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4 What’s Up

Ukraine Keeper Banned for Two YearsUkraine’s international keeper Oleksandr Rybka has received a two-year ban from UEFA after failing a drugs test. With only a few months to go before the country hosts the EURO 2012 football championships, that’s a bit of a blow to the home side.The 24-year-old Rybka tested positive for a banned substance after a No-vember league match when his club team, Shakhtar Donetsk, played against FC Karpaty. He’s now ruled out of taking part in EURO 2012 pend-ing an appeal.Shakhtar Donetsk, however, claim Rybka, who was immediately suspend-ed while UEFA considered the punishment, had innocently taken weight-loss pills, though admitted he’d failed to consult club doctors. “From FC Shakhtar’s point of view, this is an extremely severe verdict, which isn’t quite proportional to the footballer’s offence,” the club said in a statement.The club intends to lodge an appeal, and as its owner just happens to be Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat Akhmetov, who just happens to own one of the hosting stadiums, we’re pretty sure the appeal will fall in favour of the keeper.

Ukraine in Davos – How Embarrassing!Ukraine’s international reputation must have hit an all time low last week when its two political representatives abroad, Yanukovych and FEMEN, hu-miliated the whole nation at the International Economic Forum in Davos.First Yanukovych told the world that the future of the country lies in Euro-pean integration. Well duh, tell us all something we don’t know. He also said that EU membership is crucial for democracy, economic prosperity, per-sonal freedoms and the well-being of every citizen of Ukraine. Again, duh! But we wonder at the irony of these words passing the lips of our numbskull president when he shows blatant disregard for all of them. He continued by saying that 2011 had been a fruitful year when it came to the European integration of Ukraine, citing the completion of negotia-tions on the new association agreement. He failed, however, to mention he’d screwed the whole thing up by throwing his opposition in jail.Luckily, one bright spark had the sense to ask about whether or not Tymosh-enko might be released soon so that the pathway to Ukraine’s EU integration might be smoothed. To which the president replied, no. Instead he said she de-served to be there because the gas contract she signed is the biggest problem facing the country today. And yet again we have to highlight that the leader of this great country and Azarov signed another one when they came to power!His reason for being in Davos last week, was, apparently, to attract foreign investment to Ukraine, an idea that had almost all international leaders falling about laughing. “Ukraine?” they were heard to say. “Who’d invest in Ukraine while he’s running the place?”This great nation hung its head in shame, thinking it had hit bottom and things couldn’t possibly get any worse. But then Ukraine’s other great statesmen (or is that “statespeople”), FEMEN, burst onto the scene, run-ning topless through the town, screaming like banshees and generally scaring the bejesus out of the local law enforcement community. (Search FEMEN Davos on youtube and watch as one poor Swiss policeman flinches in fear as an insane topless blond woman savages him.)Yes, Ukraine – a country of highly educated, intellectual and cultured people – has these two as its international advertisement. That’s embarrassing.

Iron YuliaJournalists in Russia recently unveiled a documentary about Yulia Tymoshenko, portraying her in various roles such as country hostess, princess, sexy business lady and persuasive player. She is depicted as a compelling woman who will be exalted whether she’s released or not. One of the most interesting parts of the film includes an interview with her lawyer, Serhiy Vlasenko, who claims there are those in the prison

system out to kill her. Allegedly, they've already given her an injection of gamma hydroxybutyric acid, after which she fainted. Banned in Eu-rope, the substance is considered far more dangerous than propofol, the drug that killed Michael Jackson. The documentary ends on a rather ludicrous note, characterising Yulia as one woman against a country: “The whole life story of Yulia Tymoshenko has been a battle – against poverty, business competitors and a struggle for pow-er." While jailed unfairly, how quickly people forget the reality of the situation.

Shelters for the Homeless?The cold is driving the city indoors, where people are burying themselves in blankets while sipping on hot tea. Unfortunately, there are those without homes to head to, many of whom have been severely suffering from the winter’s icy temperatures. There is no need for concern, however, as the Kyiv City Admin-istration has got their back!Demonstrating acts of kindness and gener-osity, city authorities (as they sit in heated offices) have stated that all the homeless people will soon be transported to the Centre

for Social Adaptation. While the building can only accommodate up to 300 people, our city superheroes promise to give shelter to all in need. How exactly they’re going to accomplish that we’re not sure. In addition, they’ll be undertaking construc-tion of ‘warm-up points’ around the city, where anyone in need can come and warm up with a hot drink and sandwich. They will also be providing hot suppers for only 7hrv each. But then again, when one is homeless, and typi-cally without a job, money is hard to come by. While it sounds like a very worthwhile project in principle, Ukraine and its authorities aren’t always so good at putting things into practise. Let’s hope this is one for the record books.

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Poisoned Apples Bad news for all the lovers of fresh produce out there: over half of vendors here in Kyiv have been selling spoilt goods! Throughout the last year, more than 2,000 trade points were checked, where research revealed that buying fruit and vegetables in the street, at the mar-ket, even in the shop, could be just as harmful to your health as going out to the forest and gnawing on poisoned apples from old women disguised as evil queens! It’s true, products long-since expired with terms of use stickers plastered to their skins are being sold in all their rotten beauty for their usual price, while mouldy sausage has found its way into salads masking the de-cay. We don’t want to scare you completely. What we will say, however, is that you should be aware of what you’re buying and from whom. There are sly sellers all over the city ready to take your money in exchange for expired produce.Experts suggest you start saving all of your bills so that should you find yourself in the unfortunate position with a whole lot of rotten food on your hands, you may take it up with your local food control agency with your com-plaints. Now, to find those control agencies…

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8 February 1116Kyiv ruler Volodymyr Monomach compiles all of his wisdom in the book, Edification to Children. Advising his offspring on how to rule the country, overcome enemies and remain noble and generous, this is the first autobiographical text in the history of Ukraine.

7 February 1483Ukrainian scientist and President of Bolo-gna University, Yuriy Drohobych, publishes his book A Prognostic Look At the Year 1483. Acting as an astrological calendar, it shows the link between the positions of planets and stars with world political and world events. There are only two copies available today.

9 February 1648 Prominent Ukrainian leader Bohdan Khmel-nitsky is chosen hetman of the Zaporozhian Sich. Supported by the Cossacks, Khmel-nitsky starts a national war against the Pol-ish magnates. The Ukrainian nation comes together, which results in the creation of a Cossack state.

4 February 1945The Yalta Conference commences and con-tinues until 11 February. Presidents Frank-lin, Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Gen-eral Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, meet to discuss the details of Europe post-war. One of the key agreements is to split Germany into four occupied zones.

6 February 1957The Ukrainian Association of Cinematog-raphers is established. There are at least 500 initial members of the organisation, of which honoured artist of the Soviet Union, Taras Levchuk, is the head.

This Week in History

Another Toy for the President?The decorations have been put away, the tree has been tossed and we are all walking about with a few extra pounds, but that hasn’t stopped our dear president from continuing to receive gifts. Ukrainian taxpayers (read: each and every one of us) have generously funded a plane for Mr Yanukovych. It is in part thanks to Vice Prime Minster Serhiy Tihipko who says a president simply isn’t a president without his own residence and a plane to boot! So fel-low Ukrainians, let us fork out just a few more kopecks. We simply wouldn’t want to humili-ate ourselves by depriving our president of palaces, cars and now planes.

