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What’s Up
Femen Beaten Up and Kidnapped Elections in September? We’ve returned, or rather Ukraine’s Parliament has returned, to discussions over mayoral elections for this year, with insiders saying Kyiv could possibly have a new mayor as soon as the end of September. “Even taking into account one of the last decisions of the Constitutional Court concerning the appointment of the next local elections in Ukraine, as far as I’m concerned, it would not be a violation if Parliament adopted a resolution on the appointment of early elections in Kyiv,” Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission, Andriy Mahera, has been quoted as saying. Continuing, “That is, the early elections of Kyiv mayor and city council members could be held a term before the next regular election in Kyiv, which are currently scheduled for October 2015.” Calling the current situation – working without a municipally elected mayor for what would end up being nearly five years should elections be put off until 2015 – a “crisis”, Mahara is no dummy, and realises fully there are obstacles to overcome were Kyiv to call early elections; the biggest being the “inability of Parliamentary factions to come to an agreement” and the current lack of budget. He remains optimistic however, saying, “If this bill is passed in the first half of September, elections could well be conducted before to the Vilnius summit.” And that, providing they are conducted fairly and democratically, could only contribute to positive cooperation with the EU. Then again, knowing who’s got the current Parliament by the short and curlies, fair and democratic may be asking too much.
With everybody’s favourite Russian president and righteous church leader scheduled to make an appearance in the Ukrainian capital this past weekend, you know Femen were on alert. Planning a protest against the arrival of Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill on Saturday 27 July, it turns out Femen weren’t the only ones on alert. According to various reports, Femen members Oksana Shachko, Oleksandra Shevchenko, and Yana Zhdanova were arrested for “petty hooliganism” after police spotted the trio naked, and later for failing to cover up. They weren’t the only ones, however, as photojournalist, Dmitry Kostyukov was also dragged into the kerfuffle after “disobeying police orders”. Not surprisingly, Kostyukov tells it a little differently: he and the three women, who were all clothed, were attacked by up to 20 men (some reports count the attackers as five or six) in plain clothes as he photographed the activists outside an apartment building. The police car drove up later to arrest them. “My head, face and back hurt, and I have some dizziness,” Kostyukov told reporters. “Oksana was hit in the kidneys and the chest.” The trio of activists and their photojournalist friend got off with relatively minor fines in a closed-door hearing on Saturday, and after being illegally held in police custody – just enough time for Putin and Patriarch Kirill to hit the road, they were all released the following day, which tells us the country’s secret service did what they were told to do: remove the problem before it became one. If you want to work with the SBU, doing the president’s bidding comes with the territory. But beating up and kidnapping a few girls in anticipation of a protest seems especially creepy if you ask us.
Two Die in Fire A fire at the National Museum of Natural History (B Khmelnytskoho 15) woke up Kyiv’s sleepy city centre on Thursday 25 July, with experts blaming a fault in the electrical grid from the use of heating installation instead of special lamps by museum workers for the blaze. Affecting much of the first floor of the building, where the exhibition The Night World of Wildlife was on display, firefighters had to work quickly to save both the building as well as its inhabitants. Due to the heat, various terrariums burst, releasing their inhabitants, with one firefighter claiming, “Had I known there would be snakes under foot I might have thought twice about returning to put out the fire!” Among the various creepy crawlies on display were a reticulated python, an acacia rat, various types of frogs, a milkshake snake, a satanic leaf-tailed gecko, a long-eared hedgehog, an Egyptian fruit bat, tarantulas and more. Regrettably, a couple of the nocturnal creatures ended up suffering sever smoke inhalation and died. The rest have all been returned to their confines, and continue to receive a little extra TLC from their keepers.
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Putin Graces Kyiv with his Presence It was a massive celebration – the 1,025th anniversary of the Christianisation of Kievan Rus, that saw hundreds of eminent statesmen from all over the CIS travel into the Ukrainian capital. In addition to the presidents of Moldova and Serbia, as well as the head of the Russian Orthodox Church – Patriarch Kirill, who road in on a special five-car armoured train, which is said to be like a hotel on wheels – the revered and more often reviled president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, also made the trip. On top of attending a prayer service on St Volodymyr Hill as well as making a trip to the Kyiv Pecherska Lavra on Saturday 27 July, Putin made a point to chat to president of Ukraine, Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych, about joining his Customs Union, rather than tightening ties with the EU at the summit to take place in November. Addressing attendees of a conference in Kyiv that same day, Putin referenced the two countries’ common history when he said, “There is tough competition going on for the global markets. And I am sure most of you realise that only by joining forces we can be competitive and win in this rather tough struggle.” Though Putin also said Moscow would respect any choice made by “our Ukrainian partners”, Kyiv should not ignore the risk of retribution from their Russian brothers. Despite the Russian president brazenly dangling the gas carrot yet again, hinting that Ukraine may well be discounted on Russian gas supplies as well as receive other trade benefits should we opt to stick with our eastern brothers, Fedorovych, for his part, seemed unswayed. Eager to stress Russia’s role as a “strategic partner” in Sevastopol, where the two presidents celebrated Navy Day on Sunday 28 July, Yanukovych said, “We appreciate and value our friendship with Russia,” but showed no signs of having second thoughts regarding the EU deals. We’ll just have to wait and see if that remains to be the case four months from now.
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Local Heroes
by Olga German
What’s On takes the pulse of Kyiv’s cultural and entertainment scene – the events and the faces involved. But what about those who don’t typically feature on our pages, the ordinary people who make the city tick? They are average Ukrainians who can still make a difference in our lives. We call them our local heroes.
Read All About It Our next local hero has 12-years experience selling periodicals and Ludmyla Honhalo is an undoubted expert in the sphere. A ceramics technologist and accountant in the past, this “people person” chose to sell newspapers and magazines for human interaction and communication. Thanks to this, she has become quite the amateur psychologist. However, as What’s On discovers, her job future is in jeopardy.
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s we hurry to work in the morning we try to keep abreast of the latest news and current affairs – increasingly via the screens of our phones or tablets, or from the “older generation” of media messenger, radio and print. The crowded conditions of Kyiv’s public transport usually put pay to unfolding a newspaper or opening a magazine. Yet, for traditionalists, the smell of ink and the act of turning a page remains attractive. Cue the newsagent, the source of everything from inksmudged newsprint carrying hard news, to glossy celebrity gossip weeklies, through to niche publications such as magazines dedicated to food or homemaking. Selling them is Ludmyla Honhalo. She’s modest, she knows her job is simple, yet it keeps her interested. Customers continue to approach her newsstand as we talk. According to her, by selling periodicals you gain numerous skills, especially analytical. Honhalo is adept at gauging what people are interested in as well as the demographics – knowing which publications appeal to which ages, genders, ideologies, or what will sell well
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on a particular day that week. She is a personal interface between people and information and entertainment.
what readers want Honhalo says in general, people want to know about the burning topics of the day, sometimes following the scent of scandal or a sensation. Sport is also popular, such as football, especially if there are matches on. She is subconsciously monitoring the reading habits of the nation.
