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Ukrainian Naïve Art: One-Day Guided Tour from Kyiv

Ukrainian Naïve Art: One-Day Guided Tour from Kyiv

A one-day tour from Kyiv to Yahotyn, Bohdanivka, and Berezova Rudka is one of the best routes that gives you incredible creative inspiration, and strength to live, fight, and create. The incredible life story of the self-taught Ukrainian artist Kateryna Bilokur, who was admired by Pablo Picasso, leaves no one indifferent. The works of Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko are represented in the museums of Yahotyn and Berezova Rudka. Usually, there are no crowds of tourists, so you can…

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Secrets of Ancient Trypillya Culture in Ukraine

Secrets of Ancient Trypillya Culture in Ukraine

The best museum, dedicated to the unique ancient Trypillian culture, is situated in Lehedzyne village, Cherkasy region (230 km south of Kyiv). The Trypillian culture existed during the Neolithic and Eneolithic periods in Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania from the 6th to the 3rd millennium BC. It was formed and existed before the Sumerian civilization and Ancient Egypt. We do not know what the Trypillians called themselves. The name “Trypillian” derives from the village of Trypillia in the Kyiv region, where…

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