[24 August] З Днем Незалежності, Україно (Happy Independence day Ukraine)!

Day 3,565, 01:03 • Published in Ukraine Romania • by VampireA
Ukraine

General information

Population : 42,5 milion people (32nd in the World , 8th in Europe)
Total Area : 603,628 km2 (46th in World , 2nd in Europe)
Oficial language : Ukrainian , also more then 15 languages recognised regional languages
Oficial currency : Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH)
Capital : Kyiv
Population density : 74 people/km2 (115th in World, 40th in Europe)
Top 5 biggest cities : Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa, Dnipro, Donetsk
It is a unitary state 27 regions that are subdivided into 490 raions (districts) , the 27 regions are : 24 oblasts (provinces), 1 autonomus republic, Crimea and 2 cities with special legal status Kyiv and Sevastopol.
Following the 2014 Crimean crisis, Crimea and Sevastopol became administrated by the Russian Federation, which claims them as the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol. They are still recognised as being Ukrainian territory by the majority of the international community.



National sport : Combat Hopak



National animal : White stork ("Leleka")



National plant : Guelder rose ("Kalyna")



National instruments : Bandura



Trembita



Volynka






24 august and its semnification

24 august 1991 marks the day of adopting the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine apart from the USSR. This Act established Ukraine as an independent state.





I have found an interesting local myth, if you know it please help me with more info.

The Shubin (ghost)

The Shubin is the mythological spirit of the mine. There is no single point of view about the etymology of the word. Explanations include: (1) the nickname of a miner, whose soul, according to legend, walks in a fur coat at the bottom of the mine with a torch in his hand and burns the gas (firedamp); (2) the name of the cruel mining master Shubin, who slew workers underground; (3) the sound from methane (Shu-Shu), which often accumulates in the mines.

The legend in distributed mainly in the mining towns of Donbass. The spirit can be both good or bad, depending on the legends.

The Good Shubin

According to one version, Shubin is the ghost of a dead miner. Another is that he was a mining master who worked in the late 19th century on one of the mines in the Donbass. He had a gift for predicting collapses and methane emissions. Therefore, before each shift, the master would go down in the mine and, if he felt something was wrong, he warned of the danger. Hence, the name coal miners called the spirit that comes to them to help in a dangerous hour.
In the mining towns, many stories go, people have seen this spirit with their own eyes. Once, when a man was in the mine, the lights went down. He was in complete darkness, lost his orientation, and could not find the exit. He fell into despair but suddenly he saw lights far away. The spirit drew near, holding a flashing beacon. The man was afraid, but obediently followed until he was removed from the labyrinth of darkness. Some miners say that Shubin can be good or bad, depending on which person he meets.


*The Good Shubin

The Evil Shubin

There is a legend that once, long ago somewhere in Donbass, a man came in search of a better life. He visited the tavern to request help in finding a job. Drunken miners said they would give him a test. The newcomer would have to go down the mine, light a torch, and walk a few meters. If he was not afraid, he could become a miner. The man didn’t guess the true purpose of this test. In fact, the miners wanted to determine whether there was methane in the mine, which always gave them a lot of trouble. If the gas exploded, it would save the lives of other miners who were due to work the next day. At a certain concentration the gas (firedamp or methane) burned but did not explode. In such a case, a fur coat was given to the miner for some protection from skin burns. Then he did what he was ordered but, unfortunately, there was an explosion.
Since then, the spirit has haunted the mines, taking vengeance for the wrong that was done to him. Sometimes it is voracious and causes terrible accidents that take the lives of dozens of miners. To cast the evil spirit from the Lugansk mines, Metropolitan Ioanniky specially descended into a shaft in the Sverdlovsk region and said prayers there.







Top 5 visited places by tourists

Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle



A former Ruthenian-Lithuanian castle and a later three-part Polish fortress located in the historic city of Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, in the historic region of Podolia in the western part of the country. Its name is attributed to the root word kamin, from the Slavic word for stone.

Charpathian Mountains


Carpathian Mountains are considered to be the Green Pearl of Ukraine. It is one of the most popular resorts and tourist centers of the country. A beautiful mix of natural areas, forests, meadows, shepherds and humans living in harmony with nature is what makes the mountains so attractive to tourists.

Yalta



Yalta is considered the jewel of the Crimean peninsula.

Kyiv



Kyiv is a scenic city of close to 3 million people situated on the Dnipro River, is the bustling capital of Ukraine. The art and architecture of this city are world treasures.