Often, publications entice buyers with “freebies” or collectables. The latter involves some sort of commitment from a reader, meaning they have to buy each and every issue if they want to build the full collection. However, Honhalo knows that can bring problems such as defective goods. Once, a woman bought a magazine with a doll as a present. When she got home, her children opened the doll’s packaging and noticed it was flawed. It resulted
in the woman returning and complaining – Honhalo felt obligated to exchange it. Honesty, she believes is the best policy. “I live by believing if I can do a little good, I should do it. When you buy meat, the seller can lie about its freshness. I cannot do that. Of course, my salary depends on percentage of sales. It is not like I earn enough just to sit all day long. I have to treat others with respect and dignity.” While she is merely an employee, the owner
“Technology is another difficulty, but some people don’t have access to the Internet or television to know what is going on in the country” – Ludmyla Honhalo
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This Week
2–8 August 2013
Festivals WOR: What’s On Recommended
Theatre & Classical Music
More Ethno, More Folk Mlynomania Folk Festival (UA, ethno, rock) Pechera village, Vinnytsya region 3–4 August
A Ukrainian Heirloom Witness the Legacy featuring Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble (CA, Ukrainian national dance), Lastiwka Ukrainian Choir (CA, Ukrainian national song) Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3) 6 August at 19.00
Isn’t it amazing how Ukrainians born and bred abroad are able to preserve and promote their cultural heritage so well? With stories, traditions, song and dance passed down three and four generations, the Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble and Lastiwka choir come from Canada this summer in the hopes they might share their own special brand of Ukrainian culture with you. Directed by Serhij Koroluik and Lavrentiy Klopyshchak, come and Witness the Legacy tonight. Admission: call for free invitation 050-315-1497
The Sun Shines on the Philharmonic Musical Summer Rays Festival (orchestral music) National Philharmonic (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2) 7–28 August at 19.00
The rest of the artistic community might be taking a break, but not Ukraine’s National Philharmonic. Featuring conductors from abroad to present a variety of musical pieces performed by different orchestras of Ukraine, the festival begins this week. On 7 August, take in the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra directed by Vitaliy Protasov presenting works by Schubert, Grieg and Dvorak. Then come along on 8 August where Georgian conductor Micheil Menabde will lead the Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic in ballet music by MendelssohnBartholdy, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. Tickets: 45– 90hrv 278-1697
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The Little Prince Historical fantasy Time: 19.00 Plastic Drama Theatre (Shovkovychna 7a) 253-9383
The Little Prince Historical fantasy Time: 19.00 Plastic Drama Theatre (Shovkovychna 7a) 253-9383
This fest out in the village of Pechera might not be the biggest, however it’s certainly worth your consideration. Certainly the location is a plus: held in a picturesque valley of the Pivdenny Bug River, it was here famous Ukrainian/Polish architect Vladyslav Horodetsky built one of the Make Your Own Bread masterpieces – a tomb for the Pototsky family. Harvest Fest (eco- ethno-fest) Combine the ethno-rock musical programme, Obyrok Art Eco-residence, Obyrky, Chernihiv region featuring various local talent with a little cul- 7–11 August The Obyrok Art Eco-residence works all sumturohistorical exploration. mer long to create fabulous festivals of art, Tickets: free www.mlinomaniya.org.ua theatre and music. But that’s not all – unique activities such as the sowing of grains, watching them grow, harvesting, grinding, and then making bread with the resulting flour also plays an important part. Using equipment from “the old days”, it’s amazing what the human hand is capable of producing. It’s time to break bread – come and join them. Admission: free www.obyrok.com
Knights Gather in Sudak Genoese Helmet International Knights Festival Sudak Fortress, Sudak 2–4, 9–11, 16–18 August
Over the course of 13 years, medieval knights of Ukraine and abroad have been meeting every summer amid the ancient walls of the Sudak Fortress to demonstrate their mastery of fighting, horse riding, archery and various other sorts of battle and competition. Run in tandem with the Genoese Helmet, the event City of Masters features craftsmen presenting their handmade wares who, in addition, will be sharing their skills to all those willing. Tickets: 80hrv 590-5555
Get Your Hunger On Festival of Street Food Lavra Gallery 3–4 August at 10.00–18.00
Food bought “on the street” has a bad “wrap” for being tasty but oh-so-unhealthy. Organisers are hoping to change that perception with the first ever appearance of the Pop-up Festival of Street Food. Offering deliciously healthy opPatriots Gather in Lutsk tions, restaurateurs and foodies alike will be Bandershtat Festival (UA, ethno, rock) offering up selections of traditional Chinese, Lutsk, Volyn region Italian, Spanish, Dutch and American cuisine. 3–4 August It was put on hold last week due to the Kievan With the many, many, many summer festivals Rus celebrations, but it kicks off this Saturday/ taking place in different corners of the coun- Sunday and will be a part of every weekend try this year, this next one includes a patriotic until the end of August – smachnoho! ideology at its core, aimed to unite all proudAdmission: free 222-9288 of-their-heritage Ukrainians. Inviting top bands to headline, this year it’s Skryabina and Tartak taking the reigns, while Ukrainian writers and Kazantip 2013 International, dance poets fill in the rest of the weekend with various Tickets: 800hrv (single entry viZa), 1,600–2,000hrv readings from their own works. It’s sure to ignite (multiple entry multi-viZa) 31 July – 10 August your love for this great country! Take it in. Popovka village (30 kilometres from Yevpatoria, Crimea) Tickets: 60–100hrv www.bandershtat.org.ua www.kazantip-republic.com
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Homespun Harvest Zhnyva and Domotkan Ethno Festival Pyrohiv Outdoor Museum (Pyrohiv village) 2–4 August
With all this hype in the media these days about returning to our roots, perhaps you might like to show your kids the way the world worked centuries ago. This next festival is just the thing and invites guests to get their hands dirty, literally. Participate in the traditional wheat harvest, then take those grains to the mill to grind, and if you’re still not tired, stick around for the baking of bread. In addition, the female folk will be taught how to spin using a wheel and then later how to embroider. And of course, there’s always a separate corner just for the kids with games, song and dance, and all in ethnic style. Tickets: 30hrv www.zhnyvafest.com
