Souvenir Stand, Many Bottles of Nalivka

У Карпатах

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September 21st 2019
In the Carpathians... Ever since arriving in Ukraine last week, I've been having bad flashbacks to my year and a half studying the grammatically diabolical Russian language. To me, Ukrainian and Russian are similar enough yet also different enough that I'm never quite sure if I should: a) attempt to communicate in Ukrainian; b) make a marginally better attempt in Russian; c) just give up and go s ... read more

Europe » Ukraine » Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

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Ukraine was the center of the first Slavic state, Kievan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kievan Rus was incorporated into the Gran... ... read more