Tax on ReligionThe Ukrainian Lavra has become a profitable business as of late, raising the prices of their traditional Ukrainian rituals to ridiculous rates. Quoting the rise in cost as standard practise when compared to the inflation al-most every other sphere in the country is fac-ing, they say they are justified. Babies born this year are going to cost 750hrv to christen, while anyone thinking a nice spring wedding might be just the thing might well think twice when they find out the price is an incredible 10,000hrv! Those wanting to simply use the church as a stop-ping point will also be charged. Yes that’s right, to use this particular place of worship as a backdrop for pictures, the price tag is a ridiculous 100hrv. Seems cheaper to pray at home these days.

Ballet Boy Storms OutUkrainian-born principal dancer with the prestigious British Royal Ballet, Serhiy Po-lunin, has recently walked out amid a flurry of bizarre tweets. The tweets, such as "Who wants to live forever anyway??? ReallyJ", a picture of him in an untidy flat with a beer in his hand and a request for heroin have given cause for concern about his state of mind. Polunin joined the Royal Ballet at the age of 13 and was showered with awards and accolades, before becoming their youngest ever Principal in 2010. Of late, his behaviour has become rather erratic. He has been adding tattoos to his body at an increasing rate and even invest-ed in a tattoo parlour in north London. A career as a tattoo artist is one he has pro-posed, with some concerned that, with the world at his feet, he is struggling to cope with the pressures of such fame. Others, however, suspect the reason behind his departure may be the desire to pursue more lucrative danc-ing ventures in Japan and the United States – something his contract with the Royal Bal-let had precluded. Either way, his Twitter account, profile of which now reads “Sergei Polunin: Principal Dancer of ?” makes for compelling reading!

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it was more a club/cabaret. Staging risky, avant-garde productions with girls less than fully dressed, it gathered clientele on a very regular basis, keeping the nightlife of Paris well entertained. A wave of modernism hit France in the late 50s and 60s, positively influencing the cre-ativity of the club. Reflecting the stream of the changes the rest of the artistic world was facing at the time. its montages became more stylish and chic. The world was starving for some new novelty. Alain Bernardin recognised it. He ensured anyone coming in to Le Crazy Horse was in for a tasty treat. Cooked up by a highly professional team out to astonish, creative choreography, unbelievable lighting effects and music designed to excite the audi-ence was what they got. Forty years later, at the beginning of the twen-tieth century, Le Crazy Horse left Paris for the Americas. Journeying into Native American country, the troupe must have felt like they were heading toward the motherland. American au-diences greeted the cabaret like a band of broth-ers, or sisters in this case. The group had be-come a recognised name internationally. It was one of the best gifts for their 50th anniversary. Seven years ago, the cabaret came under new management. Andre'e Deissenberg is the new Managing Director. Cabaret for her is a life-style, and he says it must include innovative thinking. While older shows may have focused on details of the past, Deissenberg and her team, have taken the puzzle, wiped off the dust, and given the show a new gleam.

Inspiration in All Shapes and SizesToday, Andre'e Deissenberg believes Le Crazy Horse is exceptional. Since its inception, it has been dedicated to celebrating ‘La Femme’, which it continues to do in new and unexpect-ed ways. Far removed from other cabarets, Le Crazy Horse has not shied away from change, which is what, he believes, makes them differ-ent. Creating shows by incorporating all of the newest advances in technology, the best of the art world and all its developments are things they continually strive to achieve.

A legendary cabaret and a Native American war hero. The connec-tion seems tenuous. They do share a couple of things, however. One

being the name Crazy Horse, the other being audacity. As the chief of a Sioux tribe in pres-ent-day Nebraska, Crazy Horse took up armies against the federal government in 1876. He is honoured in his homeland in numerous ways, one of which includes a monument carved into a mountain. Europeans revere him in a different way.

Rearing the HorseIt was 1951 when Alain Bernardin opened the Crazy Horse Saloon. Not quite a museum paying tribute to the great chief of the past,

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The Seduction of Le Crazy HorseRays of light flood the stage. The music starts. The scene envelopes the audience and voices hush. At the drop of a hat, quite literally, they appear. Seductive, graceful and smooth. The girls of Le Crazy Horse cabaret move in easy and fluid movements. Those watching catch their breath.

Cover StoryYuliya Hudoshnyk

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This Week Theatre & Classical Music 3-9 February 20128

3Friday

Yuno and avosRock operaTime: 19.00Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)247-2316

Carmen Opera in French in 3 actsTime: 19.00National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

TinY married CrimesPlayTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3)279-5921

small devilPlay in 2 actsTime: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25)517-1955

The FourTh sisTerBlack comedyTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392/8568

asso & PiaFA history of loveTime: 19.00Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16)212-4188

mY WiFe is a liarComedy Time: 19.00Kyiv Municipal Theatre (Rusanivka Naberezhna 12)229-1092

4Saturday

ConCerT Jazz, Jazz, Jazz

Featuring Pykomuinkikov (sax), Davudov (piano), Kyiv Saxophone Quartet, Seleznjov (drums), Tokar ( bass)Time: 19.00National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

in The drumming laneHistory of the railroad in 27 scenesTime: 19.00Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16)212-4188

Yohanna. WiFe oF husTDrama in 1 actTime: 19.00House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7)253-8247/2081

WelCome To ukraine

Romantic musical in 2 actsTime: 19.00Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3)287-6257

no PanCakes For a CaTComedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25)517-1955

Carmen suiTe & Bolero

2 ballets in 1 act eachTime: 19.00National Opera of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

marTin BorulYaComedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3)279-5921

lasT loveMelodrama in 2 actsTime: 18.00a ProFiTaBle PlaCeComedy in 5 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223

duCkY Tragicomedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392/8568

kaligulaTragic farce Time: 19.00Golden Gate Theatre (Hrushevskoho 1a)501-8595

sTolen haPPiness

DramaTime: 19.00Kyiv Municipal Theatre (Rusanivka Naberezhna 12)229-1092

5Sunday

mosesOpera in 2 actsTime: 19.00National Opera of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

The audiTorComedy in 5 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223

an evening oF orChesTra musiC Featuring Nemurovsky (clarinet), Smirnov (flute), Bondar (violin), Puchkov (violin), Hurja (bassoon) Time: 19.00National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

mY WiFe is a liarComedy Time: 19.00Kyiv Municipal Theatre (Rusanivka Naberezhna 12)229-1092

lonelY ladYLyrical comedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16)212-4188

melodies oF The norTh

Featuring Fresku Classical Music Ensemble Works by Grieg, Sibelius, Palmgren, Gade, Swendsen, StenhammarTime: 19.00House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7)253-8247/2081

romanCe. a masTer Class

Musical drama in 2 actsTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3)279-5921

The FareWell TangoPlayTime: 18.00Trees die sTandingPlay in 3 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223

an evening oF ChamBer musiCFeaturing Rivnjak (violin), Kachnov (piano)Time: 19.00National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

The nuTCraCkerBallet in 2 actsTime: 12.00National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

ediTh PiaF. liFe on CrediTMusical in 2 actsTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3)279-5921

QuarTeTPlayTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223

8Wednesday

CrazY horseCabaretTime: 19.00Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3)287-2630

sYmPhonY and JazzFeaturing Saratovsky (piano), National Academic Symphonic Orchestra of UkraineTime: 19.00National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

The vagina monologues

Shock-playTime: 19.30Kinopanorama (Shota Rustavelli 19)227-1135

aCComPlished CharlieIronic melodrama for adultsTime: 19.00Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16)212-4188