The Country’s Most Precious Icons Exhibition of icons from state museums and private collections Khlibnya Museum, St Sophia Cathedral (Volodymyrska 24) 27 July – 15 September
You’ll undoubtedly have heard about and maybe even celebrated last weekend some of the events commemorating the 1025th anniversary of the Christianisation Kievan Rus. This week, we bring you yet one more event that underlines this special time in history. Housed in the Khlibnya Museum of the St Sophia Cathedral, a selection of 150 icons from various museums around the country will be on display. In addition to learning more about the various iconographic schools in Ukraine, this exhibition also reveals the inherent dual nature of icons, which are both sacred item revered by religion as well as incredible works of art. 278-2620
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Pranks of the Moon Educational programme Time: 11.00 Myths and Legends of the Starry Sky Educational programme Time: 14.00 The Mysteries of the Third Planet Educational programme Time: 16.00 The Constellation of Love Educational programme Time: 18.00 Kyiv Planetarium (V Vasylkivska 57/3) 287-7508
Starry Fairytale Educational programme Time: 11.00 Myths and Legends of the Starry Sky Educational programme Time: 14.00 A tTip to Observatories of the World Educational programme Time: 16.00 In Search of the Extraterrestrial Intelligence Educational programme Time: 18.00 Kyiv Planetarium (V Vasylkivska 57/3) 287-7508
A Railroad for Kids Syrets Park (Tymofiya Shamrylo 4) Every Saturday and Sunday at 11.00–15.35 (until the end of August)
This park is special, not only because it continues to function since its inception in 1953, which means this years celebrates 60 in action, but because it’s a railroad park especially for kids. Boasting a track 2.5 kilometres long with two stations and three carriages, your kids will certainly feel like mini VIPs as they ride around in style. Tickets: 6 –15hrv www.kdz.access.net.ua
Sargassum Exhibition of paintings by Valeriy Shkarupa (UA) 31 July – 13 August Triptych Gallery (Desyatynna 13) 279-0949 Treasures of the Orthodox Church Exhibition of icons of the 13th–18th centuries 29 July – 30 August Russian Art Museum (Tereshchenkivska 9) 287 73 24
Summer Exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian artists 11 July – 25 August Mystetska Zbirka Gallery (Tereshchenkivska 13) 234-1427
Family Venues Kyiv Academic Puppet Theatre Hrushevskoho 1a (Park Khreshchatyk) 278-5808
Ostrich Farm Yasnohorodka, Podlesna 32 (30km from Kyiv) 050-353-8821
www.akadempuppet.kiev.ua
Dream Land Aqua Park Obolonskiy 21b 485-2111/12
Kyiv Municipal Puppet Theatre Myropilska 1 513-1500 www.puppet-theater.kiev.ua
Marionette Theatre Lavrska 1 223-7825 www.marionet.com.ua
Family Entertainment Centre Dyvosvit M Malinovskoho 24/10 502-0088 www.dyvosvit.ua
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www.ostrich.com.ua
Pyrohovo Open Air Museum Trolleybus 11 from Lybidska Metro 526-5765 www.pirogovo.org.ua
www.aqua.dreamtown.ua
State Museum of Toys Klovskiy Uzviz 8 253-5400
National Circus of Ukraine Peremohy 2 436-3927
Kyiv Planetarium V Vasylkivska 57/3 287-7508
www.circus.kiev.ua
Kyiv Zoo Peremohy 32 277-4769 Nemo Dolphinarium Academic Hlushkov 9 520-5555 www.nemokiev.com
www.planet.org.ua
Aqua Park in Terminal Brovary, Kyivska 316 200-2980/81 www.aquapark-terminal.com.ua
Interesting Kyiv Tours 364-5111
National Botanic Garden Timiryazevska 1 www.nbg.kiev.ua
Mamaeva Sloboda Museum M Dontsya 2 361-9848
1025th Anniversary of the Christianisation of Kievan Rus Flower exhibition 20 July – 11 August Spivoche Pole
Open Space Exhibition of photographs by Anton Yankovy (UA) with images from the Hubble Telescope 20 June – 25 August Brucie Collections (Artema 55b) www.bruciecollections.com
Metaphysical Roman Selsky Exhibition of works by Roman Selsky (UA) 19 July – 18 August National Art Museum (Hrushevskoho 6) www.namu.kiev.ua
The Way to the Sea Exhibition of works by Kateryna Dudnik (UA) 10 July – 10 August Parsuna Gallery (Khoryva 43) www.parsuna.ua
www.mamajeva-sloboda.ua
Experimentanium Museum Verkhniy Val 2a 417-4033
www.experimentanium.com.ua
Reality... Illusion? Exhibition of works by Ukrainian artists Petra Rubar, Ulyana Nesheva and Liliya Isyk 4 July – 25 August J Greter Art-centre (Vadyma Hetmana 6, Bilshovyk Mall) 200-0760
Grand and Great Exhibition of art works and archaeological items 27 July – 22 September Mystetsky Arsenal (Lavrska 12) 288-5225
www.interesniy.kiev.ua
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This Week
2–8 August 2013
Live Music WOR: What’s On Recommended
Marmalade, Carnival Heat (cover bands) Time: 21.00 Admission: call for details Dakota (H Stalingrada 14g) 468-7410 Smart Sound (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Petrovich (Yaroslavska 5/7) 425-7907
The Heartbeat of the Alphorn Eliana Burki & iAlpinisti (CH, folk, pop) Tolstoy Club (V Vasylkivska 19) 2 August at 21.00
It was at the age of six Swiss singer Eliana Burki first picked up the alphorn – a long, wooden instrument native to the mountain dwellers of Switzerland. Having gone on to popularise this unwieldy instrument in venues throughout North and South America, Asia, India and of course Europe, she and band iAlpinisti come to Kyiv this month. With her first album Heartbeat, released in 2007, and her most recent Travellin’ Root released in 2011, the alphorn has had a facelift: it’s still Swiss, but now it’s funky. Tickets: free 200-3838
2 Friday Stand-Up Comedy Time: 20.00 Admission: free Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366 Partyzanski Vytivky (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Route 66 (A Hlushkova 11) 067-239-8977 Whistling Dixie, Red Rocks (cover bands) Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717 Top Secret (cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: call for details Dejavu (B Khmelnytskoho 30) 235-9802 WOR Jolly Crunch, FM Band (cover bands) Time: 21.00 Admission: call for details Dakota (H Stalingrada 14g) 468-7410
Rock Four, Crazy Train (cover bands) Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717 Beefeaters (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 50hrv Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 537-1340 Same Old Story (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Route 66 (A Hlushkova 11) 067-239-8977
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More Khuana (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Petrovich (Yaroslavska 5/7) 425-7907
Dagaz (cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Route 66 (A Hlushkova 11) 067-239-8977
Rock Four, Mama Mia (cover bands) Time: 22.00 Admission: 50hrv Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528
Mercedes Band (cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: call for details Dejavu (B Khmelnytskoho 30) 235-9802
