to deliver. The magical voices of five chamber choirs, Dzvinochok, Tchaikovsky Music Academy, Vesnivka, the Saint-Petersburg Girls Choir and the Baltyka Boys Choir, will leave the walls trembling.

Should you opt to take in this evening, you too may leave with a little wobble in your step.

For tickets and more information call 278-1697.

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Symphonic Works of Brahms and Shuman Featuring Kim (piano), National Philharmonic Academic Symphonic Orchestra Time: 19.00 National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2) 278-1697

My Dear Pamela Criminal comedy in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17) 278-7392

Friday

Tsvetaeva + Pasternak Life affair Time: 19.00 Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16) 212-4188 Golgotha Play in 2 acts Time: 19.00 I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3) 279-5921 Sorochynsky Fair Operetta in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3) 287-2630 Lying Truth Comedy Time: 19.00 Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25) 517-1955 Don Juan Mythological comedy in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17) 278-7392 Caution Women!

Comic melodrama in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Lypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17) 253-6219

Saturday

Centerville Castle’s Ghost Musical in 2 acts Time: 18.00 Lypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17) 253-6219 An Evening at the Organ Hall Featuring Tymets (clarinet), Koshyba (organ) Works by Bach, Bach-Vivaldi, Handel, Marcello, Knecht, Krommer Time: 19.30 National House of Organ and Chamber Music (V Vasylkivska 77) 528-3186 Lonely Lady Lyrical comedy in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16) 212-4188 Sentimental Cruise Play in 2 acts Time: 19.00 I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3) 279-5921 Quartet Play Time: 19.00 L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223/5087

The Bat Operetta in 3 acts Time: 19.00 Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3) 287-2630 4 Reasons to Get Married Comedy about love Time: 19.00 Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25) 517-1955

Don Carlos Opera in 3 acts Time: 19.00 National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50) 279-1169 rossed C Paths Play Time: 19.00 I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3) 279-5921

Solospiv Music Competition An evening in dedication to Lysenko Time: 12.00 House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7) 253-8247/2081

Lifelong Deceit Men’s talk Time: 19.00 Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25) 517-1955

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Quartet for Two Comedy in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17) 278-7392

Sunday Centerville Castle’s Ghost Musical in 2 acts Time: 12.00 Lypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17) 253-6219 The Will of a Chaste Gigolo Comedy in 2 acts Time: 12.00 L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223/5087 S pring Kyiv Sings Featuring Vojnyk Women’s Choir, Liepaites Women’s Choir (Lithuania) Works by Haydn, Pergolesi, Strauss, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Leontovych, Stetsenko, Shamo, Karabits Time: 19.00 National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2) 278-1697

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Monday The Music of Bach and Vivaldi Featuring Bubnova (organ) Time: 19.30 National House of Organ and Chamber Music (V Vasylkivska 77) 528-3186 ance Without D Borders International Children’s Festivalcontest Time: 12.00 Giselle Ballet in 2 acts Time: 19.00 National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50) 279-1169

F or You, Veterans!

Gala concert Time: 12.00 Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2) 425-4280 My Poor Marat Dialogues in 3 parts Time: 18.00 Lypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17) 253-6219 Urus Shaitan Tales of the Cossack Otaman and Turkish Sultan in 2 acts Time: 19.00 I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3) 279-5921 D on Carlos Opera in 3 acts Time: 19.00 National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50) 279-1169 Victory Fireworks Featuring Matyushenko (soprano), Shyshkina (mezzo-soprano), Yurchenko (baritone) Works by Listov, Fradkin, Feltsman, Ahapkin, Joyce, Krotil, Mokrousov, Molchanov, Blanter, Tukhmanov Time: 19.00 National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2) 278-1697 n Evening of Ancient A Russian Romance Featuring Lavrenova (mezzosoprano), Chikirov (lyrical baritone), Sharapov (violin), Gosachynsky (cello), Reutova (Buryatia, piano) Time: 19.30 National House of Organ and Chamber Music (V Vasylkivska 77) 528-3186

School of Scandal Comedy in 5 acts Time: 19.00 L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223/5087

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Wednesday Shveik A soldier’s adventure in 2 acts Time: 19.00 I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3) 279-5921 M usic from the War Years Featuring Ridni Naspivy Ensemble of Folk Instruments, Risolya Accordion Quartet, Veseli Muzyku Ensemble, Kozachka Vocal Trio, Teren Dance Ensemble, Lipityk (soprano), Bortnyk (tenor), Hnatyk (bass) Works by Mayboroda, Fradkin, Dunayevsky, Listov, Shostakovich, Bilash, Blanter, Tukhmanov Time: 19.00 National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2) 278-1697 The 105th Page of Love Drama in 2 acts Time: 19.00 L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 55) 234-4223

Iruna Harechko (organ) Works by Buxtehude, Purcell, Bach, Mozart, Durufle Time: 19.30 National House of Organ and Chamber Music (V Vasylkivska 77) 528-3186 Swan Lake Ballet in 3 acts Time: 19.00 National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50) 279-1169 Auditor Comedy in 5 acts Time: 19.00 L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 55) 234-4223 The Tango of Life Choreographic performance Time: 19.00 Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3) 287-2630 A nna Karenina Chronicle of passion and guilt Time: 19.00 Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25) 517-1955 My Beginning in My End Play in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17) 278-7392 Overcoat Tragic comedy in 1 act Time: 19.00 Lypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17) 253-6219

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Thursday Dzherelo Quartet 20th Anniversary Featuring Chubareva (soprano) Works by Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Kolombo, Lecuona, Anderson, Manuel de Falla Time: 19.00 National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2) 278-1697

Music that Wins

Victory Day Gala Concert, National House of Organ and Chamber Music (V Vasylkivska 77)

9 May at 19.30

Victory Day will be celebrated with war songs played in the streets throughout the day and huge parades gathering veterans to reminisce about the past. But the frosting on the Victory Day cake is going to be this concert, featuring the Kyiv Brass Chamber Ensemble. Step in, sit down and listen to winning tunes from Mariya Lipinska (mezzo-soprano), Vitaliy Chikirov (lyrical baritone), Andriy Ilkiv (tuba), Larysa Reutiva (Buryatia, piano) and Iryna Kalynovska (organ).

Tickets are 20 – 70hrv. For more information call 528-3186. : What's On Recommended

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Live Music

4-10 May 2012

An Artistic Dichotomy Art-Bridge Dualism (rock), Divan (Besarabska 2)

5 May at 20.00

Founded by the Megapolis Witches a couple of years ago, this is a series that focuses on how to mix contemporary art with music. Gathering more and more people with every event, the evening features performances by the founders, Megapolis Witches, as well as Devil Race and Les Gendarmes.

With canvases situated around the room, they invite you to express yourself via their rock’n’roll vibes. A fusion of music and contemporary art awaits all those brave enough to take it in.

Admission is free. For more information call 235-7366.

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W ithout Limits, Bangladesh Orchestra (pop-rock, cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 50hrv Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b) 279-4137

MJ Project (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 50hrv Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b) 279-4137

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Ruky v Bryuky, Dr Feel Good (cover bands) Time: 22.00 Admission: 50hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

Bangladesh Orchestra, Partyzanski Vytivky (cover bands) Time: 22.00 Admission: 50hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

Some Like It Hot, Red Rocks (cover bands) Time: 22.00 Admission: 50hrv Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

More Khuana, Hot Guys (cover bands) Time: 22.00 Admission: 50hrv Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

Kh.P.Z (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Star Pub (Popudenka 1a) 292-2900

Hot Guys (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Star Pub (Popudenka 1a) 292-2900

Y anka Kozyr Orchestra (folk-rock) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366

Mureni (pop-rock) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Route 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30) 239-3865

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Soyuz 44 (jazz) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b) 279-4137

Bohdan Humenyuk Quartet (jazz) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b) 279-4137

Sunday

Animals’ Session (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717 Bangladesh Orchestra (cover band) Time: 21.30 Admission: free Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528 MadNotBad (cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Route 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30) 239-3865 Good, Bad, Evil (cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366

Monday

Night Block (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717 Hot Guys (cover band) Time: 21.30 Admission: free Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528 Mama Ya Radio (rock) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366

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Top Orchestra (Balkan music) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b) 279-4137

Woodstock Party (cover bands) Time: 22.00 Admission: 40hrv Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b) 279-4137

Tuesday

Tres Deseos (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 20hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717 Dyadya Vasya (cover band) Time: 21.30 Admission: free Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528 Doza Music (Russia, pop-rock) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366 Tropicana Party (dance music) Time: 20.00 Admission: 20hrv Star Pub (Popudenka 1a) 292-2900

Wednesday

The Magma (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 30hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717 Rocking Wolves (cover band) Time: 21.30 Admission: free Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528 Konstantin Ionenko Quartet (jazz) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366 More Khuana (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Star Pub (Popudenka 1a) 292-2900

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Thursday Radiohead Cover Party (cover bands) Time: 22.00 Admission: 40hrv Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b) 279-4137 Mama Mia (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 30hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717 Antytila, Animals’ Session (pop-rock, cover band) Time: 21.30 Admission: 50hrv Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528 Taina Tretei Planety (pop-rock) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366 Tex-Mex Co (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Star Pub (Popudenka 1a) 292-2900

Unlimited Spring

Without Limits (pop-rock), Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)

4 May at 20.00

Spring is the reason and the season behind this next event, hosted by Without Limits. They promise that while the weather outside may already be warm and springy, the temperature in 44 tonight will only be on the rise. Working up a sweat between tunes from their first album, as well as those from their second (due to be released very soon), it’s an evening we recommend you take in.