Odessa


Odesa is referred to as the "Pearl of the Black Sea" is the 3rd largest city in Ukraine, the largest city along the Black Sea, and the most important city of Ukraine for trade.

*Lviv - number 6 in a top 5



I just recived the photo and it is too beautiful not to be in here. What can I say about Lviv .. well is one of the main cultural center of Ukraine, its center is on the UNESCO World Heritage list so it should be an awsome place to visit.





Top 3 locations sugested by the locals

Bukovel


Largest ski resort in the Eastern Europe.

Arboretum Sofiyivka



Sofiyivsky Park is an arboretum and a scientific-researching institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The park is located in the northern part of the City of Uman.

Palanok Castle



The Palanok Castle or Mukachevo Castle is a historic castle in the city of Mukacheve in the western Ukrainian region Zakarpattia. The Palanok Castle is delicately preserved, and is located on a former 68 metre high volcanic hill.





Inventions Ukraine gave to the world


*Helicopter!



*Hive frame!



*MIR (computer)!



*Kassian method!

A system of manual therapy supposedly taken from traditional Ukrainian medicine that was developed by Professor Nikolaj Andreevich Kassian at The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Kassian proposed to use this therapy as a way to treat diseases of the lumbosacral spine without the use of drugs. Observation and testing of patients before treatment became a core principle of the Kassian method. He latter applied this technique to treatment Arthritis of hands, feet and knees.

*Address programming language!
One of the world's first high-level programming languages.





Famous Ukrainian people

Mykola Amosov - doctor, heart surgeon, inventor, best-selling author, known for his inventions of several surgical procedures for treating heart defects.
(1913-2002)

Sergei Korolev - worked as the lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer during the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s. He is considered by many as the father of practical astronautics.
(1907-1966)

Borys Paton - long-term chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
(born 1918)

Andriy Shevchenko - football manager and retired Ukrainian footballer. (he is my favorite player and the reason I became an AC Milan fan , so thx Ukraine for that)
(born 1976)

Wladimir and Vitali Klitshco - both are former professional boxer , while Vitaly is actual Ukrainian politician
(born 1976)
(born 1971)







Traditional food

Boršč with pampušky





Boršč is a sour soup popular in several Eastern European cuisines, including Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Romanian, and Ashkenazi Jewish cuisines while pampušky are balls of boiled dough.

Varenyky



Filled dumplings of Central and Eastern European origin. They are made by wrapping pockets of unleavened dough around a savory or sweet filling and cooking them in boiling water.

Holubtsi



A dish consisting of cooked cabbage leaves wrapped around a variety of fillings.


Uzvar



Ukrainian beverage, cooked with dried fruits and berries. Moreover, some housewives tend to add species – cinnamon, star anise and nutmeg – that will give the drink an exotic flavor.


Ryazhanka



Traditional fermented milk product in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. It is made from baked milk by lactic acid fermentation.







5 interesting facts about Ukraine:

1.The national drink is called horilka, and though very close to vodka and used a substitute term for the clear spirit, it is actually slightly different. While vodka means “little water”, horilka means “burning water”, a nod to the fact that drink is often flavoured with chili pepper.
2.Arsenalna, a station on Kyiv’s Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska line, is the world’s deepest at 105.5 metres below ground.
3.Ukraine has played the stage for much destruction during its history. But it was also the host of the Yalta Conference in 1945, where Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt met to discuss the organisation of post-war Europe. Livadia Palace, which hosted the meeting, is open today as a museum.
4.The Tunnel of Love is found in the forests of Ukraine near the town of Kleven. The rail road is for a private train that provides wood for a local factory.



5.Ukraine was home to one of the world’s first ever constitutions, in the form of the Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk, written by a Ukrainian Cossack in 1710.




My 5 words when I hear about Ukraine:
#Shevcenko,#Cernobyl,#Roshen,#Cernauti,#slavs


What are your 5?







Special thanks to B A N D E R A ..still waiting for a message from the Ukrainian comunity (I would prefer it in their language + english translation.)


Waiting for feedback , coments , opinions and if there is anyone that thinks I missed something , I could do something better or just wants to help me with this project , PM me ! (would really like some special headers for every article but I have no time for that)

Hope you enjoyed and see you next time!


P.S. Article 5/74!

P.S.2. Don't forget to push that flags !