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Mamma Mia (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: call for details Dakota (H Stalingrada 14g) 468-7410
Vika Goes Wild (piano) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366
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Yukhym Dym (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Route 66 (A Hlushkova 11) 067-239-8977
Melodia (cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: call for details Dejavu (B Khmelnytskoho 30) 235-9802
Rock Party (cover bands) Time: 22.00 Admission: 30hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717
More Khuana (cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: call for details Dejavu (B Khmelnytskoho 30) 235-9802 WOR Serhiy Klubnichkin (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Petrovich (Yaroslavska 5/7) 425-7907 Sweet Look (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717 Crazy House (cover band) Time: 21.30 Admission: free Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 537-1340
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Tres Deseos (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: call for details Dakota (H Stalingrada 14g) 468-7410 Klepka (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Petrovich (Yaroslavska 5/7) 425-7907 Whistling Dixie (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 30hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717 Ace Venture (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Route 66 (A Hlushkova 11) 067-239-8977
Crazy Train (cover band) Time: 21.30 Admission: free Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 537-1340 Marmalade (cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: call for details Dejavu (B Khmelnytskoho 30) 235-9802 No Comments (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: call for details Dakota (H Stalingrada 14g) 468-7410 In Jeer (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Route 66 (A Hlushkova 11) 067-239-8977
The Magma (cover band) Time: 21.30 Admission: free Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 537-1340
More Khuana (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Route 66 (A Hlushkova 11) 067-239-8977 In Motion (cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: call for details Dejavu (B Khmelnytskoho 30) 235-9802 Serhiy Klubnichkin (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Petrovich (Yaroslavska 5/7) 425-7907
Same Old Story (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Route 66 (A Hlushkova 11) 067-239-8977
Animals’ Session (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717
Ruky v Bryuky (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 20hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717
Comics (cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: call for details Dejavu (B Khmelnytskoho 30) 235-9802
Cardio (cover band) Time: 21.30 Admission: 50hrv Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 537-1340
Tres Deseos (cover band) Time: 21.30 Admission: free Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 537-1340
A Night of Experiments Nighttides (UA, ambient, experiment, rock) National ExpoCentre (Akademika Hlushkova 1) 2 August at 20.00
The Slava Folova Art Picnic has been an interesting experiment in all things creative this summer. Already a month in, tonight they’ve got an interesting musical programme planned for this Friday. Featuring popular Kyiv experimentalists Zelmershead, Sport&Music, Fudo Kazuki and Dunaewsky69 early on, local DJs Lostlojic, Texcut, Mai Celph, SwallowBreath, Alex Sleepy, Sitreus Ramirez, r.roo will take up the baton later on. Sound like fun, no? Tickets: free 096-882-8282
Sports & Sundries
3 Saturday Open Cup IIC Equestrian events – show jumping, dressage, racing Time: 11.00–16.00 Hippodrome (Glushkov 10) 063-669-6484
4 Sunday Wait for Z Dirt jumping – BMX/MTB Time: 11.00 X-Park (Druzhby Narodiv Park) 227-3942
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Open Cup IIC Equestrian events – show jumping, dressage, racing Time: 11.00–16.00 Hippodrome (Glushkov 10) 063-669-6484 CoolClub Cooking Master Class – in English! Cooking creation: surprise! Time: 11.00 Chasopys (Lva Tolstoho 3) 097-088-9099
Start Dribbling U16 European Championship Men 2013 Palace of Sport (Sportyvna 1) 8–18 August
What happens when you put 16 of the best basketball teams from across Europe together to battle on the courts and see who’s boss? A pretty slam-dunkin’ basketball championship that’s what. Over these next nine days, Under-16 teams from Spain, Russia, Sweden, France, Ukraine and more will be aiming for “nothing but net”. It’s a good warm-up to the EuroBasket come 2015 – get your tickets now! Tickets: 50 –100hrv www.u16men.fibaeurope.com
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Dancing on the Beach
Ladies Night Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Coyote Ugly (Mechnikova 9a) 280-0678
Amirali (UK, electronic, techno, house) Bora Bora (Hydropark, Molodezhniy Beach) 3 August at 23.00
Following the release of his In Time LP on the Crosstown Rebels record label last year, Amirali has been the apple of the nightlife eye. Having done his thang in funked out places like Panorama Bar & Watergate (Berlin), Fabric & Lovebox (London) and Electric Pickle (Miami), there is little doubt Amirali’s rise to the forefront of cutting edge dance music is the result of hard work, determination and vision. In Kyiv this week, take him in. Tickets: call for details 050-373-5588
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Sexy Bunny Girls Time: 21.00 Admission: L–free, G–100hrv Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024
WOR Crazy Weekend Party Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Coyote Ugly (Mechnikova 9a) 280-0678
WOR Absolutely Summer Party: DJs Marka Pola, Iskander Time: 23.00 Admission: before 00.00 L–free, G–40hrv, after L–30hrv, G–60hrv Bionica (Borshchahivska 128a) 232-7296
Radio Azure Party: DJs Smart Boy, Stalker, Ksusha Kosmos Time: 22.00 Admission: L–free, G–150hrv Azure (Leontovycha 3) 234-7494
Crazy Weekend Party Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Coyote Ugly (Mechnikova 9a) 280-0678
Love Comes Again Time: 21.00 Admission: L–50hrv, G–100hrv Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024
DJ Amely Time: 23.00 Admission: before 01.00 – 50hrv, after – 70hrv Franklin (Hlushkova 31a) 099-177-7742
WOR Krutykh Birthday Party: DJs Alfred, Jay Fokin, Alighiery Time: 23.00 Admission: call for details Sky Bar (V Vasylkivska 5) 223-8888
Burlesque Show Time: 21.00 Admission: L–free, G–50hrv Sorry Babushka (Dmitrievskaya 18/24) 486-0300 Ladies Night Time: 21.00 Admission: call for details Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024