Tickets are 50hrv. For more information call 279-4137. : What's On Recommended

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This Week

Art

4-10 May 2012

Geo Exhibition of paintings by Anton Logov Until 15 May YA Gallery (Khoryva 49b) 492-9203

Ukrainian Dreams

Exhibition of paintings by Ivan Semesyuk, Bottega Gallery (Mykhalivska 22b)

4 – 15 May

The human brain is full of various things and thoughts that motivate us to do this or that. Clichés created over the last century have become an integral part of our conscious, making the Ukrainian nation an encyclopaedia conflicting motivations and contradictions. It is this idea that has become the theme of a new exhibition, created by the extraordinary artist Ivan Semesyuk.

For more information call 279-8383.

Unseen Worlds Exhibition of paintings by Victor Safonkin Until 10 June Khanenko Museum (Tereshchenkivska 15) 235-0225

Ocean’s Dreams Exhibition of paintings by Volodymyr Podlevskiy Until 20 May Mystetska Zbirka Gallery (Tereshchenkivska 13) 050-136-4737

Essentia Exhibition of paintings by Anastasia Poderevyanska, Inna Khasileva, Nastasiya Hryhorieva Until 28 May Greter Art Centre (V Hetmana 6) 200-0760

Kingdom Exhibition of paintings by Illya Chichkan Until 20 May Mironova Gallery (Olhynska 6) 277-8888

180th Birthday Exhibition of paintings by Ivan Shyshkin Until 27 June Museum of Russian Art (Tereshenkivska 9) 287-7324

Variation Exhibition of paintings by Anna Kryvolap Until 8 May Triptych-Art Gallery (Desyatynna 13) 279-0949

Myth. Ukrainian Baroque Exhibition of paintings by representatives of Baroque in Ukraine From 27 April National Art Museum (M Hrushevskoho 6) 278-7454

Family

Fun for Mom, Fun for the Family Mother’s Day Festivities, Khreshchatyk and Maidan Nezalezhnosti

5 May at 12.00

This vibrant and exciting festival will fill Khreshchatyk and its neighbouring Independence Square in proper celebration of Mother’s Day. It is far more than just a celebration, however, as it also promises to fill the historic heart of Kyiv with happiness and joy. In addition to a hands-on play area available for the kids, you’ll have the unique opportunity to watch Ukrainian children exhibiting their artistic creations through theatre, music, dance and sport. To round it all out, a sensational concert, featuring children’s talents and Ukrainian pop stars, will finish the day nicely.

The day is free and open to all.

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Puppet Theatre Hrushevskoho 1A (metro Maidan Nezalezhnosti) 278-5808

Circus Peremohy 2 (metro Vokzalna) 486-3927 www.circus.com.ua

Municipal Puppet Theatre Mytropolska 1 513-1500

Zoo Peremohy Pr. 32 241-7769 www.zoo.kiev.ua

Marionette Theatre Sahaidochnoho 29/3 (metro Poshtova Ploshcha) 417-3058 http://marionet.com.ua

Dyvosvit 4D cinema, children’s labyrinth, attractions Marshala Malinovskoho 24/10 502-0088 www.dyvosvit.ua

Butterfly Ultramarine Cinema, children’s playground, bowling, arcade Uritskoho 1A (metro Vokzalna) 206-0350 www.kino-butterfly.com.ua Kobzov Circus 239-2181 Prospekt Pobedy 82 www.circus-kobzov.com.ua Mystical-Aquarium Centre Koshytsa 8A (metro Poznyaky) 502-1796 www.aquariumfish.com.ua

Nemo Dolphinarium Akademika Glushkova 9 520-5550 www.nemokiev.com Kyiv Planetarium Chervonoarmiyska 57/3 287-7508 www.planet.org.ua/about.html Aquapark Terminal Aquapark, shopping and entertainment centre Kyivska 316 in the town of Brovary 200-1450 www.aquapark-terminal.com.ua

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Friday The Adventures of Pinocchio Musical in 2 acts Time: 13.00 Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2) 425-3116

Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs Ballet in 2 acts Time: 12.00 Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2) 425-3116

The Kitten’s House Musical in 2 acts Time: 12.00 Lypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17) 253-6219

Cinderella Fairytale Time: 12.00 I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3) 279-5921

Sunday

Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs Musical Time: 19.00 Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3) 287-2630

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Saturday The Wolf and the Goat Puppet-play for children 3+ Time: 11.00 Cinderella Puppet-play for children 4+ Time: 13.00 Ivasyk-Telesyk Puppet-play for children 3+ Time: 15.00 Little Red Riding Hood Puppet-play in Russian for children 4+ Time: 17.00 Kyiv Puppet Theatre (Hrushevskoho 1a) 278-0566 Yasnogorodskya Ostrich Farm Podlesnaya 32, Yasnohorodska (30km outside of Kyiv) 782-3240 www.ostrich.com.ua Hopak in Kyiv Hopak Training Centres 332-7747 or 067-933-3244 Visit http://hopak.kiev.ua/ua/ Nabeg Horseback Riding Centre Vishgorodska 85 067-712-3384 http://www.loshadi.kiev.ua/

Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs Ballet in 2 acts Time: 12.00 Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2) 425-3116

The Three Little Pigs Fairytale in 1 act for children 3+ Time: 11:00 The Little Mermaid Puppet-play for children 4+ Time: 13.00 Our Happy Kolobok Puppet-play in Russian for children 3+ Time: 15.00 Peter Pan Puppet-play in Russian for children 5+ Time: 17.00 Kyiv Puppet Theatre (Hrushevskoho 1a) 278-0566

Kyiv Horse Race Track Akademika Glushkova 10 266-2223 State Museum of Toys Klovskiy 8 253-5400 Interesniy Kiev Tours in and around Kyiv in English! 491-1176 or 068-121-4458 Visit www.interesniy.kiev.ua/new/ tour/english

Pyrohovo Open Air Museum Folk architecture and life Marshrutka #3/156 from metro Lybydska 526-5542 Mamaeva Sloboda Outdoor Cossack Museum Mykhayla Dontsya 2, Otradniy region 361-9848 www.mamajeva-sloboda.ua

Nivky Park Children’s playground, rifle ranges, walking paths, cafes Prospect Pobedy 82 Kurenevskiy Park Playgrounds, attractions, cafes Frunze 134 National Botanical Garden Open year round Timiryazevskaya 1

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4-10 May 2012

Gothic Get-together

CyberFront 2012 (CIS, dark/electro/synth), Bingo, (Peremohy Pr 112)

5 May at 17.00

CyberFront stakes a claim as the CIS’s largest festival of its kind.

Founded in 2010 and gathering electro-heads, rivet-heads, industrial-heads and other heads, this is truly a tete-a-tete not to be missed. The festival’s slogan, “dark side of the beat”, gives you an idea what’s in store. As for music styles, prepare for electro, industrial, EBM, gothic electro, crossover, idm, synthpop & future pop, electro & industrial-metal, darkwave, TBM, noise, coldwave, harsh electro; right up to hardcore, trance, hard & dark style, jungle, rave, bigbeat, techno, d’n’b, break-beat, dark ambient, breakcore, terror and experimental. Enough? Slated to top the bill this year are legendary CyberFront project VNV Nation, one of the creators and innovators of electro/futurepop.

For more information or admission prices call 4242-555.

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Friday B enjamin Hytrek (France) with Yoshi, Tina, Wins, Klk and Timur Basha Time: 23.00 Admission: before 00.00 40hrv, after 60hrv Cinema Club (Entusiastiv 1) 555-5854 Gon’s Kitchen MIB Party with DJs Sonya, Smailov, Spieler, Mitchell and MC Mirage Time: 22.00 Admission: before 00.00 L-20hrv, G-25hrv, after L-40hrv, G-50hrv Saxon (Trutenko 4) 257-4070 XLII @ Kendo Lesson pt.3 with Koloah, Fatbeat and Fozz Time: 23.00 Admission: before 00.00 50hrv, after 60hrv Xlib (Frunze 12) 417-3233

Essence of Love Time: 23.00 Admission: L-25hrv, G-50hrv Egoist (Horlovskaya 124/140) 223-36-33

Lock Key with DJ Wolf and MC Trust Time: 22.00 Admission: L-free, G-30hrv Fiesta (Horkoho 115d) 462-1477

Love and Ladies Time: 20.00 Admission: L-free, G-50hrv Sakhar Party Bar (Dekabrystov 12/37) 563-9662

Light Friday with DJ Under Beat Time: 22.00 Admission: before 00.00 G-free, after G-40hrv, L-free Aldo (Milyutenko 7) 536-6565

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Best Disco Hits Time: 20.00 Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrv Gallery Club (Peremohy Pr 47/2) 453-3727

Girl Discotheque with DJs Robot and Nikz Lorenz Time: 22.00 Admission: before 00.00 L-free, after L-30hrv, G-50hrv Prime (Nauki 8) 524-2209 Hits Only Time: 20.00 Admission: L-free, G-50hrv Sakhar Party Bar (Dekabrystov 12/37) 563-9662

Best Disco Hits Time: 20.00 Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrv Gallery Club (Peremohy Pr 47/2) 453-3727

House DJs Event with DJs Burzhuy, Natasha Rostova, Indigo, Underhill and MC Mirage Time: 22.00 Admission: before 00.00 L-25hrv, G-30hrv, after L-50hrv, G-60hrv Forsage (Harmatna 51a) 232-6780

W hite Party with Kirill Doomski and Sonya Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details D’Lux (Hrushevskoho 3) 200-9009

What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas Time: 22.00 Admission: L-free, G-100hrv Vegas (Shchorsa 44) 063-772-4972

Catch the Core Time: 21.00 Admission: before 23.00 L-free, after L-50hrv, G-100hrv Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024

Disco Hits Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Azure (Leontovycha 3) 234-7494

Unique Flowers with Eva, Serge Proshe and Bro Time: 22.00 Admission: L-free, G-free until 23.00, after 100hrv Mantra (V Vasylkivska 5) 336-2848

angster Show with G DJ Saylex, DJ Konstantin Ozeroff and MC Zborovski Time: 22.00 Admission: before 00.00 L-free, G-50hrv, after L-50hrv, G-70hrv Bionica (Borshchahivska 128a) 232-7296