FamilY dinnerComedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223

vladimir vYsoTskY TriBuTe

Featuring Andriy DzhuhyrdaTime: 19.00House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7)253-8247/2081

aidaOpera in Italian in 3 actsTime: 19.00National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

The marriage oF FigaroPlay in 2 actsTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3)279-5921

The CorsiCanHistorical anecdoteTime: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25)517-1955

9Thursday

The CiTizen PoeTSatirical PlayTime: 19.00Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)247-2316

CrazY horseCabaretTime: 19.00 Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3)287-2630

sWan lake Ballet in 3 actsTime: 19.00Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-4280

nazar sTodoliaLyrical ballad in 2 actsTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3)279-5921

The FareWell TangoPlayTime: 20.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223

loliTaDrama in 2 actsTime: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25)517-1955

aThens eveningsComedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392/8568

laugh oF The loBsTersTragic comedyTime: 19.00Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16)212-4188

love in small PrinTLyrical novelTime: 19.00Kyiv Municipal Theatre (Rusanivka Naberezhna 12)229-1092

sea. nighT. CandlesPlay in 1 actTime: 15.00

The BiggesT good in The World

Play in 2 actsTime: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25)517-1955

roundelaY oF love

10 erotic scenesTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392/8568

6Mondayindian summerLyrical comedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223

7Tuesday

vasYa should Phone

Russian dramaTime: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25)517-1955

The vagina monologues

Shock-playTime: 19.30Kinopanorama (Shota Rustavelli 19)227-1135

hidden loveMysterious variations in 2 actsTime: 19.00Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16)212-4188

Austrian Symphonies ArriveSubscription No 10 – Symphonic Dimensions, National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)3 February at 19.00 Joseph Haydn was first called the Father of Symphony ages ago. Even 280 years after the year of his birth, he retains this honour. This evening at the Philhar-monic will be nothing less than spectacular as Austrian conductor Clemens Zeilinger revives Hayden’s old classics. Accompanied by Ukraine’s Symphonic Academic Orchestra, he will plunge into Symphony No 92, finishing with Sym-phony No 101, and incorporating variations throughout. Tickets are 60 – 130hrv. For more information call 278-1697.

Dance, Dance, DanceDances of the World 2012, House of Artists (Artema 1-5)5 February at 18.00 Every nation is distinguished by its culture; an essential part of which is dance. Replete with intense energy and beautiful costuming, the beauty and peculiarity of any one nation is immediately revealed. The third annual fes-tival Dances of the World will take you to far off places such as Argentina, Afghanistan, the Americas, Africa, Brazil, Greece, Korea, Georgia and many others. It’s a trip provided by more than 20 local dance groups, and one you won’t soon forget. Tickets are 100 – 250hrv. For more information call 272-0547.

: What's On Recommended

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(Cover Band)Time: 22.00 Admission: freeDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

7B, Tex-mex Co (PoP-roCk,

Cover Band) Time: 21.00 Admission: call and checkDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

PorTishead Cover ParTY (Cover Bands)

Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

Cash, Tsarske selo (Cover Bands)Time: 20.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

6MondayBender Band (Cover Band)Time: 20.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

oleksiY revenko Band (roCk) Time: 22.00Admission: freeArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

animals’ session (Cover Band)Time: 22.00 Admission: freeDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

more khuana, red roCks (Cover Bands) Time: 21.30 Admission: call and checkDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

hooligan’s ConFession mono PlaY (PoeTrY, lounge musiC)Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

7Tuesday

Yanka kozYr orChesTra

(PoP-roCk) Time: 22.00Admission: freeArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

TaBula rasa, Chill ouT (PoP-roCk, Cover Band)Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrv Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

deliev and masTer Class (Cover Bands)Time: 21.00Admission: freeStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900

hoBoT & Co (Cover Band)Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

moJo Jo Jo (Cover Band)Time: 21.30Admission: freeCiro’s Pomodoro (S Rustaveli 12)221-4545

hi-WaY, animals’ session (Cover Band)Time: 20.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

5Sunday

soYuz 44(Jazz)Time: 22.00Admission: freeArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137CrazY Train

3FridayPushkin (Cover Band)Time: 22.00Admission: 50hrvArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

TaBula rasa, red roCks (PoP-roCk,

Cover Band)Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

deliev and ParTYzanski vYTivkY (Cover Bands)Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrvDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

CrY BaBY (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900

kiroF (PoP-roCk)Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

True Colours (Cover Band)Time: 20.30Admission: freeCiro’s Pomodoro (S Rustaveli 12)221-4545

vzrosliY Band, mr oCh and his rooT BoYs (Cover Bands)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

4Saturday

FlYzzza (reggae, Funk)

Time: 22.00Admission: 50hrvArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

renaissanCe, ParTYzanski vYTivkY (Cover Bands)Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

more khuana (Cover Band)Time: 22.00 Admission: 20hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

Tres deseos (Cover Band) Time: 21.30 Admission: freeDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

TroPiCana ParTY (danCe ParTY)Time: 20.00Admission: 20hrvStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900

duBlin (Cover Bands)

Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

nighT BloCk (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

8Wednesday

FighT musiC roCk ParTY (roCk) Time: 22.00Admission: 30hrvArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

roCking Wolves (Cover Band)Time: 22.00 Admission: 30hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

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The magma (Cover Band) Time: 21.30 Admission: freeDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

more khuana (Cover Band)Time: 20.00Admission: freeStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900

The Bells (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

Jazz WednesdaY: serhiY Tarasov QuinTeT (Jazz)Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

9Thursday

roCker Joker, Cash (roCk)

Time: 22.00Admission: 50hrvArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

Chill ouT (Cover Band)Time: 22.00 Admission: 30hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

CrazY Train (Cover Band) Time: 21.30 Admission: freeDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

Jokers (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900 Tex-mex Co (Cover Band)Time: 20.30Admission: freeCiro’s Pomodoro (S Rustaveli 12)221-4545

roCkin’ Wolves (Cover Band)Time: 20.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

merTvi hrushi (PoP-roCk)Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

: What's On Recommended

Live Music 3-9 February 2012

A Laurel Wreath for the BestYUNA Music Awards, Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)8 February at 19.00Hats off, ladies and gentlemen, for the Yearly Ukrainian National Award ceremony is about to be-gin! Modelling themselves on the Grammies in the US, this is the first Ukrainian award programme of its kind, bestowing tributes and praise on local music of the past 20 years. Featuring nominations in eight different categories, Ukraine’s best musi-cians will compete for best singer, best band, best album, best song, and more. Take part in this his-toric moment with all of your favourite Ukrainian music-makers, and see if you can guess who will take home which prize!Tickets are 80 – 1600hrv. For more information call 247-2316.

More Than a Concert Sax Mission Project (jazz), Sullivan Room (Prorizna 8)4 February at 22.00Experimenting with experimentalism, this concert prom-ises more than just a state-of-the-art performance. With the high-class music and marvellous voice of Dima Kadnay and the Freedom Jazz group, the creative ideas of choreog-rapher Lena Kolyadenko and Kostyantyn Hordienko, and the vivid design of Nazar Didyk, Sax Mission is nothing short of a jazzy Vaudeville of dancing and singing, helped along with tracks by DJ Mishukoff and DJ Milan. Check it out for yourself! Tickets are 200hrv. For more information call 066-813-2012.