8 Thursday Strip Show: DJs Jekker, D-Rock Time: 22.00 Admission: L–free, G–50hrv Vodka Bar (Globus, II line, Maidan Nezalezhnosti) 371-1102 Bellini Party Time: 23.00 Admission: call for details Indigo Project (Kudryashova 3) 596-0011 Play Girls: DJs Marka Pola, Miss Monique, CD Babe Time: 23.00 Admission: before 00.00 L–free, G–40hrv, after L–30hrv, G–60hrv Bionica (Borshchahivska 128a) 232-7296 DJFM Party: DJs Samanto, Pink, Cream Time: 22.00 Admission: L–free, G–80hrv Vodka Bar (Globus, II line, Maidan Nezalezhnosti) 371-1102 WOR Hitarda, DJs Joyint, Kristyen, Flip Time: 23.00 Admission: call for details Franklin (Hlushkova 31a) 099-177-7742
4 Sunday Russian Party: DJ Smart-Boy & Friends Time: 23.00 Admission: L–free, G–100hrv Azure (Leontovycha 3) 234-7494 Beach Ladies Night Time: 21.00 Admission: L–free, G–100hrv Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024 Ladies Night: DJ Iskander Time: 23.00 Admission: L–free, before 00.00 G–20hrv, after – 30hrv Bionica (Borshchahivska 128a) 232-7296
Time to Chill Chronos (RU, chillout, downtempo, ambient) Atmasfera 360 (V Vasylkivska 57/3) 8 August at 20.30
It’s been seven years since Russian musician and pianist Nick Klimenko conceived of project Chronos, but in that time he’s been busy. The release of his sixth album We Are One signals a visit to Kyiv, where, together with bandmembers Aleksiy Ansheles and Halyna Shchetinina, he will build on his chilled out relaxing atmosphere in Atmasfera 360. Come and check out what critics are calling a modern revitalisation of hippy culture. Tickets: 80hrv 590-5555
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Bellini Party Time: 23.00 Admission: call for details Indigo Project (Kudryashova 3) 596-0011 Relax Night Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Coyote Ugly (Mechnikova 9a) 280-0678 Dance Party Time: 22.00 Admission: free Vodka Bar (Globus, II line, Maidan Nezalezhnosti) 371-1102 Gypsy Party Time: 22.00 Admission: free Karusel (Golosiivskaya 87/6) 259-0001
80–90s Disco Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Aura (Vyshhorodskaya 28/1) 237-7023 RnB BooM: DJs Lady, Kash Flow, Moovik Time: 23.00 Admission: before 00.00 – free, after L–20hrv, G–25hrv Forsage (Harmatna 51a) 232-6780 Pena Party: DJs Spieler, Kristyen, Skinner Time: 23.00 Admission: before 00.00 – free, after – 20hrv Saxon (Trutenko 4) 257-4070
Black Tuesday with DJs Vel and Friends Time: 21.00 Admission: 50hrv Azure (Leontovycha 3) 234-7494 Madam Broshkina Show Time: 21.00 Admission: free Sorry Babushka (Dmitrievskaya 18/24) 486-0300
7 Wednesday DJs Stalker and Vel Time: 21.00 Admission: L–free, G–100hrv Azure (Leontovycha 3) 234-7494
Whiskey Party Time: 21.00 Admission: L–free, G–100hrv Azure (Leontovycha 3) 234-7494 Friendly Night Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Coyote Ugly (Mechnikova 9a) 280-0678 Ladies Night Time: 21.00 Admission: L–free, G–50hrv Sorry Babushka (Dmitrievskaya 18/24) 486-0300
5 Monday Dirty Pop: DJs Original B, Samanto, Pink Cream Time: 22.00 Admission: free Vodka Bar (Globus, II line, Maidan Nezalezhnosti) 371–1102 All Rock’n’Roll: DJ Velskiy & Friends Time: 23.00 Admission: L–free, G–100hrv Azure (Leontovycha 3) 234-7494 Disco Party Time: 21.00 Admission: free Sorry Babushka (Dmitrievskaya 18/24) 486-0300 Students Night Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Coyote Ugly (Mechnikova 9a) 280-0678
6 Tuesday Play Night Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Coyote Ugly (Mechnikova 9a) 280-0678 Friends Party: DJs Senorita, Samanto, Pink Cream Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Vodka Bar (Globus, II line, Maidan Nezalezhnosti) 371-1102
Go Solo Tonight ED Solo (UK, rave) Most Open Air (Druzhby Narodiv Park, under Moscow Bridge) 2 August at 22.00
Eminent British DJ/producer ED Solo arrives in Kyiv Friday night, and will be trucked off to Most Open Air to play his characteristic rave well on into the morning. Hugely popular with ravers all over the world, it’s his 20-year career that continues to create fans. Helping him out tonight are Ukrainian DJs Jahmall, Dubrowsky, Redco, Zloy, Shrus and Kishet. It’s going to be a good time, so if you can’t find anyone to accompany, we suggest you go Solo. Tickets: 100hrv www.facebook.com/TheMostOpenAir
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Kyiv Culture
by Olga German
Vagabond
How to Conduct a
Passing them by in the street or metro you feel as if you are in a movie and they are providing the soundtrack for your daily routine. You cannot remember their faces, but their music, good or bad resonates in your ears. They are street musicians. Where mostly they perform solo, what happens when you bring them together? What’s On meets a man doing just that.
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he idea behind the International Vagabond Orchestra is to find musicians in different cities and make up an orchestra and the Russian man behind it, who calls himself Liotchyk _USB. His real name is Timur Bielkin, and he serves as its principal conductor. I meet with Liotchyk_USB by chance – I was looking for characters and sounds for another project, my video Sounds of Kyiv, at the entrance to Kontraktova Ploscha metro station. I had little hope he would agree to an interview. I was wrong and we engage in a lively conversation. Without any professional education in music, Liotchyk _USB started to compose. Having taken up the guitar as a teenager, he is devoted to music, he says. “As soon as the guitar was in my hands I understood music is where I belong.” And he wants to play with others.
orchestra for the masses Liotchyk_USB
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His orchestra idea has progressed from uniting musicians to organising a Skype concert. “I came up with idea of calling it a ‘Skype-
cert’. If the phenomenon is new, it needs a new term. People can watch irrespective of geographical location.” Other formats the orchestra uses to share its music are street concerts, club performances and meetings known as “kvartyrnyk” (a concert at somebody’s flat – a “flat-cert”). While the International Vagabond Orchestra doesn’t have a website, all information is available on social network page vk.com/embro where special attention is drawn to the “Manifesto the Orchestra”: “We are musical band existing between countries and cities”. Also on the page is Liotchyk _USB’s story of the creation of his musical community: “Once upon a time, on September day of 2012 a little red kitten came up to me and asked whether I wanted to create an international vagabond orchestra. ‘Of course I do,’ I thought. In a month I went to Kyiv, then to Odesa, then to Kharkiv, then back to Kyiv. I do what I do and will keep on doing it.” If you are a musician you can check the requirements for orchestra members also listed
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d Orchestra on the orchestra’s page, Liotchyk_USB is always looking for more to progress his concept further. He also mentions, the orchestra needs to form bands in big cities – Odesa, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kyiv, and Kharkiv and with each band he is planning to record a demovideo for clubs and festivals. A question that puzzles me and maybe everyone who sees these free-spirited people is why do they play on the street and does it pay enough to make a living?