Latin American Live Music and Disco Time: 22.00 Admission: L-100hrv, G-150hrv Caribbean Club (Kominternu 4) 288-1290

Disco Party Time: 22.00 Admission: L-free, G-call for details Aura (Vyshhorodskaya 28/1) 237-7023

Saturday ensation with Mr White, S Kirill Doomski & Sonya, Steve Lawler, Axwell, Sebastien Leger, Daniel Sanchez & Juan Sanchez Time: 20.00 Admission: 699-1399hrv International Expo Centre (Brovarsky Pr 15) For more information visit www.sensation.com Peace, Labour, Punks with DJs Mr Sunny, Tagir Sultanov and more Time: 22.00 Admission: before 23.30 L-20hrv, G-25hrv, after L-40hrv, G-50hrv Saxon (Trutenko 4) 257-4070 Happy Birthday Marka Pola with DJs Indigo, Tagir, Sunny, Natasha Rostova, MC Allen and more Time: 22.00 Admission: before 00.00 L-free, G-50hrv, after L-50hrv, G-70hrv Bionica (Borshchahivska 128a) 232-7296 -47 AK (Russian rap group) Time: 18.00 Admission: call for details Arena (Baseina 2a) 492-00-00 What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas Time: 22.00 Admission: L-free, G-100hrv Vegas (Shchorsa 44) 063-772-4972 Tasty with Las Wild, Fireworks and DJ Estetixx Time: 22.00 Admission: 40hrv Aldo (Milyutenko 7) 536-6565 Latin American Live Music Time: 20.00 Admission: L-100hrv, G-150hrv Caribbean Club (Kominternu 4) 2881290

Frugal Festival Fun

Dvor Fest (live electronic), Dvor (Druzhkovsky 12)

5 May at 12.00

Festival/event season is truly afoot! Can’t quite stretch to Sensation? Not to worry, there’s a budget-offering taking place that also sounds like a lot of fun. With no ‘names’ announced per se, this gig instead promises 12 hours of music from genres as diverse as hiphop, reggae, rap, rock, punk, funk, rapcore, trip-hop, indie, IDM, dubstep, d&b, breakbeat… Hands up if you’ve heard of all of them?

Okay, neither have we, but it sounds a blast!

Admission is 20hrv. For more information check out www.dvor.kiev.ua

Disco Hits Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Azure (Leontovycha 3) 234-7494 Diamonds Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details D’Lux (Hrushevskoho 3) 200-9009 Deutschland Tech with Doorkeeper, Koma Junior and Alexander Galickiy Time: 22.00 Admission: before 0.00 L-25hrv, G-30hrv, after L-50hrv, G-60hrv Forsage (Harmatna 51a) 232-6780 White Night with Timo, Tim, Matan Caspi, Proshe, b2b, Artur Time: 22.00 Admission: L-free, G-free until 23.00, after 100hrv Mantra (V Vasylkivska 5) 336-2848 May Butterflies Time: 21.00 Admission: before 23.00-free, after L-50hrv, G-100hrv Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024 Sex Contact Night with DJs and more Time: 23.00 Admission: L-25hrv, G-50hrv Egoist (Horlovskaya 124/140) 223-36-33 Global Photo-session with DJs Dimitriy Plotnikov, Tobean Voice, Neo, Miss Monique and more Time: 22.00 Admission: before 00.00 L-20hrv, G-30hrv, after L-30hrv, G-50hrv Prime (Nauki 8) 524-2209

Pyjama Party with DJ Dasha and MC Trust Time: 22.00 Admission: L-free, G-30hrv Fiesta (Horkoho 115d) 462-1477

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Pivomania – DJ Size Time: 21.00 Admission: free Aura (Vyshhorodskaya 28/1) 237-7023 Salsadromo Time: 21.00 Admission: L-20hrv, G-50hrv Caribbean Club (Kominternu 4) 288-1290

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Tuesday Mojito Night with DJ Serjant and DJ Bodrov and MC Semenich Time: 22.00 Admission: free Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024 Radio Days Time: 21.00 Admission: free Aura (Vyshhorodskaya 28/1) 237-7023 Disco-Latino Time: 22.00 Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrv Caribbean Club (Kominternu 4) 288-1290

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R nB Boom, tattoo exclusive with DJs Lady, Cash Flow and Mukvik and MC Gerik Gorilla Time: 22.00 Admission: before 23.30 L-10hrv, G-15hrv, after L-20hrv, G-30hrv Forsage (Harmatna 51a) 232-6780

Women’s Feast with DJ Rada Noize, DJ RomaRio and MC Clubnichka Time: 21.00 Admission: before 00.00 L-free, after L-50hrv, G-100hrv Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024

Wednesday

Salsadromo and Discotheque Time: 21.00 Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrv Caribbean Club (Kominternu 4) 288-1290

Audiomania Time: 19.00 Admission: L-free, G-30hrv Sakhar Party Bar (Dekabrystov 12/37) 563-9662

Fun Evening Time: 20.00 Admission: L-free, G-50hrv Sakhar Party Bar (Dekabrystov 12/37) 563-9662

Disco 80s/90s Time: 20.00 Admission: 25hrv Gallery Club (Peremohy Pr 47/2) 453-3727

Around the World USA Time: 22.00 Admission: L-free, G-100hrv (only after 00.00) Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024

Dance Marathon Time: 21.00 Admission: free Aura (Vyshhorodskaya 28/1) 237-7023

Las Vegas Night with DJ Semenoff and MC Marry Time: 22.00 Admission: before 00.00 L-free, G-20hrv, after L-20hrv, G-20hrv Saxon (Trutenko 4) 257-4070 Day of the University, Party On with DJs Neo, Arturo Ricci and Nikz Lorenz Time: 22.00 Admission: before 00.00 L-15hrv, G-20hrv, after 30hrv Prime (Nauki 8) 524-2209

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Monday Anti-stress Time: 21.00 Admission: free Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024

Erotic Show and Amateur Striptease Time: 21.00 Admission: before 00.00 L-free, after L-50hrv, G-150hrv Caribbean Club (Kominternu 4) 288-1290

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Thursday Day of Sweet Emotions Time: 18.00 Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrv Gallery Club (Peremohy Pr 47/2) 453-3727 Crazy 30 Time: 21.00 Admission: 30hrv Aura (Vyshhorodskaya 28/1) 237-7023 Disco 90s Time: 20.00 Admission: L-free, G-30hrv Sakhar Party Bar (Dekabrystov 12/37) 563-9662 Disco-Latino Time: 22.00 Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrv Caribbean Club (Kominternu 4) 288-1290 Made in Ukraine Time: 21.00 Admission: L-free, G-free before 23.00, after 100hrv Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024

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Lana Nicole

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Ukraine Today

2000 Animals 1,800 dogs and 200 cats reside at 186 Chervonopraporna, Pyrohovo. It is one of the biggest animal shelters in Kyiv and surrounding area, and it is only growing. Lucky for its residents, they’ve got Tamara Tarnawska as their warden.

She has been fighting the powers that be for years, to give them nothing more than what they deserve: food, shelter, love.

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have been put in touch with Tamara Tarnawska, former journlist for Radio Liberty and President of SPA-SOS, via Mrs Kateryna Yuschenko. The former first lady has strong ideas about the situation concerning stray animals here in Ukraine and is not afraid to voice them. As a great public figure among many political elites in this country, she stands alone.

Meeting Tamara on a chilly afternoon earlier this year, I find out why.

Political Persecution

The drive out to the shelter is a long one. It’s probably one of the reasons they get so few visitors.

With its president in tow, however, we’re on our way. Tamara needs little encouragement to spur her on, so in between directions and talk of destitute dogs, I just listen. “We try to save as many animals as possible, especially after this cold winter. But no one comes to adopt, we only get more and more [animals] everyday. We are lucky if 50, maybe less, get adopted throughout the year.

But only dogs, no one wants cats.”

She tells me to prepare myself for when we arrive: “We have no money and a lot of animals. It is absolutely awful. To make matters worse, it is a constant fight with the authorities. I am often down at parliament and City Hall, fighting. [Leonid] Chernovetsky actually proposed that I become his advisor! I refused. He only wanted to keep me quiet.”

As she talks, I get the feeling that this is far more than just a sad story about animals nobody wants. This is a fight against for morality, humanity even. “The Verkhovnna Rada doesn’t understand what animal welfare is. They asked me once, ‘Why do you do all of this?’ I responded, ‘If

you have to ask me that question then there’s no way I can explain it to you.’”

While the battle has been one that is steeply uphill, Tarnawska has had support from various politicians along the way, citing both former Presidents Kravchuk and Yuschenko as those in her cheering section. Sadly, neither former President Kuchma nor the current leader want anything to do with her or her cause. “I don’t have a relationship with Yanukovych, and I don’t want one,” she says. “Don’t you think he is part of the solution?”

I ask. “No I don’t,” is the response. “I do not believe that a president who likes to hunt and kill for fun would be interested in humane methods of solving the problem of homeless animals. And it’s stupid, because if you support the shelter, and don’t make problems for me, then I help the country and that’s good for everyone.”

International Assistance

Finally, she says, after years of pushing, she received a letter from City Hall on 30 December of last year: the shelter would begin to receive regular financial support to pay for the facility, electricity, food, water, medicine, etc. One hundred thousand hryvnia had been set aside. To date, however, they have only received 6,500 hryvnia.

Without money from the State, Tarnawska turned to her international contacts. They alone have been funding the shelter since its inception in 1997. Kronan Zeitung, Austria’s largest newspaper, was one of its biggest sponsors last year, donating several tonnes of food, €1,000 for medicine, and €5,000 for two months of electricity in the middle of a very cold winter. And then there’s the Austria-Ukraine Interparliamentary Group, who donated 32,000hrv.