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PuPPeT TheaTreHrushevskoho 1A (metro Maidan Nezalezhnosti)278-5808

muniCiPal PuPPeT TheaTreMytropolska 1513-1500

marioneTTe TheaTreSahaidochnoho 29/3 (metro Poshtova Ploshcha)417-3058http://marionet.com.ua

CirCusPeremohy 2 (metro Vokzalna)486-3927www.circus.com.ua

zooPeremohy Pr. 32241-7769www.zoo.kiev.ua

dYvosviT4D cinema, children’s labyrinth, attractions Marshala Malinovskoho 24/10502-0088www.dyvosvit.ua

BuTTerFlY ulTramarineCinema, children’s playground, bowling, arcadeUritskoho 1A (metro Vokzalna)206-0350www.kino-butterfly.com.ua

koBzov CirCus239-2181Prospekt Pobedy 82www.circus-kobzov.com.ua

mYsTiCal-aQuarium CenTreKoshytsa 8A (metro Poznyaky)502-1796www.aquariumfish.com.ua

nemo dolPhinariumAkademika Glushkova 9520-5550www.nemokiev.com

kYiv PlaneTariumChervonoarmiyska 57/3287-7508www.planet.org.ua/about.html

aQuaPark Terminal Aquapark, shopping and entertainment centreKyivska 316 in the town of Brovary200-1450www.aquapark-terminal.com.ua

YasnogorodskYa osTriCh FarmPodlesnaya 32, Yasnohorodska (30km outside of Kyiv)782-3240www.ostrich.com.ua

hoPak in kYivHopak Training Centres 332-7747 or 067-933-3244Visit http://hopak.kiev.ua/ua/

naBeg horseBaCk riding CenTre Vishgorodska 85067-712-3384http://www.loshadi.kiev.ua/

kYiv horse raCe TraCkAkademika Glushkova 10266-2223

sTaTe museum oF ToYsKlovskiy 8253-5400

inTeresniY kievTours in and around Kyiv in English!491-1176 or 068-121-4458Visit www.interesniy.kiev.ua/new/tour/english

PYrohovo oPen air museumFolk architecture and lifeMarshrutka #3/156 from metro Lybydska526-5542

mamaeva sloBodaOutdoor Cossack MuseumMykhayla Dontsya 2, Otradniy region361-9848www.mamajeva-sloboda.ua

nivkY ParkChildren’s playground, rifle ranges, walking paths, cafesProspect Pobedy 82

kurenevskiY ParkPlaygrounds, attractions, cafesFrunze 134

naTional BoTaniCal gardenOpen year roundTimiryazevskaya 1

The PrinCe & The PrinCessFairytale in 2 acts for children 5+Time: 12.00You are sPeCialMusical fairytale in 1 act for children 3+Time: 13.00Lypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17)253-6219

advenTures oF The Teenage muTanT ninJa TurTlesPlay in 2 actsTime: 12.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3)279-5921

The mermaid Sea legend in 2 actsTime: 12.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392

Simple Art for Simple People Exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Gary Hume, PinchukArtCentre (Baseina 1/3-2)4 February – 1 April In trying to keep his works simple enough to tempt even the most anti-art individual, Gary Hume, a contemporary British artist who’s been actively involved in the art world since 1989, keeps his works bright and magnificent. What you will find upon the walls of PAC are pieces full of melancholic beauty incorporating extensive universal themes, from young and innocent works to sculptures of bare bodies. For more information call 590-0858.

our haPPY koloBokPuppet-play for children 3+Time: 11.00marika and The BearPuppet-play for children 3+Time: 13.00The Frog PrinCePuppet-play for children 4+Time: 15.00Puss in BooTsPuppet-play for children 3+ Time: 17.00Kyiv Puppet Theatre (Hrushevskoho 1a)278-0566

uPside-doWnFairytale- game in 1 actTime: 11:00 ChieF redskinTragic comedy in 2 acts for children 7+Time: 12.00Lypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17)253-6219

The liTTle PrinCeFairytaleTime: 19.00Plastic Drama Theatre (Shovkovychna 7a)253-9383

5SundayFairYTale For kind hearTsPuppet-play for children 4+ Time: 11.00The golden ChiCkenPuppet-play for children 3+ Time: 13.00ThumBelinaPuppet-play in Russian for children 4+ Time: 15.00CinderellaPuppet-play for children 4+ Time: 17.00Kyiv Puppet Theatre (Hrushevskoho 1a)278-0566

kai and gerdaRomantic opera for kids in 2 actsTime: 12.00Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-3116

3Friday

The liTTle PrinCeFairytaleTime: 19.00Plastic Drama Theatre (Shovkovychna 7a)253-9383

advenTures oF Tom saWYer A boys’ tale in 2 acts for children 7+Time: 12.00Lypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17)253-6219

4SaturdayThe nuTCraCkerBallet in 2 actsTime: 13.00Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-3116

This Week Art 3-9 February 2012

some arT From marChukExhibition of paintings by Ivan MarchukMystetska Zbirka Gallery (Tereshchenkivska 13)Until 19 February050-136-4737

From Childhood Exhibition of art objects and paintings by Oleh Pedan and Anna Silivonchik Parsuna Gallery (Khoryva 43)Until 29 February 425-2415

Book oF nighTExhibition of photographs by Jason Langer Brucie Collections (Artema 55b)Until 14 March 205-4264

TWoExhibition of paintings by Oleh

HryshchenkoYa Gallery (Khoryva 49b)

Until 6 February492-9203

a TriBuTe To naTureExhibition of paintings by Serhiy Lutsenko Wunjo-Art (H Stalinhrada 10a)Until 10 February 228-6620

mediTaTion on a PainTing Exhibition of paintings by Irzhy Kornatovskiy Bottega Gallery (Mykhalivska 22b)Until 7 February 279-8383

FolloWing The Wind Exhibition of paintings by Ihor Eliseev

Garna Gallery (Shelkovichna 5)Until 12 February 066-616-9170

Weekend? Busy!Kids’ Weekend Club, Master Klass Cultural Centre (Lavrska 16)4 February at 11.00Beginning this Saturday, there is no need to worry about what to do with your kids for the weekend. No more

sitting in front of the telly, or playing stupid computer games. Instead, kids now have the option to join the Master Klass weekend club! Chit-chats over a cup of tea, amazing stories and performances, master-classes in paint-ing and handiwork, plus funny games and even a disco are guaranteed. Admission is 160hrv (whole day), 80hrv (half a day). For more information call 594-1063.