go round can turn out to be quite unique, and that when you try to copy or repeat it, it doesn’t have the same drive and mood. The energy of the first time is incomparable.” Now, Liotchyk_USB is busy uniting musicians from all over the post-Soviet space via his International Vagabond Orchestra. When I ask him about the different sounds his travels are filled with, he singles out one very specific sound – voices: “A city’s melody is full of voices, voices have rhythm, thus it’s music.” W
for love or money On the wall of the group there are comments and posts like “The Vagabond Orchestra doesn’t need donations” with smileys afterwards. The community speaks for their ideals and credo: “If your music becomes a business there can be some sort of rivalry, but it will be a rivalry in business, not music. Creative work in its pure meaning is always only creative work. That is the idea of the International Vagabond Orchestra.” Liotchyk _USB himself is laconic. “The main reason for playing in the street is lack of money, it is not out of an abundance of offers from record companies.” Still, Liotchyk_ USB has enough energy and enthusiasm for other artistic activities, and stays creative even without a guitar in his hands. An avid photographer, his work is infused with the same quirkiness as his music. His artistic repertoire doesn’t end there; he also draws cartoons, and writes poems. For now, however, Liotchyk_USB is getting ready for future performances. He’s planning to apply for the Magic Town Festival taking place on 13 and 14 August in Crimea. Since 2007, this gathering has been held several times per year in Kyiv and Crimea. Organised by the World of Creativity Academy, 12 festivals have been staged (six each in Kyiv and Crimea) in total. The schedule of Liotchyk _USB is quite unpredictable, he lives life spontaneously but does have a few engagements in his diary. On 1 December, Liotchyk _USB is planning an online concert, and several days later he will perform live in Kharkiv. Even with the planning, it is still seat-of-your-pants stuff. “In Moscow I can meet musicians with whom I am going to perform on stage only at the sound-check. Some things you do on the first
“If your music becomes a business there can be some sort of rivalry, but it will be a rivalry in business, not music. Creative work in its pure meaning is always only creative work. That is the idea of the International Vagabond Orchestra” – Liotchyk_USB
For more information on the International Vagabond Orchestra, check out their social network page vk.com/embro
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Active Kyiv
by Oleksandra Obushna
Taking Arms In any cop drama there is always the inevitable scene where an officer is in the shooting range. Whether good cop or bad cop, the scene will play out the same: they will adopt the “stance”, raise their pistol, stare down the barrel towards the target and squeeze the trigger. They will fire round after round. Ever wondered what it’s like? What’s On visits a Kyiv shooting range to find out.
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utting to the chase, and being honest, I am nervous and worried. I am close to breaking out in a cold sweat, but I have little time to think about this, I am about to, as they say in the cop dramas, “take the shot”. My legs feel rooted to the floor, but despite that my body is relaxed. I raise the gun smoothly and take aim, sizing up the target through the sight. Then I pause. I only hear the beating of my heart. If before it raced out of excitement and nervous anticipation, now it is a steady slow, sharp knock. I slowly exhale and pull the trigger. I do not even realise what’s happening when there’s a loud bang. Then a whirl of sensations: shock, surprise, euphoria, a feeling of victory, I want to repeat it again and again – to feel that sensation of being pushed back from the recoil of the gun and to smell the gunpowder.
an introduction to weaponry I had loved shooting in my school years but had only shot air-rifles, because students were not allowed to use heavier firearms. Now is my chance, and I’m visiting the IBIS Sport Shooting Club on Vadyma Hetmana in central Kyiv. From the moment I arrive, I feel like a club member as I am warmly greeted by
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deputy director Bohdan Timofeev. Timofeev introduces me to my instructor Dmytro Shytikov, saying he is the “best instructor”, and leaves us to begin training. Every beginner, before they take up a gun, should be instructed in the safety do’s and don’ts – the rules for handling weapons, which Shytikov reels off one-by-one. “Guns are not toys. There are many people who do not know how to handle weapons. They look into the muzzle, point it at others... The instructor must always be on guard, because we are responsible for the safety of all visitors. The shooter also must always know what is in front of the target and behind it.” There is also such a thing as “the perfect 10”, Shytikov says. “Everyone is trying to shoot the ten. The main task of a good shooter is to hit wherever he wants on the target. This may not be the 10 only. In general, the ability of a shooter is determined by a cluster of shots in that one place at which they are aiming. If they are scattered throughout the target – this is not a result he can show off.” And the most important piece of advice for the instructor? “All negative emotions are to be left at the door of the shooting range.” I am given protective earmuffs and safety glasses to shield my eyes from propellant gases and debris. Then Shytikov tells me about
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(V Hetmana Street 27, MShuliavska) Hours: Monday at 10.00 –17.00 Tuesday – Saturday at 10.00 –21.00 Sunday at 10.00 –19.00 IBIS features two shooting galleries, a gun store plus a range of weapons for hire. The 50-metre gallery has five lines of shooting, intended for private lessons and the adjustment of weapons; the 25-metre gallery is for individual and group sessions. “Laser Shot” – an interactive shooting experience is available in both galleries. To shoot at the shooting range – to rent a place and gun (cartridges are bought separately), will set you back 300 hryvnias. The minimum age is 18. IBIS offers a wide selection of small-calibre rifles, pneumatic rifles and guns, military-type weapons and a large assortment of sporting guns. 455-7170 www.ibis.net.ua
“Some people like fishing. They want to sit for hours waiting for something – I love guns” – Bohdan Timofeev
Some other shooting ranges you might want to try out: LEKS Shooting Training Centre (Kurskaia 4, MVokzalna) 352-0890 www.club-lex.org.ua
the positioning of hands, feet and how to hold the gun – a 9mm CZ 75 SP- 01 Shadow – it’s Czech made and commonly used in law enforcement. Let’s start with the correct position of the feet and body. You stand facing the target; feet shoulder width apart and parallel to each other. Keeping your back straight, you need to lean forward a little with shoulders dropped and relaxed. Taking the pistol in both hands, the firing hand should be slightly forward and support hand back slightly to absorb recoil. The gun should feel snug in the firing hand and together with the support hand should create a shape like a circle. In this position you will have less chance of getting injured from the impact of the gun’s recoil.
the appeal of shooting By his own admission, Timofeev is a gun lover. “Some people like fishing. They want to sit for hours waiting for something – I love guns. I started shooting at 16; it was a hobby that turned into a job. I came here to work six months after the opening of the shooting range. We see a lot of people, who engage in shooting professionally as well as amateurs. There are also foreigners, but before they will be enrolled as a member of the club, they have to go through a lot of checks.”