The Brigitte Bardot Foundation has also been extremely supportive. Not only writing letters to the appropriate people, her fund has made substantial financial contributions; the most recent of which was €5,000 this month. But the main sponsors over the past 15 years have been international organisations such as the Naturewatch Foundation UK, Action Tier Germany, Tierhilfswerk Austria, Deutscher Tierschutzbund and Schweizer Tierschutz STS, Switzerland. They have been instrumental in keeping the shelter going throughout the years, as has the moral

As we make our way up side streets and across major intersections, Tamara continues the political theme: “It is thanks to former President Yuschenko that the Law on the Protection of Animals against Cruel Treatment was passed in 2006. It is the first of its kind in Ukraine, and it set a precedent. Unfortunately, the law doesn’t work here.”

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Coming Soon A Moment of Grace Light and its Placido Domingo (Spain, tenor), Comeback Sofiyska Ploscha 29 June at 19.00

The Thrilling Duduk

Djivan Gasparyan (Armenia, classical, contemporary), October Palace (Instytutska 1)

28 May at 19.00

For those inexperienced in the magic of Armenian music, let us introduce Djivan Gasparyan and his duduk. Related to the oboe, the duduk is a double reed woodwind instrument, and has been a long-time friend to Gasparyan.

Becoming soloist of the Armenian Song and Dance Popular Ensemble as well as the Yerevan Philharmonic Orchestra in 1948, his talents are far-reaching, to which collaborations with Sting, Lionel Richie and Brian May can attest.

The King of the Duduk is headed to the capital, get your tickets now; it’s going to be a truly inspiring performance.

Tickets are 150 – 1500hrv. For more information call 279-1582, 278-7492.

Madd Man

DJ Madd (Hungary, dubstep), Status Party Bar (Pobedy Pr 3)

18 May at 23.00

DJ Madd is quite the man, having burst onto the scene a few years ago with some fierce dubstep beats. Throwing the Budapest native a big thumbs up were such luminaries as Mary Anne Hobbs, Skream, Joe Nice and more. His first release, Numbers, blasted off, and he followed up with EP, Better With You, which similarly broke through. Now, packing a trunk-full of tunes, he’s calling in on Kyiv. Support comes from Antria, Mayak, Dabass, Berlin Sky and Edick Snake.

Tickets are 60hrv. For more information call 496-1590.

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Unbelievable, but true. One of the world’s most prominent tenors, Placido Domingo will be here in Kyiv, sending vibrations all throughout the city and beyond.

Having opened the Metropolitan Opera season 18 times, he has 136 opera roles under his belt, more than any tenor, ever! Taking to conducting opera and concert performances as of late, he’s going back to his roots this summer. It’s a historical moment in the musical history of this country and one that should not be missed.

Tickets are 2000 – 15000hrv. For more information call 237-4343.

Art Project by Tetyana Halochkina, M17 (Antonovycha 102-104)

23 May – 25 June

In conjunction with Arsenale 2012, M17 invited the exceptional Tetyana Halochkina to put together something unique. The result? A labyrinth. Throughout the entire month, the whole first floor will be transformed into a maze of dark and light, which is, of course, a representation of human consciousness in search of enlightenment. Are you seeking illumination? See what you can find at M17 this month.

For more information call 596-2030.

The Dog and All His Glory

Alina Orlova (Lithuania, pop), Artists House (Artema 1-5)

29 May at 19.30

Alina Orlova popped up in 2008 with her debut commercial album, Laukinis Suo Dingo (Wild Dingo Dog). The Dog did fabulously, selling out in music stores all over the CIS, despite the flop of her first CD release three years earlier. Anyone taking just a moment to lend an ear would call her music pop. But critics delve deeper, finding threads of psycho-pop, alternative folk and even baroque in some of her songs. Whatever the genre, it’s good, and worth not just one but both ears: take a listen.

Tickets are 180 – 400hrv. For more information call 272-0547.

A New Album, An Erstwhile Theme

De Phazz (Germany, jazz, lounge), Crystal Hall (Dniprovskiy Spusk 1)

28 May at 20.00

De Phazz are back in Kyiv with their tenth and newest studio album Audio Elastique. It features tracks from classic chanson and smash beat to pure jazz, all smartly mixed into one solid musical work. Releasing

a new video to go right along with it, this German group continue to demonstrate just how up with the times they are: the video is to song The Ball Is My Best Friend and is dedicated to the EURO championship. A long-standing friend to Kyivites, De Phazz always puts on a great show, and this one will be no different.

Tickets are 250 – 1000hrv. For more information call 538-0100.

They’ve Got the Moves Like Beatles The Cavern Beatles (UK, cover band), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)

6 June at 19.00

The story of The Beatles started 51 years ago in Liverpool’s Cavern Club. Three generations were raised on their music, and last year the decision was made to bring the band back. Not only do The Cavern Beatles sound just like the famous Liverpool four, they also look like them, copying every move. With two hours to spare for the residents of Kyiv, this foursome is coming to a country the originals, one of the most successful bands in the history of mankind, never made it to.

Tickets are 170 – 990hrv. For more information call 247−2444.

Experience With Age

Exhibition of photographs by Frank Horvat (France), Brucie Collections (Artema 55b)

16 May – 30 June

Recognised for his fashion shots, Frank Horvat has remained one of the most popular photographers in his field, for the past 50 years. Experimenting with composition, foreshortening and various modern technologies, he has been commissioned by hundreds of world-renowned organisations, with his work appearing in publications such as Jardin des Modes, Elle, Glamour, Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, the German Revue and France’s L’Officiel. Born in 1928 in Abbazia, modern-day Croatia, he moved and settled in Paris some time ago. His life, his work, will soon be on display in Kyiv – don’t miss it.

For more information call 205-4264.

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Shedding the Unnecessary

Striptease Championship 2012, Allegro Concert Hall (Peremohy Pr 82)

25 May at 19.00

Back again for a second round, the best dancers from all over Ukraine are headed to Allegro Concert Hall in Kyiv to seduce and tempt. Promising dirty dancing and disrobing, the jury will choose the best out of an already incredible group of girls. Open to everyone over 18-years of age, make sure you’ve got tickets for this month’s big event: it’s going to be hot!

Admission is 500hrv. For more information call 237-9209.

A Prolific Country Ukraine Has Talent, October Palace (Instytutska 1)

3 June at 19.00

Whoever said Ukrainians are lazy should take in this show: it is full of incredible individuals showing off their very unique talents, and all from this country. Taking only the best from the television show with the same name, participants have been honing their skills and will be appearing on stage all together, proving nothing is impossible! Watch them perform amazing stunts, dance, sing and more, all in the effort to get your hands clapping and your jaw dropping.

Tickets are 120 – 600hrv. For more information call 279-1582, 278-7492.

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Fran’s Man

Oliver Koletzki & Fran (Germany, DJ set), Crystal Hall (Dniprovskiy Spusk 1)

11 May at 23.00

Crystal Hall continues on its mission to furnish Kyiv with bigshots from the world of DJ. This one is a little bit spesh, as Oliver Koletzki calls in with his right-hand Fran. Koletzki is poster boy for new German techno, his musical style covering genres from fantasy rock to minimal electro. His pièce de résistance is the merging, meshing and mixing of all the genres to create a scintillating kind of musical saturation. Fran adds her melodious contribution, making for an amazing musical experience.

For more information call 2885069.

Brits Rock!

Allez Oop!

27 September at 21.00

25 May – 10 June at 13.00, 17.00 & 19.00

Uriah Heep (UK, classic rock, heavy metal), Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25)

Uriah Heep, classic hard-rockers and faves of our parents, will be rolling into town this autumn to play a few sets at Docker Pub. Thought they retired? So did we! But, it turns out we’re both wrong! Releasing their 23 album, Into the Wild, just last year, the Heep is still alive and kicking.

Modulating the madness ever so slightly, fans old and new will be pleasantly surprised by the new sound.

Tickets are 500 – 1000hrv. For more information call 537-1340..

Ritz, Shine, Beauty, National Circus of Ukraine (Peremohy Pl 2)

The Kyiv circus has prepared a brand-new programme, especially for the upcoming EURO championship. Dazzled by all the surprises, little ones and parents alike are going to love the new show: acrobats on rollerblades, mysterious horsemen, and more!

In addition, everyone will be demonstrating their proficiency with a football, even the circus dogs!

Perhaps we might have a worthy goalkeeper after all..!

Tickets are 80 – 120hrv. For more information call 486-3856.

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Kateryna Kyselyova

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Ukraine Culture

Weed B

ecoming more prominent and powerful, the public movement for marijuana does not go quite as far as demanding the legalisation of weed, pot, dope, cannabis, hash, blow, wacky tabacky, ganga – call it what you will. Rather, the movement draws attention to the drug legislation in Ukraine, and promotes a tolerant attitude towards smokers, tokers, potheads, dopeheads, weedies, caners, stoners, and what they smoke – joints, spliffs, doobies, reefers, you get the drill. On the eve of the upcoming march, What’s On gathered a gaggle of midnight smokers. We strung together a few thoughts about future of weed smoking here in Ukraine. Then we went to McDonalds.

Walk

Punishable Pleasures

Living in the suburbs of Kyiv and passing the nearby forest each evening, I can often smell the weed fumes coming from behind thick bushes. The silhouettes of young guys and girls emerging from the forest in high spirits leaves no doubt – these teenagers have been puffing away on marijuana, hiding from the prying eyes of parents and militia.

Today, having even a small amount of marijuana in your pocket is punishable by law, while selling just one gram of weed can result in 6-10 years of imprisonment. I deliberately write “can”, because with our Ukrainian militia, most things can be evaded with a little ‘persuasion’. The organisation Objective Reality, which holds the Liberty March every year, makes a rough estimation of the bribe for drug cases as between 1000 to 4000 hryvnia. Other sources give figures from 300hrv for having 1 gram of weed in your pocket, and up to $10,000 – 20,000 if a sizeable stash is found.