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gloBal TeendanCe ParTY – dJs samosud, zoiTs, kaYun, original B and manY moreTime: 16.00Admission: 60hrvChateau Mystique (Lenina 39)093-148-2608

usa Freedom nighTTime: 22.00Admission: freeShokolad (Shota Rustaveli 39-41)289-0194

dJ marika rossa, Jekker and zoiTsTime: 17.00Admission: 50hrvSakhar Party Bar (Dekabrystov 12/37)563-9662

max FreegranT, s.o.u.5, neo, dJs Fram and olex, mCs karPov and romanTime: 22.00Admission: before 00.00 L-20hrv, G-30hrv, after L-40hrv, G-50hrv Prime (Nauki 8)524-2209

danCe shoW and disCoTheQueTime: 22.00Admission: L-100hrv, G-150hrvCaribbean Club (Kominternu 4)288-1290

5Sunday

saxon Fm – andrei FiBer, JazzYsT, dJ sChiFFer,

d. kazanTsev and moreTime: 22.00Admission: before 00.00 L-10hrv, G-15hrv, after L-15hrv, G-30hrv Saxon (Trutenko 4)257-4070

on mounT olYmPusTime: 22.00Admission: L-free, G-100hrv (only after 00.00)Shooters (Moskovska 22)254-2024

rave on – minianimal, goshva, Woo York, sPieler, miTChell and mC semeniChTime: 22.00Admission: L-40hrv, G-50hrv Saxon (Trutenko 4)257-4070

disCo ‘Til morningTime: 22.00Admission: call for detailsFiesta (Horkoho 115d)462-1477

FairY ForesTTime: 20.00Admission: before 23.00 L-free, after L-50hrv, G-100hrvShooters (Moskovska 22)254-2024

BrasleT ParTY (daTing ParTY) Time: 23.00Admission: L-25hrv, G-50hrvEgoist (Horlovskaya 124/140)223-36-33

FridaY slag. everYThing in The Bag – dJ alex Famous, dJ dan, mC nasTiaTime: 22.00Admission: before 00.00 L-30hrv, G-50hrv, after L-50hrv, G-70hrv Bionica (Borshchahivska 128a)232-7296

danCe shoW and disCoTheQueTime: 22.00Admission: L-100hrv, G-150hrvCaribbean Club (Kominternu 4)288-1290

disCo FridaY – girls aT Prime CluB, roBoT and nikz lorenzTime: 22.00Admission: L-40hrv, free before 00.00, G-50hrv Prime (Nauki 8)524-2209

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d’lux CluB shoWTime: 22.00Admission: free before 23.00D’Lux (Hrushevskoho 3)200-9009

house live – romanTiC, violin liana, marina

liTvinova, koss & guBin, underhill, id CrashTime: 22.00Admission: before 23.30 L-30hrv, G-40hrv, after L-50hrv, G-60hrv Saxon (Trutenko 4)257-4070

Buzz ParTY – dJ dasha danCe, dJ dan, dJ andreY

lYuBimovTime: 22.00Admission: before 00.00 L-30hrv, G-50hrv, after L-50hrv after, G-70hrv Bionica (Borshchahivska 128a)232-7296

sex ConTaCT – alina ToPless, shummi, dJ andreW and krisisTime: 23.00Admission: L-25hrv, G-50hrvEgoist (Horlovskaya 124/140)223-36-33

disCo ParTYTime: 22.00Admission: call for detailsFiesta (Horkoho 115d)462-1477

roCk n’ roll is in The Blood Time: 22.00Admission: L-free before 23.00, 50hrv after, G-100hrvShooters (Moskovska 22)254-2024

girls make uP BarBie – dJ dan and dJ konsTanTin ozeroFFTime: 22.00Admission: L-free all night, G-free before 23.00, after 30hrvBionica (Borshchahivska 128a)232-7296

salsadromo and disCoTheQueTime: 21.00Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrvCaribbean Club (Kominternu 4)288-1290

6Monday

Pivomania – dJ size

Time: 21.00Admission: freeAura (Vyshgorodskaya 28/1)237-7023

salsadromoTime: 21.00Admission: L-20hrv, G-50hrvCaribbean Club (Kominternu 4)288-1290

Bar – a giFTTime: 22.00Admission: freeShooters (Moskovska 22)254-2024

7Tuesday

mohiTo nighTTime: 22.00Admission: freeShooters (Moskovska 22)254-2024

radio daYsTime: 21.00Admission: freeAura (Vyshgorodskaya 28/1)237-7023

disCo-laTinoTime: 22.00Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrvCaribbean Club (Kominternu 4)288-1290

8Wednesday

Women’s FeasT WiTh mC CluBniChka

Time: 21.00Admission: Before 00.00 L-free, after L-50hrv, G-100hrv Shooters (Moskovska 22)254-2024

audiomania – noxia, demidov, eFa, moreTTa

and sun monieTime: 17.00Admission: L-Free, G-30hrvSakhar Party Bar (Dekabrystov 12/37)563-9662

danCe maraThonTime: 21.00Admission: FreeAura (Vyshgorodskaya 28/1)237-7023

Big mama Freeda Time: 23.00Admission: 50hrvSorry Babushka (Dmytrivska 18/24)486-0300

eroTiC shoW and amaTeur sTriPTeaseTime: 21.00Admission: L-free before 00.00, 50hrv after, G-150hrvCaribbean Club (Kominternu 4)288-1290

2Thursday

CrazY 30Time: 21.00Admission: 30hrvAura (Vyshgorodskaya 28/1)237-7023

disCo-laTinoTime: 22.00Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrvCaribbean Club (Kominternu 4)288-1290

ladies’ nighT Time: 21.00Admission: 50hrvSorry Babushka (Dmytrivska 18/24)486-0300

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3Friday

ComPlex shaPes – smailov, andreY loud, makaren

Time: 23.00Admission: FreeBoom Boom Room (Shevchenko 33)(066) 747-0023

vagina vangi – dJs valTa, Trash and mouse,

duBmasTa and FozzTime: 23.00Admission: before 00.00-50hrv, after-60hrv Xlib (Frunze 12)417-3233

aFTer ParTY – koma JuniorTime: 22.00Admission: 100 hrv Party Room (V Vasylkivska 5/3)187-6003

alkogoniYaTime: 22.00Admission: before 23.30 L-30hrv, G-40hrv, after L-50hrv, G-60hrv Forsage (Harmatna 51a)232-6780

veneTian nighT WiTh mC morozovTime: 22.00Admission: FreeShokolad (Saksahanskoho 8)289-0194

lighT ParTY WiTh mC Pasha morozovTime: 22.00Admission: L-free, G-call for detailsAura (Vyshgorodskaya 28/1)237-7023

Nightlife 3-9 February 2012

: What's On Recommended

1095 Days of Success3 Years of Fresh Cut Event w/ Extrawelt (Germany, electronic), Forsage (Harmatna 51a)4 February at 22.00Tried, tested and true, Fresh Cut Events have proven themselves not just on paper but also in the musical arena, with three years of popular club events under their belt. To celebrate, they’ve invited the German techno team Extrawelt. Working with the label Cocoon, theirs is one of the most interesting shows around. Admission: before 23.30 L-40hrv, G-60hrv, after L-60hrv, G-80hrv. For more information call 232-6780.

I’m Not Your BoyfriendDirty Raves w/ Gorillas on Drums (Germany house), Cinema Club (Entusiastiv 1)3 February at 23.00The Ukrainian-produced Dirty Raves project continues into 2012 with an evening you don’t want to miss. Why? Because Ben and Sid, two dudes from Hamburg, are going to be in da house and making all kinds of noise. Working in electric, house and techno, these two go by the name Gorillas on Drums and are most well known for their original track I’m Not Your Boy-friend – Please Don’t Touch Me. Helping them out tonight are Katwon, Autofish, Trilobeat, Za-rin and others. Check it out. Admission is 70hrv. For more information call 555-5854.

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No Evidence of a CrimeThe day after Tymoshenko was jailed, Amnesty International in Ukraine held a press conference. There were lots of journalists there, which pleased Tanya, one of two full-time staff members here. Despite the presumed link, Amnesty weren’t there to talk about Tymoshenko, or any other political prisoners for that matter. They were there to talk about torture and police impunity in Ukraine – their new cause. What’s On met them to ask what they’ve been doing and what they plan to do now.

