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Happy birthday dear Kyiv Kyiv will be celebrating its 1,530th birthday this weekend with an impressive array of festivals, contests and concerts all around the city.
2 days ago at 20:49 | Kyiv Post
Choco fest Chocolate is arguably one of humanity's best discoveries, so having festivals in its honor seems pretty natural. On May 6-9, man-sized chocolate statues, chocolate fountains and lots of sweet activities will await chocoholics of all ages in Ukraine House, on Kreshchatyk.
May 3 at 17:41 | Kyiv Post
Photo Story: Medieval city  kicks off tourist season One of Ukraine’s prettiest historic cities, Kamianets-Podilsky, opened the tourist season on April 21-22.
Apr 26 at 23:06 | Katya Gorchinskaya
Tulips in bloom You may have noticed that spring has arrived, with the fragile beauty and perfume of its blooms. If flowers are your piece of cake, you've got to head off to Spivoche pole park, located on the hills of the Dnipro close to Pecherska Lavra. Over 300, 000 tulips of more than 22 varieties were planted there this year for us to enjoy in various compositions.
May 3 at 17:58 | Kyiv Post
World Traveler: Travelling to southern France easy with non-stop flights A traditional hangout for artistic and literary types, the French Riviera is now a more accessible summer escape for residents of Ukraine thanks to direct flights from Kyiv to Nice in the April-September period.
2 days ago at 20:55 | Jakub Parusinski
The Improper: Will Smith slaps kissing Ukraine reporter Will Smith let his homophobia get the better of him today while on the red carpet promoting his new film “Men in Black 3″ in the Ukraine. He pushed back and slapped a foreign reporter who tried to kiss him.

Read the story here.

May 19 at 12:08
Where to have fun for free in Kyiv Kyiv might seem expensive to the untrained eye, but it turns out that it has plenty of free activities. Conveniently, there is even a website that brings them all together online – but alas, only in Russian.
May 17 at 22:40 | Anastasia Forina
Poll: Half of Americans call Facebook a fad Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's initial public offering of stock, half of Americans also say the social network's expected asking price is too high.
May 15 at 08:27 | Associated Press
Blue sky, green sea in our yellow submarine The idea of a yellow submarine was conceived in 1966 by Paul McCartney in a hit song. Nearly half a century later someone actually created one in a country that did not even exist back then.
May 10 at 23:31 | Olga Rudenko
On the road: Driving and surviving nation's highways If you have driven through Kyiv’s traffic jams and potholes and think you have seen it all, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
May 10 at 22:38 | Katya Gorchinskaya
George Lindsey, 'Goober Pyle,' dies at age 83 NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — George Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw," has died. He was 83.
May 6 at 23:34 | Associated Press
Years after Chornobyl disaster, its photographer lives in obscurity in Kyiv It is hard to take good photographs in hazmat gear, but in 1986 Oleksandr Salmygin had no choice.
Apr 26 at 22:41 | Daryna Shevchenko
Painting of parliament burning causes a buzz An exhibition of a single painting by unknown artists would rarely cause controversy. But this one did.
Apr 26 at 22:36 | Anastasia Forina
Film Critic: Chornobyl movie with Bond babe in Kyiv  theaters The French movie “The Land of Oblivion” opened in Kyiv theaters on April 26, the date that marked the 26th anniversary of the worst nuclear explosion in history.
Apr 26 at 22:26 | Yuliya Popova