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BEKAS-Kiev Shooting Club (9 kilometres from Kyiv on the Obukhov road, behind restaurant Caravan) 578-1661 www.bekas.ua Sapsan-Sports Sport-shooting Complex (Chkalova 29, Brovary, Kyiv region) 945-3517, 946-7107, 944-2468, www.sapsan.ua Sniper Shooting Range (Lesnaya 1, Kapitanivka village, Kiev-Svyatoshinsky) 233-9912, 505-4556
The staff at the shooting range are all highly qualified, Timofeev says. “Almost all are highly ranked or masters of the sport in the USSR. Two women – Svitlana Palamar and Svitlana Chistiakova were also shooting champions in the USSR.” I’m also interested in what my instructor, Shytikov, has to say and it turns out he has a fascinating back-story. “I had worked for a long time as a bodyguard. I protected the lives of other people with my own. But one day I realised that I was tired of living someone else’s life. Always being with that person, always accompanying them, there is no privacy. I was tired and decided to quit,” he tells me. “And IBIS needed instructors. So here I am.” W
Realist Shooting Club (Melnikova 46a, MDorohozhychi) 483-3823 www.realist-club.com Gadkiy Coyot Computer Shooting Range (3rd floor, Obolonskiy Avenue 1b, Dream town, MObolon) 678-4323, 681-8935 www.popadala.com
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Cybernetic Event 4 featuring Asphexia, Kije (RU, drum’n’bass, technodub) Most Open Air (Druzhby Narodiv Park, under Moscow Bridge) 10 August at 23.00
Brainstorm (LV, pop-rock) New Stereoplaza (Krasnozvezdniy Pr 119) 15 November at 20.00
This evening of drum’n’bass has been a long time in the making and is shaping up to be an incredible event for two reasons. One: DJs Mikhail and Marina Tovkach of Aspexia, a huge name on the Russian nightlife scene, famous for their “technodub”. And two: DJ Kije, beloved for his characteristic ambience, is going to feature the softer side of the nightlife scene. In addition, Ukrainian DJs Agressor Bunx, Naum, Jabro Grow, Dub Head and Puffa will also be spinning tracks, so all in all, it’s looking to be a great evening. Admission: before 00.00 – 100hrv, after – 80hrv www.facebook.com/ TheMostOpenAir
Founded in 1989, it would take another eight years before fame came to this Latvian poprock group, with the release of their fourth album Everything’s the Way You Want It on label Microphone Records. The gold status album was followed by their first English-language single Under My Wing, which earned them the Grand Prix at the Karlshamn music festival in Sweden. As the support band for the Rolling Stones at their concert in Prague in 2003, Brainstorm have proved themselves as an international sensation. Check them out live this November. Tickets: 380 –1,000hrv 222-0022
Totally Unpredictable Fairies of a Different Sort Bondage Fairies (SE, death rock, electropop) Green Theatre (Parkova Doroha 2) 15 September at 19.00
Swedish band Bondage Fairies plays music that is hard to describe, falling somewhere in between death rock and electropop. With elements of 70–80s punk rock, the mix gets stranger still, pushing band members to label their genre “electropunk oldschool”. No matter – Cheap Italian Wine, their first album released in 2009, should keep everyone one on a cheap Italian high until they figure things out. Tickets: 200hrv 067-155-2255
Bugge Wesseltoft (NO, piano) Tchaikovsky National Music Academy (Architect Horodetsky 1-3/11) 6 October at 19.00
Bugge Wesseltoft is a musician who is constantly rebelling against the preconceived “rules” of music. Completely self-taught, he is proof a strict education is not the be all and end all for those with musical promise. Getting his start in punk and pop bands, only to switch to jazz later in life, his version of this musical genre is in keeping with his character: totally unpredictable. Incorporating electronic sounds to his freestyle approach, a new modern sound is the result. Tickets: 100 –300hrv 279-0792
They’re Very Bendy 50th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Palace of Sport (Sportyvna 1) 28 August – 1 September
It won’t bring in the same kind of crowds as EURO 2012, but in terms of prestige this next event is pretty big – get ready to welcome in the 50th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships for the first time to Ukraine! Featuring the best gymnasts from 60 different countries, get your tickets for events in hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon, held throughout these next five days. Tickets: 50 –100hrv for individual events, 650hrv for the “season ticket” 246-7347
24 August Ukrainian Independence Day Khreshchatyk, Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv 24 August at 12.00–22.00
Music that Hurts Hurts (UK, electro pop, new wave) Palace Sport (Sportyvna Pl 1) 5 October at 19.00
The story of Hurts starts in 2005 when Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson met in a bar. Their common interest in music meant they were fated to be forever friends, as well as being a pretty popular duo. One of their first songs – Wonderful Life, and subsequently their first video, was one they produced at home, uploaded onto YouTube, and became one of the Top 200 Most Watched Videos in the history of the website. Releasing their debut album Happiness in 2010, to appreciative audiences everywhere, CD No 2 – Exile, came out earlier this year; they bring both to Kyiv this autumn. Tickets: TBA 246-7406
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Ukraine’s 22nd anniversary of independence will be celebrated all over Ukraine on 24 August. In Kyiv, the traditional festivities will be held on where other than the capital’s main street and square – Khreshchatyk and Maidan Nezalezhnosti. Starting early afternoon, the main stage will host numerous folk bands and local talent. Later, join in the annual Vyshyvanka Parade, and then stick around for a massive concert featuring some of the country’s biggest pop-stars, finished off with a round of fireworks – now that’s how you celebrate independence! Admission: free
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Jazz Lives in Koktebel A Trip Through the Centuries Stories of Ancient Kyiv of the 9th – 11th Centuries Kyiv Rus Park, village Kopachiv, Obukhiv region 16–18 August from 10.00
Kyiv Rus Park does a great job of historical event reconstruction, and this weekend they’re going back in time to the Kievan Rus. To witness the battles, enjoy the theatrical performances, take home various souvenirs from the fair, and party it up at the ethno disco later in the evening, you’ll have to be in attendance. Dress up like a citizen of ancient Kyiv along with your family and get in on the magic. Tickets: 50 –100hrv 050-385-2035
Live in Blue Bay Jazz Festival (international, jazz) Koktebel, Crimea 4–8 September
The Live in Blue Bay Jazz Festival is soulful event for the most sophisticated jazz lover that, not unlike Crimean wine, just gets better with age. With a delicious selection of local and international jazz performers, playing for free – we might add, some big names include Spaghetti Swing (IT), Polar Expedition (NO), Fil Straughan and his Continent (UK), The Clients (CH), Jazz Lyre (UA), and Serhiy Scherbakov’s Big Band (UA). With music, wine and the atmosphere of Ukraine’s blue bay, there is nowhere else you want to be this long weekend. Tickets: TBA www.bluebayjazz.com
Dreamer-boy Pianoboy (UA, pop-rock) Green Theatre (Parkova Doroha 2) 18 September at 20.00
Sun, Sea and Wine WineFeoFest Feodosiya, Crimea 13–15 September
Pianist Dmitry Shurov is a well-known pianist in these parts, loved for his talent first and foremost as well as his eclectic and sometimes outlandish performance. Getting his start with the fabulous and famous Okean Elzy, his Pianoboy project took off a couple of years back with the release of first solo album Prostie Veshchi (Simple Things). Hits from that, as well as selections from his second album Ne Prekrashai Mechtat (Don’t Stop Dreaming) not yet released, are on the bill for tonight. Tickets: 150 –300hrv 067-188-3355
Everything will be ZBS! ZBS Fest featuring Pendulum (international, drum’n’bass) New Stereo Plaza (Krasnozvezdniy 119) 14 September at 22.00
According to organisers, the idea behind ZBS (an acronym for a Russian word that means, more or less, “all will be well”) is the complete absence of an idea. Hoping to amass a crowd who “just wants to have fun”, they have enlisted British-Australian Pendulum to play a little drum’n’bass together with their signature rock, Brit electro superstars Far Too Loud, South African Counterstrike and Austrian d’n’b pioneers Fourward. Get in on the ZBS vibe tonight. Tickets: 169 –269hrv 222-0022
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The best time to visit Crimea is early autumn – not only because the sun is gentle and the sea is still warm, but for one more reason – wine! For one weekend only, the main square of this seaside town turns into a vineyard of some of the best varietals, celebrating wines from Georgia, Moldova, Chile, France, Italy as well as Ukraine. Try them all as you enjoy the entertainment programme and then take your favourites home! Tickets: TBA www.winefeofest.org
Meet Gogol God Save the Queen, and Sonya Sonya Sotnik (UA, pop-rock) Green Theatre (Parkova Doroha 2) 14 September at 20.00
Popular radio host Sonya Sotnik decided to give her singing voice a go and set off to see if she couldn’t make a successful go of a solo pop-rock music career. That was two years ago. Today, she is an established songstress making her rounds throughout the country. She teams up with GurtYoHurt tonight to present her new programme God Save the Queen, which some critics think is a nod in her own direction. Tickets: 150 –400hrv 067-188-3355
Sorochynsky Fair Festival Velyki Sorochyntsi village, Poltava region 20–25 August
There’s a festival this August this includes a legend at its core: that legend being Nikolai Gogol and his infamous stories of colourful Ukrainian traditions set in Poltava’s Sorochynsky Fair. This small village, ironically named “Big Sorochyntsi Village”, owes a lot to this Ukrainian-born Russian writer as the annual fest brings in thousands of people from around Ukraine and abroad. In addition to a market selling all manner of handicrafts and souvenirs, expect performances of all kinds along with tonnes of fun. Admission: free www.yarmarok.in.ua
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My green borshch is good and exactly as I expect it to be, but has more “body” than any other variant I’ve tried. It’s less watery and where usually there is just one piece of meat (often simply a meatball) this soup is laden with finely cut pieces the oil”. Yet it is very light and the perfect follow up to the breads. A short while later the ever-attentive Igor, who has been dutifully replenishing cutlery after each dish, returns with a small folding table. He asks if we are ready for our soup. We nod the affirmative and he quickly returns with two pots – the 60s variety white enamel decorated with flowers and red lids. He serves the soup directly from the pots into the bowls before placing them in front of us.