12 Ukraine TodayStephen Oryszczuk

As I walk into the café, I call Tanya to ask where/who she is. She directs me to the area where she’s sitting. I can’t see her. Eventually, a hand

comes up and we meet. She’s a sweet little thing, quiet and clearly intelligent. She’s also over the moon. Amnesty International has made a lot of changes recently with regards to how it works in Ukraine. For the first time in four years, she feels filled with hope that they can now start to be effective.

Analysis ParalysisAmnesty International has over three million supporters worldwide, so I ask why it only has 200 members in Ukraine. Tanya says it’s partly because they used to charge

a membership fee, and the doing away with this was one of the many changes introduced last October. There is now no fee required to support Amnesty. They only ask that sup-porters take part in one action every year, such as signing a petition. It’s not just supporters that they’ve been missing. Tanya is one of only two staff mem-bers. But the budget was recently beefed up as well, meaning there will now be up to five paid positions in the team, as well as money to spend on the publicity materials they need. Similarly, there had previously been very few volunteers. But Tanya explains that the new model envisages a lot more. The first batch have already been recruited and trained, and they’re on the lookout for good people to join the team.Having established that a lack of people has hindered progress, I suggest that that’s not the full story. As part of my background re-search, I learnt that the organisation was well-known as having been riddled with poli-tics and in-fighting for the past few years, which essentially paralysed it. I put this to Tanya. True, she admits, but hopefully a problem of the past. Another change last October was the abolition of the Board of Members, an organisational and decision-making body that neither organised nor made decisions. This all helps to explain why Amnesty in Ukraine has done very little thus far. To quan-tify that statement, their last big campaign was for the abolition of the death penalty in the country, which was removed in 1989.

Thinking About Doing SomethingStill, with new changes comes a new dawn. Their new headline campaign is ‘torture and police impunity in Ukraine’. Tanya gives me lots of examples, and it does indeed seem to be an enormous problem here. It seems com-mon knowledge that some members of the police engage in torture and extortion, so fre-quently in fact that it can seem endemic. Ad-ditionally, it appears that both the judiciary and the authorities turn a blind eye. You get the impression they’d rather drink a litre of the ammonium carbonate some prisoners are allegedly forced to drink than actually investigate the reports or prosecute the per-petrators. What is Amnesty doing to highlight the prob-lem? Tanya tells me that they’ve held a press conference, produced booklets, presented to students and held meetings with the Min-

ister of the Interior, who “has not ignored these concerns entirely.” Have they met with the police? “No, it’s more high-level than that.” Have they papered Kyiv with posters highlighting the problem? “No, but we’re thinking of producing some.”

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A Marvellous Mixture of MusicDark Patrick, House of Artists (Artema 1-5)19 February at 18.00This duo creates an out-of this-world cocktail of music that has got people talking in many parts of the world. The Ukrainian Eva and British Paul produce a spe-cial mix of folk, rock and elec-tronic, the sound of which is often compared to The Doors, Dead Can Dance and Deacon Blue. And yet, they are unique. Playing the hurdy-gurdy, the ancient bandu-ra, the Irish bagpipe and flute, the bodhrán and harmonica, Dark Patrick is an entire orchestra in just two people! Tickets are 150 – 220hrv. For more information call 272-0547.

A Smile of Sincerity Jamala (pop, jazz), October Palace (Instytutska 1)29 March at 19.30The last time we published any-thing about Jamala she was about to head off on tour. To-gether with her jazz band, they swarmed the country with her most recent album For Every

Heart, featuring one of her best songs yet, Smile. A year later, she’s back in Kyiv wrapping up that tour with a concert at Octo-ber Palace. If you missed her the first time round, get your tickets today. Aside from her powerful voice and her four-octave range, one of her best attributes is her ability to make people smile. Tickets are 50 – 1000hrv. For more information call 279-1582.

Smooth SaxKenny G (US, jazz), October Palace (Instytutska 1)12 March at 19.00American saxophonist Kenny G should be proud. Not just for be-ing among the 25 best musicians of all time and nation, according to RIAA. But also for those gor-geous locks! Over the 30 years he’s been around, he’s played to countless, winning many awards, such as a Grammy, for best in-strumental composition. While there are those who cannot see past the bland elevator-music instrumentalist he’s been stereo-typed as, perhaps they’ve not giv-en the man, his soprano sax and their 17-albums an honest shot. Admission is 290 – 2390hrv. For more information call 279-1582.

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Vasyl is Back Exhibition of paintings by Vasyl Bazhai, Bottega Gallery (Mykhalivska 22b)1 – 20 March Originally from Lviv, the cradle of Ukrainian creativity, Vasyl Bazhai has become a frequent guest of Kyiv. Exhibiting his works at every oppor-tunity, this time Bottega gets that distinct pleasure, where strange im-ages will be on show from all corners. While no one really understands the source of his inspiration, his idiom-atic art mystically attracts viewers of all age and class. Looking for a little adventure? Look no further. For more information call 279-8383. French Love

in KyivCet Amour, National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)16 February at 19.00Whether your French is up to par or not, everyone knows the most important phrase there is: voulez vou coucher avec moi. This evening dances along those lines, featuring amour, love, as its theme. Celebrating the very best in French music this evening, honoured Ukrainian artists Osta-penko on the guitar, Poroshina on the piano and Lipituk with her soaring soprano will take to the stage. It is the perfect background for the poetry of Jacques Prévert and Garcia Lorka. Tickets are 30 – 80hrv. For more information call 278-1697.

Star of the 80sChris Rea (UK, pop-rock, blues), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103) 13 February at 19.00The world fell in love with this Eng-lish singer-songwriter at the release of his 10th album, Road To Hell, released in 1989. With the title track becoming a huge hit, it is one, among others, you will no doubt hear when he stops in Kyiv on his most recent tour, dubbed The Santo Spirito Project. Released last Sep-tember on two CDs containing two feature-length DVDs written and di-rected by Rea himself, this project is worth more than just a quick look.Tickets are 300 – 2500hrv. For more information call 247−2444.

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A Muddle of FeelingsThe Legend Of Love (ballet in 3 acts), National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)19 February at 19.00We could all come up with our own ideas about a ballet with such a name. Perhaps you’d never expect, however, the soap opera that entails: maze of crazy characters and events included. Based on an ancient parable from the East, Tsarina Mehmene-bany sacrifices her beauty to save the life of her dying sister. But this is only the beginning. With cho-reography that is both expansive and expressive, find out how leg-ends of love can quickly turn into something else.Tickets are 20 – 200hrv. For more information call 279-1169.

Made in the USALiza Minnelli (US, pop, jazz), Palace Sport (Sportyvna Pl 1)26 April at 19.00Legend of Broadway and Holly-wood – Liza Minelli – is on her way to Kyiv. In Ukraine for the first time, this will likely be your one and only chance to see the origi-nal star of Cabaret here in your own hometown! As the winner of three Tony Awards, an Oscar, an Emmy, two Golden Globes as well as a Grammy Legend Award, she is one of few to have been recogn-ised by all five organisations and industries. A symbol of stardom and an inspiration to all, there are few like her. You simply can’t miss this show! Tickets are 400 – 6500hrv. For more information call 246-7406.

