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Kiev Author: Nildre Abril Ramirez Castillo Date: Friday January 9th 2009

In search of an identity: Kiev

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Subject: English Teacher: Laura Caas Group: Champs

Nildre Abril Ramirez Castillo

IN SEARCH OF AN IDENTITY: KIEV

Kiev Author: Nildre Abril Ramirez Castillo Date: Friday January 9th 2009

>>The independent city as a symbol for tourism<<

Ukraine is an independent nation. After the latest parliamentary elections in particular, the country is on a westbound trajectory. For the people of Kiev that means, above all, the search of a new identity of their own. Many of them are finding it in Ukraines traditions and ethnic heritage, as showcased in the Land of Dreams festival organized by rock musician Oleh Skrypka, or in the innovative music produced by bands such as Haydamaky. Ukraine is localized in Eastern Europe, south of Russia, with a coastline on the Black Sea, for that reason, it has a lot of tourism. To visit Kiev is to find a surprisingly attractive, verdant city far removed from any post-Socialist gloom. And, mercifully, visitors will look in vain for the standard-brand, through-styled icons of global hip that render so many downtown areas practically indistinguishable from one another. The heart of Kiev is Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti). It is the citys largest public place and straddles both sides of the Khreshchatyk, Kievs central avenue. The north and south ends of the square are linked underground by Globus II, a modern shopping and restaurant complex. Independence Square plays host to open-air concerts, festivals and rallies. It took on legendary status during the Orange Revolution of 2204 when hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians gathered here. National symbol: stretching for 2, 285 kilometers, 981 of them in Ukraine, the Dnieper is the third-longest river in Europe after the Volga and the Danube. It divides Kiev into two. On its west bank is the vibrant district of Podil with the Post Office Square and the river harbour. From here you can take a boat and head out for the Kiev Sea, or explore the city on foot along the embankment.

>>Street people<<
Kievans are their own people: independent, unconventional, curious, freedom-seeking, fun-loving: Three people of varying ages and very different professions talk about themselves and their city. 2

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Kiev Author: Nildre Abril Ramirez Castillo Date: Friday January 9th 2009

ANATOLY ULYANOV, 23, EDITOR OF PROZA, THE PHILOSIPHICAL WEBSITE ON CONTEMPORARY ART Kiev for you is a big lake of small-town puddles and glamorous pus that sucks in provincials who have run wild and processes them into urbane plankton that drives around the place in a Lamborghini with their bottoms resting on velvet cushions. Where is your favorite place in Kiev? Im crazy about the hills in the Botanical Gardens in Pechersk NONNA-ANNA STEFANOVA, 29, DIRECTOR, ACTRESS Kiev for you is... A search for the unknown Where is your favorite place in Kiev? The courtyards in Kiev: they are so colorful for me. The district around the old Botanical Gardens, Podil and the Solomyanka VITALY MUZH, 29, FUTUROLOGIST Kiev for you is A warm cave in which it is quiet and still. Time passes slowly here, and in autumn and winter this city is a good place just to dream away in Where is your favorite place in Kiev? The banks of the Dnieper

>>A nation rediscovers itself in the Land of Dreams<<

For three days in the summer, all Kiev converges on Spivoche Pole the singers field in the Ukrainian capital- for the Land of Dreams, an ethnic festival which has taken place here for the last four years. The internationally acclaimed event is organized by Oleh Skrypka, rock musician, showman and restless force of nature. The Land of Dreams is the opportunity for the new music bands in Ukraine and for the people to meet themselves and to know their ethnical traditions. It is also an excellent chance for visitors to get a unique experience with Ukrainians and to have a lot of fun. The Land of Dreams became an international phenomenon. In the future, Skrypka plans to export Land of Dreams to other countries. Where will his first stop be? Canada.

>>Music, History & Arts<<

Kiev is a capital of modern art. As a European city, it has to. Nowadays, the Kievans had shown that the like to be recognized in the world just as musicians, architects, poets, painters and writers. Viktor Pinchuk, the business man, patron and media mogul is one of the richest men in Ukraine. Contemporary art is being presented at his PinchukArtCentre in Kievs most expensive and leisure centre.

>>Conclusion<<
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Kiev Author: Nildre Abril Ramirez Castillo Date: Friday January 9th 2009

I cannot believe that now I want to visit that fabulous Kiev just because I read a magazine. It is comical, isnt it? In the beginning, I wasnt so sure about why exactly I was reading about this topic, but now I think it was amazing to know about other countrys traditions and peoples hobbies. I hope that the readers of this article enjoy the content and perhaps the share my point of view about Ukraine; and maybe, just maybe in the future if I have the opportunity I will go to Kiev and I will meet nice people and I will enjoy that.

>>References<<

www.wikipedia.org/kiev/wiki/article

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Kiev Author: Nildre Abril Ramirez Castillo Date: Friday January 9th 2009

Universal and Mexicos atlas and geography Author: Charles Gispert; Edition: Anna Biosca; Editorial: Oceanic. Edition: 1998 -Printed in Spain-