A proposal for an Open Air Museum of Folk Architecture and Customs of the Podolian Region The Podolian Agency for Regional Development is proposing to develop an Open Air Museum of Folk Architecture and Customs in the Village of Severynivka … Continue reading →
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Dr. Nickolay Pirogov was a well known Russian scientist, surgeon and educator whose estate, called Vyshnya (“cherry tree”) in Vinnytsya is a beautiful park covering 16 hectares (39.5 acres). Dr. Pirogov lived from 1810 to 1881 and, besides being a … Continue reading →
ПРИВЕТ! WARNING: THIS BLOG ENTRY HAS GRAPHIC ARCHITECTURAL IMAGES! …taken as part of my “research” at Pirogova, near Kyiv, the Museum of Folk Architecture and Customs of Ukraine. Do not view this material if architecture bores you! The young ladies … Continue reading →
I am enjoying the opportunity to document my activities and adventures in the Peace Corps in Ukraine. If you were to guess that the granite statue picture I took in Gorky Park in Vinnytsya is Maxim Gorky, you would be correct. … Continue reading →
A project I am starting to work on is near the village of Severynivka which is located 15 km from the regional center city of Zhmerynka, a region which traces its history to the Middle Ages, reaching back to an age … Continue reading →
For the next two years I will be in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, working with the Podolian Agency for Regional Development (PARD), www.pard.org.ua The main goal of the organization is to assist in the social and economic development of the Podillya region … Continue reading →
Check out the Chernihiv, Ukraine, tourism web site at www.chernihiv.com.ua Its easy to use. You just need to register with your email and a password. Automatically you will be sent by email a link to activate and then you are … Continue reading →
Living in Chernihiv, Ukraine, the past few months has been an experience which I cannot describe fully in words. On June 13 through the 16th I will be in the capital city of Kyiv for the official “swearing in” retreat. … Continue reading →
As my time in Chernihiv winds down, only three more weeks until the swearing in ceremony in Kyiv with the US Ambassador and a former president of Ukraine who first invited the US Peace Corps to serve in his country, I … Continue reading →
This city of about 15,000 people was a delight to discover. The trip by marshrutka was 3 1/2 hours each way and was an adventure in itself, dodging potholes, cows and traveling through the scenic countryside as if in a … Continue reading →
Travelling back in time to the days of the Kyivan Rus can be an elusive goal. There is one small town that hasn’t quite lost that Kyivan Rus feeling…Novhorod Siversky. 180 km east of where I am in Chernihiv, the … Continue reading →
CHERNOBYL / 25 YEARS LATER A quarter of a century ago, people here in Chernihiv had no clue that a most disastrous event had happened only 40 miles west in the village of Chernobyl (about the same distance from St. Charles, Illinois to … Continue reading →
Early Easter morning, starting at 4 am, a solemn procession of thousands were in the streets of Chernihiv headed for the churches with baskets of food to be blessed for, some with lighted candles. It was incredible, actually, to see … Continue reading →
Greetings from Chernihiv It is with grateful excitement that the Peace Corps in Chernihiv has been invited by the Mayor to a special presentation on Friday afternoon at the Chernihiv Academic Ukrainian Theatre of Music and Drama (in photo … Continue reading →
Have been in Chernihiv now for a week and am settling in well, eating well (lots of borscht and chicken, with tea). I have enjoyed staying in a nice apartment with my home stay “mom”. Actually, Tonya (Tatiana) may be … Continue reading →
Have been in Chernihiv, Ukraine, enjoying the culture and the beautiful transition from the countryside to a view of St. Catherine’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral as we approached by bus. We are staying at a hotel in this city of 350,000 … Continue reading →
Greetings to Mrs. Osman’s eighth grade classes at St. Peter School in Geneva, Illinois. I am happy to welcome the students to this blog site and look forward to your participation in my adventures in Ukraine. Its Tuesday, March 22 … Continue reading →
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the United States Peace Corps. It is an exciting time to be entering service with the Peace Corps in Ukraine! The Peace Corps has been active in Ukraine for 19 years, starting in 1992, … Continue reading →
March 21, 2011…then starts the adventure. A 7:05 am flight takes me to Washington, DC for the Ukraine Staging Event. On Tuesday, March 22. a flight departs for Frankfort, Germany and on to Kiev, Ukraine to begin Peace Corps service. … Continue reading →
“It is not the level of prosperity that makes for happiness but the size of a man’s heart and the way he looks at the world. Both attitudes are within our power…a man is happy so long as he chooses … Continue reading →
The trident (or Tryzub) is the national coat of arms of Ukraine, featuring the same colors found on the Ukrainian flag: a blue shield with a yellow trident. The “small coat of arms” was officially adopted on February 19, 1992, … Continue reading →
Ukraine was the first successor nation of the Soviet Union to invite the Peace Corps to establish a program. Volunteers in Ukraine work throughout the country to help Ukrainians develop approaches to effect positive change and skills necessary for communication … Continue reading →
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The climate varies widely in Ukraine, based on the region. Today in Kyiv the high temperature is 25 F while it is to reach 38 F tomorrow. That’s not much different than here in St. Charles, Illlinois. On the Black … Continue reading →
While Ukraine is slightly smaller than Texas, it has a population that is twice that of Texas, 45.5 million people. About 77% of the people speak Ukrainian while about 17% speak Russian. I have taken a ten week course in … Continue reading →
Greetings from Mike Dixon as I prepare to embark on a twenty-seven month journey in Ukraine as an architect and Community Developer for the United States Peace Corps. Ukraine lies in Eastern Europe at a strategic crossroads between Europe and … Continue reading →
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