However, in 2009, Ukrainian legislation made a step towards a tolerate attitude to partakers: planting more than 10 bushes of marijuana is a criminally liable offence, while the weed-grower who has up to 10 plants on his balcony with no intention of selling it, is charged only with administrative liability (meaning a fine and confiscation).

the country. Objective Reality states that each year, nearly 15,000 people are put in prison for having more than 5 grams of weed on them.

Recalling my own student years, many of my classmates did smoke hash from time to time, simply because it was interesting to try.

A really cool party invariably entailed a puff or two. I doubt this situation has changed much today – the need for furtiveness and secrecy only adds thrill to the whole thing. For many people, marijuana smoking is stubbed out in their youth, for others it becomes a sort of lifestyle, where weed helps to overcome stress or distracts from problems.

For some though, the topic is a question of justice.

They take part in public actions or, as a guy calling himself Indica (real name Ihor) did, start an informational website, where one can find detailed info on all sorts of drugs including cannabis. He and his colleagues created the website last year, as they were interested in the topic of drugs and the laws surrounding it, and yet could not find objective information. “There are many anti-drug sites that simply aim to frighten people. Others openly advocate being a stoner. Our site www.psyplants.org publishes information ‘as it is’ – we give both the positive and the negative sides of the story and let the reader decide for themselves.”

In May each year, Kyiv life is pumped up by a number of public activities, including Soviet Union fans who celebrate the international day of worker solidarity, those who honour victory over the Nazis and so on. Along with these two Soviettinted festivities, is a puff of fresh air, sort of – it’s the Marijuana Liberty March.

A Word on Weed

It would probably be fair to say marijuana is the most popular light drug in Ukraine. As the whole procedure of planting, producing and smoking is illegal, it is difficult to gauge the approximate amount in circulation within

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Hope for Dope?

He himself first sparked up a joint as a school graduate and remembers even now those hours of laughter it provided. Later, Ihor quit smoking weed. For some years though now, living in India where cannabis smoking is a regular thing, he has enjoyed a relaxing spliff from time to time.

Another guy who agreed to share his marijuana memories, and wished to remain unnamed, also experimented for the first time as a teenager: “Funnily enough, I did not start smoking actual cigarettes until I was 18, so in that respect you can say that marijuana was a ‘gateway drug’.” Leaving weed as mainly a habit of youth, he does not smoke pot on a daily basis. He does, however, enjoy it from time to time, appreciating the specific mood it brings. “It is some-

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Graham Phillips

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On the Sofa With...

Some Real Ukrainians

D

id you know there are 24 regions in Ukraine? And that each of them has its own ambassadorial office here in Kyiv? Claiming to be the biggest and best is the Ivano-Frankivsk Foundation. Even more, their aim is also to fulfil an ambassadorial role as the true representatives of Ukraine and Ukrainians.

Country of Regions

I am met by Deputy Director, Taras Dovganok, and Youth Ambassador and former TV star Vitaliy Gdichinsky, whose father, Bohdan, is Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine and just happens to be a patron of the organisation. Wasting little time to get to the crux of the matter, I come right to the point of their claim: Ivano-Frankivsk residents are the ‘truest’ Ukrainians. Taras takes this up, saying, “It’s true! Once we were even the capital of the Western Ukrainian People’s Republic, and I say to anyone who cannot see a difference between Russia and Ukraine – go to IvanoFrankivsk. There, you will hear only Ukrainian spoken. You will eat at traditional Ukrainian restaurants – we have different food to Russia, even proper Ukrainian borsch, which has its own special recipe. We have our own parties, called vechornytsi, where traditional Ukrainian music is played, songs are sung, jokes are told. You will see Ukrainian dress, such as kozhuky and vyshyvanky. You will have no doubt that you are in Ukraine.”

As for the jokes, “I’m not going to deny that some of them are anti-Russian, but there is a lot more to Ukrainian humour than just ‘muscoli’ (disparaging name for Russians) jokes.” I wonder how Taras gets by, in a city where most people still

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Visiting football fans (okay, mostly English) have been known to taunt their Ukrainian counterparts with the refrain, “You are just a **** part of Russia”.

That’s harsh, and yet, 20 years on from independence, most in Kyiv still converse in Russian, and, be honest, how often do taxi drivers give you a price in roubles?

So as Ukraine prepares to welcome thousands of the international community in the form of football fans, what will they make of Ukraine? Come to think of it, what is Ukraine? In search of answers, we sat down with representatives of the ‘real’ Ukraine, the IvanoFrankivsk Foundation, to find out what Ukraine, and they, are all about. speak Russian over Ukrainian. “You know, that’s not a problem for me. If a Ukrainian speaks to me in Russian, I answer in Ukrainian. Quite often, they say ‘Thank you for doing that, I don’t know why I was speaking Russian, it is just a bad habit.’ If it’s a Russian, that’s another matter. I am perfectly able to speak Russian, so I do. But, with Ukrainians, it’s not right – we have our own language, why speak a foreign one?”

The Government Conundrum

It’s certainly an interesting combination of an organisation: a very pro-Ukrainian stance, with its key patron, Bohdan Gdichinsky, a member of a government widely considered pro-Russian.

Asking Vitaliy about this, he’s quick to answer, “We don’t see any contradiction. As an organisation, we support the goals of the government and believe that Yanukovych is the right person to unite Ukraine. But, there is no direct governmental involvement in our organisation.”

So, where does the money come from? “We have sponsors, businesses from Ivano-Frankivsk and individuals who wish to contribute to our goals.

However, it’s true that we don’t have as much funding as we would like. We are keen for more people to know about us, and the work we do,” Taras answers. And that work is, “Firstly, we are a society for people from our area. Many of them arrive in Kyiv and find it hard at first, it’s very different from the life they are used to. We are here to help them in every way we can – advice on life, accommodation, introducing them to friends, events. They can even just come here for a chat. As well as this, though, we also have charity campaigns to raise money for good causes in Ivano-Frankivsk.”

So, who can join? “Primarily, people who were born in Ivano-Frankivsk, or whose parents were.

But, you know, our doors are not closed. If someone feels Ukraine, feels Ivano-Frankivsk in their hearts, they are one of us.” It’s nice to know that’s an option, though for myself, I’d probably need to expand my Ukrainian from ‘bud laska’, ‘oberezhno’ and ‘nastupna stantsia’ before doing so.

I wonder how many members there are, and how many there should be? “We have 1000 members,” Vitaliy informs me, “but there are, we know, at least 200,000 people in Ukraine who are either first or second generation Ivano-Frankivsk people.” Taras takes up the theme: “More, across the world, there are hundreds of thousands of people with connections. We have been here for 12 years as one office, but in the future we should have branches internationally.”

It’s quite a thought, really, Ivano-Frankivsk offices going global – McIvano-Frankivsk, if you will.

More than that though, it’s been very refreshing to meet Taras and Vitaliy. Proud Ukrainians, positive Ukrainians, true Ukrainians. Take that, football fans!

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Kyiv Life Anna Lopatina, David Sweere and Natalia Boyko of Kyiv-Atlantic Ukraine giving us a few sincere smiles

Colin Ross of Thomas & Adamson, BUCC’s Kateryna Krylova and Valeriy Kozlov of Integrites having a great time Olga Revina of the International Chamber of Commerce and Graeme Hutchison of the EBRD enjoying the evening

Yevgen Pashkovsky of Marti Ukraine and Roman Tatarsky of Agrimatco

April Showers

HYATT HOTEL With many an interesting item planned for this spring session of the BritishUkrainian Chamber of Commerce event, members of the prestigious group gathered in eager anticipation on 25 April. The Hyatt treated everyone royally, making the process of networking that much more enjoyable. For those who stuck around until the end, dinner for two at Grill Asia as well as a spa experience at Spa Naturel were up for grabs in the business-card lottery.

Celebrities Donate for Easter

PREMIER PALACE Just before the Easter holiday, Ukrainian celebrities put their heads together to see what they might be able to do for some of our local charities. The result was an auction of Easter-themed items.

United by the Towards a Dream organisation on 6 April, all of the items came from children in orphanages all over the country. What sets this project out from many of the others, however, is that all funds raised will be given to all of the children who participated.

President of the international organisation Towards a Dream Iryna Volgina, choreographer Anna Klyushnychenko and producer Valeriy Kurochkin with some of the entertainment Producer Tymophiy Nagorniy fights for a lot

Singer Mika Newton talks about the importance of doing charity work

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Band Dress Code feeling generous

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Yulia Omelchuk and Olga Vasich of Unilever Ukraine with Yulia Bogaichuk (centre) of Pravex-Bank

Chris Jose of Horizon Capital Partners, Geoff Hargreave of DTZ, Anastasia Politiuk of the Chamber and CBRE’s Denys Necheporenko

The Network in Blossom

Anastasia Maksimchuk, Marta Tsvengrosh and Nadia Maltseva of Integrites allsmiles

FOODTOURIST The Chamber’s Business Networking Cocktail was raised another notch on 26 April, with the coming of spring at long last. Eager to get in on the goods, members and friends gathered in one of Kyiv’s only eco-friendly restaurants, Food Tourist.

Taking time to get acquainted with the venue as well as any new contacts, everyone was in high spirits; not least of which was thanks to a change in the weather.

Daria Rashydova and Natalya Sheiko of Zeh take photos with a friend

Lucky winner of the business card lottery Oleksandr Samolyuk

Artists Eugene Petrov and Sasha Geller

Lyudmyla Yarema of Ricardo Bofill Architectural Workshop

Snow In Spring

Artist Rustam Mirzoev takes a moment with his wife Yulia

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ZEH GALLERY Rustam Mirzoev invited all of Kyiv out for the opening of his most recent project, Snow, on 25 April. Although spring has already dressed streets in green, Rustam is focusing on the white stuff, using it as the perfect canvas.