soup then mains My green borshch is good and exactly as I expect it to be, but has more “body” than any other variant I’ve tried. It’s less watery and where usually there is just one piece of meat (often simply a meatball) this soup is laden with finely cut pieces. Karen’s Ukrainian borshch is equally hearty and we both agree they are very filling. Which poses the question, how to fit in mains? Fortunately it’s Igor who comes to the rescue, when we order he asks when we want him to bring our dishes to us. The choice was easy here, based on our server’s recommendation I order veal medallions with baked potato and salo. There are several ways to serve this Igor tells me, among the most traditional is to slice the potato and insert slices of salo before baking. It sounds interesting so I agree to this method. There are also several sauces but I settle for adjika. Karen meanwhile opts for grilled salmon in hollandaise sauce. We
take in the atmosphere for about 20 minutes, before Igor returns with our meals. Here I have a bit of a gripe.
an extraction I am not into “gimmicky” food. However, my meal arrives on a wooden chopping board, the potato resting in tinfoil – opened and fashioned into a boat shape, to the side is a salad. To be honest, I’d prefer a plate and having to extract my spud/salo mix from the tinfoil is a fiddly, almost surgical procedure. Karen’s salmon is a far more normal affair served on a plate. Fortunately, the food makes up for any inconveniences, the veal, wrapped in rashers of bacon, is superb, the potato and salo is a tantalising combination. Karen says the salmon is delicate but delicious. This is a place to quietly feast, and as this is lunch there’s no question of squeezing in dessert. So we sit a while, me supping my second beer and Karen nursing an Americano, before saying do svidaniya to the Soviet world that once was. The service has been faultless and we take in a few of the artefacts including old telephones on the way out. There is an added bonus as we emerge into the postSoviet world. The hostess greets us with two newspaper wrapped cones – it’s semechki (sunflower seeds) packaged exactly as they did in the USSR. Spotykach is not just about traditional food ramped up a level, it’s an interesting experience in itself. W
spotykach (Volodymyrska 16) Hours: 11.00 – 00.00 586-4095
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edible inventory Pickle Vinaigrette Ukrainian Borshch Green Borshch Pampushkas with Garlic (Garlic Buns Served with Ukrainian Borshch) Veal Medallions Baked Potato with Salo Adjika Sauce Grilled Salmon in Hollandaise Sauce Obolon Beer (×3) Americano
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13hrv 167hrv 39hrv 13hrv
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Essential Kyiv
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
Cultural Centres
air france-klm Ivana Franka 34/33 490-2490, 496-3575 www.airfrance.ua www.klm.ua austrian airlines V Vasylkivska 9/2 8-800-300-0492 www.austrian.com delta airlines AVIAREPS AG V Vasylkivska 9/2, office 4 (entrance 1) 287-3595, 287-3560 www.delta.com lufthansa Khmelnytskoho 52 490-3800 www.lufthansa.com ukraine international airlines Lysenka 4 581-5050 www.flyUIA.com
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
british council Skovorody 4/12 490-5600 centre of spanish language and culture Obolonska 7 239-2418 www.spanish.com.ua french institute Honchara 48 482-0672 goethe institute Volovska 12/4 496-9785 italian culture institute Yaroslaviv Val 32b 270-6223 polish institute Khmelnytskoho 29/2 490-9900 ukraine-japan centre Peremohy Pr 37 406-8166
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
Apartment Rentals
Consulting
kyiv ukraine apartments M Zhytomyrska 15 229-3079
euro consult group 067-565-7923 www.euro-consult-group. com.ua
Hospitals/ Clinics american medical centres Berdychivska 1 490-7600 aids testing (anonymous) 278-7385
Hostels 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
Hotels alfavito Predslavynska 35d 220-4577 www.alfavito.com.ua cosmopolite Hetmana 6 205-3520 fairmont grand hotel kyiv NaberezhnoKhreshchatytska 1 322-8888 www.fairmont.com/kyiv
hyatt regency kyiv Alla Tarasova 5 581-1234 www.kyiv.regency.hyatt.com ibis Shevchenko Blvd 25 591-2222 intercontinental V Zhytomyrska 2a 219-1919 www.intercontinentalkiev.com opera B Khmelnytskoho 53 581-7070 www.opera-hotel.com premier palace T Shevchenko Blvd 5-7/29 537-4500 www.premier-palace.com radisson blu Yaroslaviv Val 22 492-2200 www.radissonblu.com/ hotel-kiev radisson blu podil Bratska 17-19 393-1373 www.radissonblu.com/ hotel-kiev-podil riviera on podil Sahaidachnoho 15 581-2828
Satellite TV satdottv Television, Sat TV, multi-room solutions 067-401-0873 www.satdottv.info
Taxis express taxi 239-1515 limousine taxi 502-0808 radio taxi 246-1036
Emergency fire 101 police 102 first aid/ ambulance 103 natural gas emergency 104 water/electric/ sewage emergency 1557 elevator emergency 1586
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