[MoFA] Discovering Ukraine

Day 2,343, 03:38 • Published in Switzerland Switzerland • by Swiss Federal Chancellery


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Today's article is a work of Dimfsik, member of the MoFA team of Ukraine. eUkraine have been for a long time in opposed sides: they where a core eden member and they tried to become pro-Hungary while Hungary was occupying them.

They are now on our side. So why not becoming friends?





Ukraine is a sovereign state; its independence was proclaimed in 1991. Ukraine is situated in the east of Europe. The territory of Ukraine is 603 700 square kilometres. Ukraine borders on Russia, Belarus, Poland, Moldova, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. It’s washed by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov and has very important ports. Ukraine is larger than France and Great Britain but considerably smaller than Russia. 5% of Ukraine’s territory is mountainous; the rest part of the Ukrainian area is flat. Ukraine has the Carpathians and the Crimean Mountains. The Carpathians is the natural mountainous boundary of Ukraine. They are covered with mixed forests of pine, fir, beech and oak trees. There are the thickest forests in Volyn, which are part of the famous Byelovezhskaya Puscha.



The Dnieper is the main river of the country; moreover, it’s the third longest river in Europe. Such rivers as the Dniester, the Danube, the Southern Bug and the Seversky Donets are also important.



The population of our country is about 46 million people. Besides Ukrainians the representatives of many other nationalities live there: Russians, Jews, Belarusians, Moldavians, Romanians, Greeks, Tatars, Poles, Armenians, Germans, Gypsies and other ethnic minorities. They contributed to Ukraine’s culture and history.



The biggest cities of Ukraine are Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, Odessa, Mykolaiv and others.



Ukraine is developed industrial and agricultural country. It’s rich in iron ore, coal, natural gas, oil, salt and other mineral resources. Ukraine has such branches of industry as metallurgy, machine-building, power industry, chemical industry and agriculture. Scientists of Ukraine make their contributions of important discoveries and inventions to the world science.



Ukraine has a rich historical and cultural heritage. There are many higher educational establishments, theatres, libraries, museums, art galleries in Ukraine. It’s also famous for many outstanding writers, poets and musicians.



Ukraine is a member of the United Nation Organization and takes part in the work of many international organizations.



Although Ukraine is currently experiencing an economic circles, the Ukrainians do anything to be proud of their country.



Ukraine is not in the best condition, but the people here are friendly, and they will go to a better future!



A 4:54 minutes video about the history of Ukraine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOvUqs9HpuI

A famous ukrainian poem:

The days go by, the nights go by, The summer's passing; yellow leavesAre rustling; light deserts the eye, Thoughts fade away and feeling sleep -All falls asleep. And I don't know If I'm alive or but so-so, Just floundering about the earth, For I know neither rue nor mirth... Where art thou, Fate? Where art thou, Fate? No fate have I at all! If You begrudge good fortune, Lord,Let evil fate befall! Don't let me walk around asleep, A dead heart in my breast, And roll about, a rotten log, A hindrance to the rest. Oh, let me live, live with my heartAnd love the human race, But if not that ... then let me curse And set the world ablaze! It's terrible to lie in chains, To rot in dungeon deep, But it's still worse, when you are freeTo sleep and sleep and sleep -And then forever close your eyesAnd leave not even a trace, So that the fact you lived or died No with of difference makes! Where art thou, Fate? Where art thou, Fate? No fate have I at all! If You begrudge good fortune, Lord, Let evil fate befall! Vyunishcha, December 21, 1845



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