When a clean layer of snow covers the ground, your perception of what surrounds you changes drastically.

Snow hides all the dirt, all the imperfections, leaving only virgin beauty. Opening night revealed an inspiring exhibition: take it in until 19 May.

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Kyiv Life Ambassador of Croatia HE Zeljko Kirincic enjoys the event

Head of the Local Organising Committee of EURO 2012 in Ukraine Markiyan Lubkivskiy

Ambassador of Cuba HE Felix Leon Carballo together with Ambassador of Belgium HE Jana Zikmundova and her husband Manuel Arenas

Gallery owner Dayami Morales stopping for a Cuban cocktail

Blowing Smoke Over Cuba

CUBA EMBASSY Acquainting its members with some Cuban culture, the Kyiv Cigar Club arrived at the Cuban Embassy on 21 April in high style. Greeted by the Cuban Ambassador, HE Felix Leon Carballo, this particular Diplomatic Route, as these get-togethers are often called, drew a large crowd. The honourable patron this year was writer Ernest Hemmingway, and he was respectfully recognised for his many great contributions to the Island of Freedom.

Mark Burden with the lovely Katya Zinchenko

Connoisseurs Sample Praha

PRAHA The Ukrainian Connoisseurs Club (TUCC) led by character of characters Terry Pickard headed to this beautiful restaurant in a beautiful Kyiv park to sample the best it has to offer on 25 April. It was a TUCC dinner with a difference, in that, in addition to the food, there was also a performance from a fire dancer. And instead of Terry’s usual joke-tellinginterlude, there was a show of some very funny lost-intranslation videos. But, as usual, the most important part of the night was the food, and it was top notch.

See the full review in next week’s What’s On.

The great Richard Turner and Gozde Eren of the Hyatt

Chef of Praha, Sergey Ponomaryov, with Sommelier Yevgeniy Plotkin and one of the waiting staff who helped to translate

Terry Pickard and Sveta Shulavska with Olga Koval awaiting the goodies

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Director David Cherkasskiy and actor Illya Noyabrev with a couple of companions

Olha Semchenko together with artist Viktor Safonkin and his wife Svitlana Taking in the exhibition

Unseen Myths

Diana Popova of Magnat and TV/Radio host Slava Frolova

Singer Devushka Blonda (centre) with friends old and new

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Socialite Maryna Kinakh and TV host Oleh Panyuta give us their best smiles

Proud new owners of Safonkin’s book

KHANENKO MUSEUM Creator of myths, Viktor Safonkin, sailed into Kyiv on 25 April to open his newest exhibition in Khanenko Museum. Going deep, this particular work depicts the symbolism found in the hidden world of our souls, and brought many an art fan out this evening. Greeting his guests at the door, Mr Safonkin handed over a signed copy of his book to each and every one of them.

He says Kyiv is a “magic spot” that enriches his art, and as such will be on display for all to see until 10 June.

Josef Kiblitsky of the State Russian Museum and Ludvig Fund with a colleague

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Spring They also have an extreme liking for ‘barter’, absolutely unaccompanied by any knowledge of how to do so. The other week, I was covering an event at a club, which may or may not have a name similar to the good book. It’s a club to which we already deliver What’s On – a free service and one of great benefit to any establishment. Anyway, the PR girl decided that, in addition to this, she’d try her hand for a free advert with us. So, the offer came that we should be ‘partners’ with this chosen establishment. Great, what would that do for us?

Well, we would give them an advert, in return, the offer came back: they would distribute What’s On in the club (which they already do, and is a service from us to them in any case), they would ‘spread a word’ about What’s On (just the one?), ‘leading references about you on a partner information’ (what does that even mean?) and, best of all, a ‘manifestation of your desires on our video projector’.

You should really be careful before offering to manifest a person’s desires anywhere, let alone in public. In any case, I referred their offer to our publisher, Neil, who politely informed them where they should best locate themselves. It’s a policy I have since generally adopted – I’m sure that one day in the future Ukraine will have a PR industry to be proud of. But for now it’s a work in progress.

The upcoming Gay Pride is on people’s minds this week, with time for a little EURO 2012 welcoming too. Read all about it in Tweets of the Week…

Aleksandra Lopata ‫@‏‬alexspade Notice of appeal against the gay parade in Kiev signed a 2% of deputy corps of Ukraine www.gay.ru/news/rainbow/2012/04/21-23343.htm #LGBT #Homophobia Turk Gays ‫@ ‏‬turkgays Ready for gay date: Kiev: http://bit.ly/JrUSti ◄ #gay #dating ✔ Tima Masiuk ‫@ ‏‬TimaMasiuk Guys! What’s going on with Ukraine? It may be a gay-parade here in Kyiv...

God please save our country!!!!

Boss ‫@ ‏‬dshiosky “@TWEETORACLE: The country with d highest #LESBIAN population in d world is ___ukraine._____?”

Svetlana ‫@ ‏‬PepperSvetlana @Mesut0ezil Good day! I’m from Ukraine. Root for you and for your team.

Good luck! We are waiting for you at the Euro 2012!

G-man, Big Vik here. Look, I’m going to level with you, we are a little behind with the old prep for EURO 2012.

Ok, look, fairly seriously behind. Now, you are a Ukrainian resident – so kind of a Ukrainian, in a way. We don’t ask much from you, do we, the odd thou for a visa, no big deal. Anyway, it’s that time – your (adopted) country needs you. Can you spare a few minutes every day to come and help us out with construction work? I’m talking 30-40 minutes tops. Ok, maybe an hour or so. Two hours max.

We’ll need you to assist with papering over cracks, general sweeping of things under the carpet and occasional shutting of stable doors when there appears to be no horse.

Waiting for you, Big Vik Big Vik, Look Big Vik, here’s the deal. I live in Ukraine and I like it here. Ok, I don’t want to be here for all my life and who’s to say that the reason I came here in the first place wasn’t that it was similar to Russia, but a little easier to be in. In any case, I’ve grown fond of your (my) country. It’s not perfect, I don’t think it ever will be. But, it has a charm, it gets away with it. And, you will have a EURO 2012 worthy of your country – it’s not going to be incredible, amazing, a tour-de-force, but it’ll be fun, you’re going to get away with it. So, just chillax Big Vik. Medium Graham

What’s Hot

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y colleague Vadym Mishkoriz’s excellent piece the other week on PR people really struck a chord with me. Part of my work here at What’s On also involves dealing with PR people and I can report, that with a few notable exceptions, they are not that great. I worked for the government’s marketing arm, the Central Office of Information, for several years in London so have had some previous experience of such sorts. London PR people are generally pretty insincere, faintly phony, fairly full-of-it and rather self-important. They are, however, almost universally competent. Their press releases are well written, sent out punctually and tell you what you need to know.

In Ukraine – as with so many things here, you have the worst aspects of the west without the accompanying benefits that make the west… the west. So, the PR people here are mostly insincere, phony and full-of-it. They are also, bizarrely, proportionately even more selfimportant than their London counterparts and, for the most part, dizzyingly incompetent. PR here seems to amount to, in many cases, simply a beauty contest. Which means many places will have very pretty PR girls to smile at you and give you all the spiel, whilst blithely underperforming in their chosen vocation. Press releases will come out excitedly announcing events a day before the event. So, on a Wednesday, for example, I’ll get a press release at What’s On announcing an event on Thursday. If I’d had that a week before, maybe we could have done something.

Ladies in lovely dresses, icecream getting licked on the streets – it can only mean one thing can’t it, spring-a-dingding!

EURO 2012

Apparently 95% of all tickets for EURO 2012 have been sold.

That’s really super news, now for those pesky hotel prices…

Gayness

Ukraine has got its own Gay Pride march coming up, so for all of those hiding in closets across Kyiv, now’s your time to flounce out and announce your predilection to the world!

Andriy Illenko

Look chaps and girls, we don’t mind what you get up to, honest, just be good gays and keep it behind closed doors will you – so thinks Svoboda’s Andriy Illenko.

Being Dutch

What’s Not

What’s Wrong Tweets

What’s What

That Said

Place an advert on television telling your menfolk not to come to EURO 2012 lest they be seduced by Ukraine’s beautiful women will you!! Because, of course, there are no temptations for chaps in Amsterdam...

Working

It’s raining holidays! You should be sitting out on a patio or terrace somewhere sipping on a frosty one and eyeing up the talent (men-women, women-men, women-women, menmen – it’s all good).

If you have a question about life, work or relationships in Kyiv please write to graham@whatson-kiev.com

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Take Me Out!

Lyon Take Off To

I have always dreamt of spending at least an evening in Lyon. I have even got my to-do list already completed for the trip. As it’s accumulated a number of layers of dust, however, we take in the Lyon Wine Bar to see whether it is even still valid.

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his evening, we are headed neither to Rue du Boeuf nor Rue de la Thibaudière, streets that house some of the best wine stores in Lyon. Rather, our path is aimed more at Kyiv’s downtown, along Prorizna Street, where the cosy little Lyon is nestled. For Kyiv, the wine bar concept is still refreshingly new; especially since Ukrainians are better known for a night out with vodka and beer.

But that doesn’t mean we won’t be sipping on a few varietals while seated in a corner somewhere, fitting the traboules and Renaissance courtyards

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into conversation. In fact, I already feel a bit dizzy at the possibility of crossing out a couple of lines on my long list: this French-themed wine bar is a good first step to fulfilling those crazy dreams right here in Kyiv. The thought that this wine bar might even have some sort of teleportation device that leads us directly to France crosses my mind.