Magic in the CityFirst International Illusionist Show, Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)12 February at 16.00 & 19.30The most prominent magicians from all over the world are com-ing to revitalise Kyiv. Setting up as early as next week, these in-ternational illusionists are going to make your jaw drop. Mike Mi-chaels (USA), Aaron Crow (BE), Enrico & Dace (Italy/Latvia), Double Fantasy (Ukraine) and many more are going to compete for your attention. Such magic has never been seen before! Hav-ing a crappy start to the new year? This should set you right. Tickets are 50 – 1200hrv. For more information call 247-2316.

Urban Sculptures Exhibition of sculptures by Anish Kapoor, PinchukArtCentre (Baseina 1/3-2)From 28 April Famous Indian/British artist An-ish Kapoor, laureate of The Turner Prize and one of 13 members of the New British Sculpture group, is bringing his works to Kyiv this spring. Anish’s sculptures are monochromic state-of-the-art pieces, brightly coloured and fea-ture curves that create a feeling of softness even in the most solid object. As an innovator who intro-duced urban materials like con-crete and steel to sculpture, a big part of his popularity came when he joined up with the New Brit-ish Sculpture group in the 80s. Now Kapoor’s works decorate the streets of Nottingham, Chicago, New York and others. For more information call 590-0858.

The Apocalypse is ComingPirate Station Apocalypse International Exhibition Centre (Brovarsky Pr 15)25 February at 20.00The ancient prophesy of the Maya states there were four suns, or four great eras before us. One after another they were wiped out. The epoch of the fifth sun is called The Movement: Movement of the People, the Planets and the Stars. But this era is coming to an end. The world as we know it is destined to disappear. We know the exact time. But what should we expect? An end? Or a begin-ning? It is with this premise Pi-rate Station comes to Kyiv for the fourth and maybe the last time. Bringing drum’n’bass at its best, gymnasts, acrobats, jugglers and dancers along with top acts Im-mortal, Network and Teatro will leave you singed. Tickets are 199 – 349hrv. For more information visit www.piratestation.com.ua

It’s Just a Loveable Day St. Valentine’s Day, National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)14 February at 19.00If you have yet to confirm your plans for Valentine’s Day, may we suggest a lovely evening in the company of some of the most ro-mantic music. The National Aca-demic Wind Orchestra will create a special atmosphere where you and your loved one will be the special guests! The heart of the evening will be timeless composi-tions by Strauss, Doppler, Doga, Hade, Krotil and Kern. The soul comes with a little Stevie Wonder. Tickets are 20 – 100hrv. For more information call 278-1697.

No Trouble HereAndru Donalds,Crystal Hall (Dniprovskiy Spusk 1)3 March at 19.00You might not think you know this guy. However, if you turn on your computer and type in the word Mishale, you’ll come across a song everybody was bopping to in the mid 90s. Getting a call to work with Enigma in 1998, he’s been with them ever since. While he has continued to work on his own albums (the sixth and most recent called Trouble In Paradise released just last year), leading Enigma to record sales into the tens of millions has been his true claim to fame. Tickets are 290 – 800hrv. For more information call 288-5069.

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Warm Up Ukrainian-style

ent. There is something in this part of the world called sivorotka. It can be translated as whey, and essentially adds a slightly tart taste to the overall concoction – something our chef today swears by. You’ll have a hard time finding it in shops and will have more luck approaching a babushka at the market. Or, you can make your own variant by sim-ply adding 15ml of vinegar and a few drops of lemon juice.

Add contents of frying pan to saucepan and let simmer 10 minutes. Shred the cabbage and add to the pot. Tetya Lyuda says doing things in this order

will guarantee that all vegetables will be cooked through but not overdone.

Add the beans. Continue to simmer another 15 minutes. Meanwhile, crush the garlic with a press and stir into the pot. Add peppercorns, salt, pepper and bay leaves. Remove from

heat. Let borsch absorb all the flavours. Chop parsley coarsely. Save a sprinkle as decora-tion, and add the rest to pot. Ladle borsch into bowls. Top with a dollop of sour cream. Serve while hot.Traditional Ukrainian borsch is a fairly easy customary recipe once you’ve got a good recipe and technique. If you were to have borsch in the home of a true Ukrainian family, or order it in

a restaurant, it would most certainly be served with pampushky – bread puffs with garlic. But that’s a recipe for our next Kyiv Kitchens expe-rience. There is a saying in this country that follows the line ‘a good hostess is only as good as her borsch’. With help from Tetya Lyuda, your rankings will no doubt be catapulted into culi-nary stardom!

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The Most Beautiful Face in the LandD’LUX The night was 26 January. The place was D’LUX. The reason was to choose the What’s On Face of Kyiv for 2011! Getting started with a few cocktails in the lounge, the party moved upstairs where everyone got comfortable awaiting the arrival of the 21 final contestants. Those chosen to compete this evening were among the most beautiful entries we’d received throughout the year. The evening was MC’d by the great Ihor Posipaiko, while Para Normalnykh got everyone up dancing. Kishe doubled as entertainer/judge along with Galyna Kozak from Merilyn Models, Miss Ukraine 2011, designer Andre Tan and the girls and boys from Pan Publishing, Lana Nicole, Neil Campbell and Paul Niland. Dmytro Hrynchyshyn from Price Waterhouse Coopers ensured that all voting was done fairly and accurately, so that Miss Ksenia Chernova could be crowned What’s On Face of Kyiv! Thanks to our sponsors UIA for providing one week in Paris with flights included, as well as Maija for doing all the girls’ hair, Mishel for the beautiful attire, fashionflowers.kiev.ua for the bouquets and Wedding Design for the crowns.

First runner-up Kristina Hussein, What’s On Face of Kyiv Miss Ksenia Chernova and second runner-up Polina Dudnik

Oleksandra Horoshevskaya, What’s On Face of Kyiv party organiser Alina Smolina, Aleona Myroshnichenko and Volodymyr Blednov

The newly engaged Roy Nygard and Szilvia Sziva

Para Normalnykh

workin’ it

Stuart McKenzie, Flemming Jahn, Walter Gordon and Stevens Sainte-Rose

Andrzej Olejnik and Veronika Shulevskaya pausing for a moment

Galyna Kozak of Merilyn Models

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Shura Shylpa and DVS guitarist Mick Lake

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The fashionable

Andre Tan

A couple of cuties along for the competition

Actress and TV host Tala

Kalatay (right) along with a

friend

Beauties in waiting

Contestant Ann Dovgal with a cheeky grin

PAN Publishing’s Neil Campbell with Cory Igo keeping out the riff raff

MC Ihor Posypaiko and

Miss Ukraine Yaroslava Kuryacha

announcing the winner

The Fairmont gang: Marcos Torres, Yulia Yemelyanova and GM Christoph Ganster

Kishe getting everyone on the

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Welcome Back to BUCC B-HUSH The British Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce invited its members for a welcome-back party on 25 January, which kicked off their networking for 2012. Jumping into the new season with drinks and conversation about the holidays, members had a great time meeting up with contacts old and new all from the warmth of the InterContinental’s high-rise nightspot.

Back in BusinessCOTE D’AZUR The German business club was back in business with a New Year reception on 24 January. Enjoying tasty treats from this chic restaurant in Podil, everyone had the wonderful opportunity to engage in a little networking while enquiring about festivities from the past holiday.