Looking for Comfort

Lyon the venue, not the city, is relatively pocketsized. Upon first inspection, it makes for a cosy little place to spend the evening with friends or colleagues, without getting rolled up in all the exaggerated pathos that is typically Kyiv. Done in black and white style, everything surrounding the front flashes white, clean lines, only to have the colours turn darker the further you move in. We choose to remain up front by the window, and plunge into the plush white chairs that seem almost as if they have been placed there just for us.

A few minutes in and I realise this is not necessarily the best place to park. I feel like a bit of a mannequin advertising the venue’s wares, and with passers-by peeking in at regular intervals (they are curious after all), it’s not the best spot to relax, regardless of the glass of wine soon to be in hand. “The teleport to France might be

downstairs,” my friend jokes, so we move down to investigate.

Descending, the lower hall looks like a real French wine cellar. It has been done in shades of brown with huge polished tables and wooden chairs more suitable for a larger celebration rather than an intimate date. The Russian pop being played is not what I expected. Nevertheless, we are on our own down here and nobody is going to be peeking at our plates from the street, so I don’t mind. Besides, our lovely waitress has promptly changed the music to lounge, something more akin to the style of the venue.

Once we are settled, we both look at each other and think wine! Since we are in a wine bar, one would think the wine menu of Lyon to be of decent size. Well folks, you would be right. More than that, however, the descriptions of wine are so endearingly sophisticated they make you want try them all. Listen to this: “Powerful reds: can have spicy, animal, tobacco, chocolate and ripe fruits taste”. Sounds tempting, doesn’t it? The “animal taste”, in particular has got me. I’m at a loss for words, frankly speaking, and so we start off with a couple of universal favourites: Beaujolais George and Mouton Cadet Rouge. Mmmm…

The teleport’s just getting warmed up…

Italian Delights

Drinking wine is not the only option Lyon can offer its customers, and, of course, a glass must be accompanied by an excellent French-style meal.

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Kyiv Telephone code is +380 44

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Brasserie (Cosmopolite Hotel) Hetmana Vadima 6 205-3520 Hours: 10.00 – 23.00 French cuisine Brunello Bar (Hyatt Regency) Alla Tarasova 5 581-1234 Hours: 19.00 – 04.00 Wine Bar Buddha Bar Khreshchatyk 14 270-7676 Hours: Sun-Wed 13.00 – 02.00, Thurs-Sat 13.00 – 04.00 Asian/Fusion Byblos Artema 20 288-1888 Hours: 12.00 – until the last client Fusion Café de Paris Andriivskiy Uzviz 34b 221-2218 Hours: 24 hours French cuisine Carpaccio Café Sofievska 14 278-1612 Hours: various European cuisine Celentano www.pizza-celentano.com for locations Hours: various Pizza/Italian cuisine Cimes Sahaidachnoho 10/5 428-7579 Hours: 11.00 – 23.00 Kosher cuisine Cipollino Hrushevskoho 1a 279-9191 Hours: 11.00 – 23.30 Children/Italian cuisine Ciro’s Pomodoro Shota Rustaveli 12 221-4545 Hours: 12.00 – 02.00 Italian cuisine Citronelle Khmelnytskoho 23 499-3936 Hours: 08.30 – 23.00 French cuisine Comme il Faut V Zhytomyrska 2a 219-1919 Hours: 11.00 – 02.00 French cuisine Concord Pushkinska 42/4 234-7788 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00 Fusion Cosmopolite Hetmana Vadima 6 www.cosmopolite-kiev.com 205-3520 Hours: 11.00 – 01.00 Private brewery Crep De Chine Hoholivska 25 537-7070 Hours: 08.00 – 23.00 French cuisine Da Vinci Fish Club Volodymyrska 12 490-3434 Hours: 11.00 – 24.00 Mediterranean cuisine

Deja Vue B Khmelnytskoho 30 235-9802 Hours: 12.00 – 02.00 International cuisine Device Café Pobedy Pr 136 277-1555 Hours: 12.00 – until the last guest French/Ukrainian cuisine Fellini Horodetskoho St 5 279-5462 Open: 24 hours French/Italian cuisine Fiesta Horkoho 115d 353-7685 Hours: 11.00 until the last guest Latino cuisine Fiji Bar (via Corsair) Sahaidachnoho 14-v 425-5578 Hours: 24 hours Cocktail Bar Fortetsya Gongadze 21 463-5130 Hours: 24 hours European/Ukrainian cuisine Foodtourist V Vasylkivska 5 095-780-6070 Hours: 08.00 – until the last client Gastro-bar Golden Gate Irish Pub Zolotovorotskaya 15 235-5188 Hours: 11.00 – 01.00 Pub/restaurant Goodman Steakhouse Zhulianska 75 596-0000 Hours: 12.00 – 00.00 American steakhouse Grill Asia (Hyatt Regency) Alla Tarasova 5 581-1234 Hours: 6:00 - 24:00 European/Asian cuisine Han Gang (Slavutich Hotel) Entuziastiv 1 294-1414 Hours: 11.00 – 00.00 Korean cuisine Himalaya Khreshchatyk 23 270-5437 Hours: 11.30 – 23.30 Indian cuisine Hinkali Shota Rustaveli 4 234-0692 Hours: 24 hours Caucasian cuisine Hunter Saksahanskoho 147/5 236-3735 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00 International cuisine Icon Bar Basseina 5a 234-6996 Hours: Wed 18.00 – 01.00, Thurs-Sat 18.00 – 06.00 European cuisine

Ikra Honchara 67 067-300-8871 Hours: 11.00 – 24.00 Japanese/ Mediterranean cuisine

La Paella Donetska 10 223-7242 Hours: 11.00 – 23.00 Spanish cuisine

Il Molino Moskovskaya 17 280-7722 Hours: 11.00 – 23.00 Pizza/Italian cuisine

Le Cosmopolite Volodymyrska 47 278-7278 Hours: Sun-Thurs 10.00 – 23.00, Fri-Sun 10.00 – 02.00 Belgian/European cuisine

Il Patio Ihorivska 13/5 501-7464 Hours: 11.00 – 23.00 Italian cuisine Karavan Klovskiy Uzviz 10 280-9577 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00 Uzbek cuisine Kazbek L Ukrainka Blvd 30a 285-4805 Hours: 11.00 – 24.00 Caucasian cuisine Krendel Pavlovska 17 585-9897 Hours: Mon-Fri 09.00 – 22.00.

Sat-Sun 10.00 – 22.00 Russian cuisine Kupetcheskiy Dvor 24km down Stolychne highway 067-246-6246 Hours: 11.00 until the last guest Russian cuisine Kuvshyn Fedorova 10 592-6363 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00 Caucasian cuisine La Bodeguita del Medio Yaroslaviv Val 20/21 272-6500 Hours: Mon-Wed 12.00 – 00.00, Thurs-Sat 13.00 – 00.00, Sun 16.00 – 03.00 Cuban cuisine La Cantina Yaroslaviv Val 20 234-7074 Hours: 11.00 – 00.00 Italian cuisine L’Accente Lesi Ukrainka 5 200-5002 Open: 10.00 – 24.00 Mediterranean cuisine

Limoncello Moskovska 22  254-2024 Hours: 24 hours Fusion Lipsky Osobnyak Lypska 15 254-0090 Hours: 11.30 – 01.00 Ukrainian cuisine Lucky Pub V Vasylkivska 13 499-1313 Hours: 11.00 – 01.00 Pub/restaurant Lun Van Khmelnytskoho 26 279-8191 Hours: 11.00 – 02.00 Chinese cuisine Lyudi Casual Food V Vasylkivska 5 067-322-7575 Hours: Sun-Wed 12.00 – 03.00, Thurs-Sat 12.00 – 06.00 Italian/European cuisine Mai Tai V Vasylkivska 66 583-5553 Hours: 12.00 – 06.00 European/Asian cuisine Mambo Druzhby Narodiv 5 522-8224 Hours: 12.00 – 02.00 Latin cuisine Mantra V Vasylkivska 5 221-4448 Hours: 11.00 – 24.00 Asian/Fusion

Marmaris Hlybotchytska 40 586-4233 Hours: 10.00 – 02.00 Turkish cuisine

Nirvana Lounge L Ukrainky 28b 285-5215 Hours: 12.00 – 02.00 Indian cuisine

Marocana L Ukrainka 24 254-4999 Hours: 09.00 – 02.00 Fusion

Nobu Shota Rustaveli 12 246-7734 Hours: 11.00 – 24.00 Asian, Japanese cuisine

Marrakesh Sahaidachnoho 24 494-0494 Hours: Sun-Thurs 12.00 – 01.00, Fri-Sat 12.00 – 14.00 Moroccan/French/ Japanese cuisine Mayachok Lutneva 58a 585-3941 Hours: 12.00 – 00.00 European cuisine Meat & Fish Pylypa Orlyka 6 253-8097 Hours: 08.00 – 23.00 French cuisine Mille Miglia (Radisson Blu Hotel) Yaroslaviv Val 22 492-2255 Hours: 12.00 – 23.00 Italian cuisine Mimino Spaska 10a 417-3545 Hours: 11.00 – 00.00 Georgian cuisine Monaco V Zhytomyrska 20a 590-0151 Hours: 12.00 – 06.00 Mediterranean cuisine Murakami www.murakami.ua for locations 230-8888 Hours: Sun-Thurs 09.00 – 23.00, Fri-Sat 09.00 – 02.00 Japanese cuisine/Sushi Myka Khreshchatyk 46a 227-8943 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00 International cuisine New York Bagel Café Shota Rustaveli 15 235-9437 Hours: Mon-Fri 09.00 – 21.00, Sat-Sun 10.00 – 23.00 Café-style

Non-Stop Peremohy Pr 6 236-0501 Hours: 24 hours International cuisine Olivera V Zhytomyrska 2a 219-1919 Hours: 06.30 – 23.00 Mediterranean cuisine O’Brien’s Irish Pub Mykhailivska 17a 279-1584 Hours: 08.00 – 02.00 Pub/restaurant O’Connor’s Horiva 15/8 425-7788 Hours: 11.00 – 02.00 Pub/restaurant Ok Bar V Vasylkivska 94 225-0220 Hours: Sun-Thurs 08.00 – 00.00, Fri-Sat 08.00 – 02.00 European/Asian cuisine Oliva www.oliva.com.ua for locations 234-5592 Hours: various Italian cuisine Oopen (Ibis Hotel) Shevchenko Blvd 25 591-2222 Hours: 06.30 – 23.00 International cuisine O’Panas Tereschenkivskaya 10 585-05-23 Hours: 10.00 until the last guest Ukrainian cuisine Osteria Pantagruel Lysenka 1 278-8142 Hours: Mon-Fri 08.00 – 23.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 – 23.00 Italian cuisine

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Pelmennytsa V Vasylkivska 56 287-1073 Hours: 24 hours Russian cuisine Pena Yaroslaviv Val St 30/18 234-1701 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00 Japanese/ Mediterranean cuisine Pizzeria Napulè Mechnykova 9 495-9263 Hours: 12.00 – 23.00 Pizza/Italian cuisine Porta Pia T Shevchenka 36a 235-7205 Hours: Sun-Thurs 11.00 – 24.00, Fri-Sat 11.00 – 01.00 Italian cuisine

Repriza www.repriza.com for various locations 502-2346 Hours: various Café-style

Shokolad Shota Rustaveli 39-41 289-0194 Hours: 09.00 until the last guest European cuisine

Safe V Vasylkivska 23a 536-0157 Hours: 11.00 – 0 6.00 European/Japanese cuisine

Shynok L Ukrainki 28v 285-5777 Hours: 12.00 – 00.00 Ukrainian cuisine

Shaffron Vorovskoho 3 969-1010 Hours: Sun-Wed 12.00 – 00.00, Thurs-Sat 12.00 – 05.00 Asian cuisine Sam’s Steak House Zhulianska 37 287-2000 Hours: 11.00 – 00.00 American steakhouse

Skatert Samobranka Bohatyrska St 26 592-0020 Hours: 24 hours European cuisine Sky-art Café Baseina 1/3-2 561-7841 Hours: Tues-Sun 12.00 – until the last guest Vegetarian cuisine

Porto V Vasylkivska 72 206-8387 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00 Mediterranean cuisine

San Tori Sahaidachnoho 41 462-4994 Hours: 11.00 – 01.00 Thai/Japanese cuisine

Soho Artema 82 484-0351 Hours: 11.00 – 00.00 American steakhouse and seafood

Praga Akademika Hlushkova 1 526-9990 Hours: 12.00 – 00.00 European/Japanese

Serebro Mechnikova 3 096-303-0000 Hours: 24 hours Ukrainian/European/ Asian cuisine

Stare Zaporizhzhia Sahaydachnoho 27 425-5161 Hours: 11.00 – 24.00 European/Ukrainian cuisine

Razgulyaeva Stolichnoe Schosse 70 259-1700 Hours: 11.00 – until the last guest Entertainment complex

Shangrila Yaroslavska 5/2 417-8119 Hours: 11.00 – 02.00 Uzbek/Japanese cuisine

Stefanos Fine Food Factory Volodymyrska 4 279-1121 Hours: 11.00 – 24.00 Italian cuisine

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Sushiya www.sushiya.ua for locations 225-5555 Hours: various Japanese/Thai cuisine Tampopo Saksahanskoho 55 289-2999 Hours: Mon-Fri 10.00 – 24.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 – 24.00 Japanese cuisine Tarantino Sahaidachnoho 35 463-7390 Hours: Sun-Wed 12.00 – 24.00, Thurs-Sat 12.00 – 06.00 Italian/European/ Japanese cuisine Teatro (Opera Hotel) B Khmelnytskoho 53 581-7070 Hours: 06.30 – 23.00 Mediterranean cuisine Tequila House Spasskaya 8a 417-0358 Hours: 12.00 – 23.00 Mexican cuisine Terrace B Vozdvyzhenska St 60a 531-9933 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00 European cuisine

Terracotta Pushkinska 5-7/29 537-4535 Hours: 07.00 – 23.00 Mediterranean cuisine

Under Wonder V Vasylkivska 21 234-2181 Hours: 24 hours Italian/French cuisine

TGI Friday’s Besarabska Pl 5a 235-4264 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00 American cuisine

Va Bene Khmelnytskoho 19-21 377-7565 Hours: Mon-Fri 08.30 – until the last guest, Sat-Sun 10.00 – until last guest Italian cuisine

Tike Sahaidachnoho 31 417-4062 Hours: 11.00 – 23.00 Turkish cuisine Touch Cafe Shota Rustaveli 16 206-4920 Hours: 12.00 – until the last guest European/Thai/ Japanese cuisine Trattoria Gustosa I Mazepa 5 288-8828 Hours: Mon-Fri 08.00 – 23.00, Sat-Sun 10.00 – 23.00 Italian cuisine Tsarske Selo I Mazepa 42/1 280-3066 Hours: 11.00 – 01.00 Ukrainian cuisine Tubiteyka Tarasivska St 29/50 287-0242 Hours: 8.00 – 23.00 Asian cuisine

Varenichnaya #1 Esplanadna 28 287-1539 Hours: 24 hours Ukrainian cuisine Vernissage Andriivskiy Uzviz 30 425-2403 Hours: 11:00 – 23:00 Artema 10 272-2003 Hours: Mon-Fri 08.00 – 22.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 – 22.00 French cuisine

Wagon V Vasylkivska 52 287-0490 Hour: 12.00 until the last guest Creative cuisine Wineport O Honchara 67 501-1695 Hours: 11:00 - 23:00 Italian cuisine Yakitoriya www.yakitoria.com.ua for locations 237-5577 Hours: various Japanese/Thai cuisine 7 Fridays City Café Khmelnytskoho 29 278-1187 Hours: 12.00 – until the last guest Café-style

Viola’s Bierstube Shevchenko Blvd 1a 235-3751 Hours: 11.00 – 06.00 Pub/restaurant Volkonsky Bakery www.wolkonsky.com for locations 244-1360 Hours: various Café-style

For information on how to list your restaurant here, please call 459-0553.

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Kyiv Telephone code is +380 44

AIRPORT/BUS/ TRAIN STATIONS Boryspil International Airport Kyiv-Boryspil highway (23km) 281-7122 www.airport-borispol. kiev.ua Kyiv-Zhulyany International Airport Povitroflotsky 92 242-2309 www.airport.kiev.ua Central Bus Station Moskovska 3 525-5774 Central Train Station Vokzalna 1 465-2111

AIRLINES

Book Shops

Air France-KLM Ivana Franka 34/33 490-2490, 496-3575 www.airfrance.ua www.klm.ua

Albion books Ukraina Shopping Mall, (Peremohy Pl 3, 3rd floor) Globus Shopping Complex (Instytutska 2, 3rd line, 2nd floor) 221-0044 www.albion-books.com

Austrian Airlines V Vasylkivska 9/2 8-800-300-0492 www.austrian.com Delta Air Lines SIA ContinAt (General Sales Agent) V Vasylkivska 9/2, #17 287-3595 www.delta.com Lufthansa Khmelnytskoho 52 490-3800 www.lufthansa.com Ukraine International Airlines Lysenka 4 581-5050 www.flyUIA.com

Apartment rentals Kyiv Ukraine Apartments M Zhytomyrska 15 229-3079

CAR RENTALS Avis Yamska 72 502-2010 Budget Ivana Lepse 4 490-1088

Charities Kyiv Lions Club 050-334-5410 www.kyivlionsclub.org International Women’s Club of Kyiv 234-3180 www.iwck.org

CULTURAL CENTRES

HOSPITALS/ CLINICS

British Council Skovorody 4/12 490-5600

American Medical Centres Berdychivska 1 490-7600

Centre of Spanish Language and Culture Obolonska 7 239-2418 www.spanish.com.ua

AIDS Testing (anonymous) 278-7385

French Cultural Centre Honchara 48 482-0672

HOSTELS

Goethe Institute Volovska 12/4 496-9785 Italian Culture Institute Yaroslaviv Val 32b 270-6223 Polish Institute Khmelnytskoho 29/2 490-9900

Chillout Hostel Kyiv Horkoho 22b/35 093-332-4306 D’Lux Kyiv Hostel Observatorna 10 097-832-8888 Dream Hostel V Vasylkivska 47 066-244-1447

Ukraine-Japan Centre Peremohy Pr 37 406-8166

Consulting

HOTELS Cosmopolite Hetmana 6 205-3520 Hyatt Regency Kyiv Alla Tarasova 5 581-12-34 www.kyiv.regency.hyatt.com Ibis Shevchenko Blvd 25 591-2222

Professional & Relaxing 24/7 All masseurs are certified specialists 232-2363 067-402-6449 vip-massage.in.ua

Satellite TV

InterContinental V Zhytomyrska 2a 219-1919 www.intercontinentalkiev.com

Television Sat TV, multi-room solutions www.satdottv.info 0674010873

Opera B Khmelnytskoho 53 581-70-70 www.opera-hotel.com

Emergency

Premier Palace T Shevchenko Blvd 5-7/29 537-45-00 www.premier-palace.com Radisson BLU Yaroslaviv Val 22 492-2200 www.radissonblu.com/ hotel-kiev Riviera on Podil Sahaidachnoho 15 581-2828

Euro Consult Group 067-565-7923 www.euro-consultgroup.com.ua

Massage

Fire 101 Police 102 First Aid/ Ambulance 103 Natural Gas Emergency 104 Water/Electric/ Sewage Emergency 1557 Elevator Emergency 1586

For information on how to list your company here, please call 459-0553.

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