Merle-Katrin Alex of Forum Commerzbank and DWK Member of the Board, Yevgen Pashkorsky of Marti Ukraine with Margarita and Christof Rheinbay

Olga and Darya Revina together with Jörg Meissner

Entrepreneur and Ukrainian art-lover

Seighard Raschdorf (right)

Austrian Ambassador HE Wolf Dietrich Heim (centre) toasting to the holidays

Daniel Aspleaf and Alex Sikorsky chatting quietly

Dave Young, Nigel Thwaits and Mark Buckingham all smiles

Andriy Mashchenko, Lidiya Markova, Ivan Gerasimenko and Dmytro Strygun

Olga Shyian and Adnan Anacali stop

for a pic

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www.frishberg.com

Frishberg & Partners10 Gorky Street, Suite 801004 Kyiv, UkraineTel: (38044) 585-8464Fax: (38044) 235-6342

Frishberg & Partners10 Gorky Street, Suite 801004 Kyiv, UkraineTel: (38044) 585-8464Fax: (38044) 235-6342 www.frishberg.com

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Take Me Out!

L ocated on Horkoho, Shlyapa is easy to find. Passers-by peer into the illuminated black and white interior, possibly ex-pecting to find some sort of Wonderland with the March Hare in all his glory placing china on the tables and the Mad Hat-

ter pouring tea. Greeted by the hostess, we are led into the main hall and any link to the famous novel vanishes,

A Matter of TasteShlyapa has three halls designed for banquets, karaoke/common meetings and dining respectively. In the main area, a few couples bill and coo quietly while sipping cocktails and smoking slims. On the way to our table, we pass a huge star and heartbreaker on the music scene here in Ukraine concealed in the corner. My friend devours him with her eyes. I stick to the interior of the restaurant. At first glance, everything here has a posh sort of glow to it. White leather sofas are pushed up to black lacquered tables, while black ceil-ings combine with white walls. Abstract pictures and paintings or mu-sicians are aplenty, and include phrases like “The great guitar player during the Great Depression”, or “What is blues, man?”. In contrast to this courtly black and white theme, odd photos of exotic islands in vivid colours hang on the opposite wall. This strange assortment strikes me

immediately. In keeping with the musical vernacular I find myself ask-ing no one in particular, “What is taste, man?” Our server appears just in the nick of time. I decide to focus my attention on the menu rather than nag him with design questions he probably can’t answer. There are all sorts of cold and hot starters, beginning with the rec-ognisable Ukrainian salo (50hrv) and deruny (potato pancakes) with sour cream and mushroom sauce (45hrv). There is also foie gras served with strawberry sauce (99hrv) and veal liver with caramelised apples (99hrv). I examine the room again, and realise that the mish-mash interior plays in well with the diversity found in the menu. Latin American, European, Asian and Australian dishes are all blended into one, and I have to say the gastronomic variety is impressive. Still, we decide to stick to items more familiar to us and pick out a few Eu-ropean salads.Caesar is my friend’s best bet while the Norwegian Salmon is mine. In addition, our gallant server strongly recommends that we try the stuffed mussels. While waiting for our artsy starters, we order some drinks. I am pleasantly surprised by the list of smoothies for the rea-sonable price of 30hrv each. My choice is Sweet Devil with bilberry, orange, honey and mint. As soon as it arrives, I realise there is noth-ing devilish about it, only one deliciously blissful taste. My friend has chosen something called Millionaire Coffee, and admits it does have a wealthy millionaire aftertaste.

On Recommendation Impressed by our drinks and an amuse-bouche from the chef, we assume our starters will support this first impression. Sadly, as soon as the salads arrive, I feel slightly disillusioned. My Norwegian Salad is cut into huge bits of cucumbers and salmon and tastes greasy. My friend’s Caesar looks en-tirely unappetising. Eager to be impressed, our hopes have been dashed. What’s the advice the Mad Hatter would give Alice in this case? Continue

28Yuliya Hudoshnyk

Marching one frosty evening to art-restaurant Schlyapa (hat in English), all we really want is to take shelter and warm ourselves somewhere, anywhere! Luckily, we arrive sooner than we think, and our own hats come off in gratitude for the warmth.

The Riddle Behind the Hat

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RESTAURANTS

Al FaroV Vasylkivska 49a503-5091Hours: 10.00 – 23.30Italian cuisine

AniV Vasylkivska 72590-2565Hours: 11.00 – 23.00Caucasian cuisine

AntwerpenPushkinska 38234-1300Hours: 12.00 – 23.00European cuisine

Arena EntertainmentBaseina 2a492-0000Hours: 9.00 until the last guestEuropean cuisine

Arizona BBQ Naberezhno Khreshchatytska 25425-2438Hours: 08.00 – 24.00American cuisine

Bacchus ClassChapaeva 2/16234-6506Hours: 09.00 – until the last guestWine Bar

Bar on 8 (Hyatt Regency)Alla Tarasova 5581-1234Hours: 11:00 – 02:00Cocktail Bar/Fusion

Barsuk Kutuzova 3a050-386-3629Hours: 08.00 – 23.00European/local cuisine

Bazaar BrasserieBessarabska Pl 2238-2111Hours: 10.00 – 23.00European cuisine

Beef Meat & WineShota Rustaveli 11225-0035Hours: 12.00 – 24.00Fusion

Belle VueSaksahanskoho 7289-8780Hours: Sun-Thurs 11.00 – 23.00, Fri-Sat 11.00 – 02.00Belgian/European cuisine

Belvedere Dniprovskiy Uzviz288-5070Hours: 12.00 – until the last guestEuropean/Japanese cuisine

b-hush InterContinental KyivV Zhytomyrska 2a219-1919Hours: Sun-Wed18.00 – 02.00, Thurs-Sat18.00 – 04.00Cocktail Bar/Fusion

Boutique (Riviera on Podol)Sahaydachnoho St 15581-2898Hours: 24 hoursEuropean/Ukrainian cuisine

Brasserie (Cosmopolite Hotel)Hetmana Vadima 6205-3520Hours: 10.00 – 23.00French cuisine

Brunello Bar(Hyatt Regency)Alla Tarasova 5581-1234Hours: 19.00 – 04.00Wine Bar

Buddha BarKhreshchatyk 14270-7676Hours: Sun-Wed 13.00 – 02.00, Thurs-Sat 13.00 – 04.00Asian/Fusion

ByblosArtema 20288-1888Hours: 12.00 – until the last clientFusion

Café de ParisAndriivskiy Uzviz 34b221-2218Hours: 24 hoursFrench cuisine

Carpaccio CaféSofievska 14278-1612Hours: variousEuropean cuisine

Celentanowww.pizza-celentano.com for locationsHours: variousPizza/Italian cuisine

CimesSahaidachnoho 10/5428-7579Hours: 11.00 – 23.00Kosher cuisine

Cipollino Hrushevskoho 1a279-9191Hours: 11.00 – 23.30Children/Italian cuisine

Ciro’s PomodoroShota Rustaveli 12221-4545Hours: 12.00 – 02.00Italian cuisine

CitronelleKhmelnytskoho 23067-218-2900Hours: 08.30 – 23.00Café-style

Comme il Faut V Zhytomyrska 2a219-1919Hours: 11.00 – 02.00French cuisine

Concord Pushkinska 42/4234-7788 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00Fusion

Cosmopolite Hetmana Vadima 6www.cosmopolite-kiev.com205-3520Hours: 11.00 – 01.00Private brewery

Crep De Chine Hoholivska 25537-7070Hours: 08.00 – 23.00French cuisine

Da Vinci Fish ClubVolodymyrska 12490-3434Hours: 11.00 – 24.00Mediterranean cuisine

Deja Vue B Khmelnytskoho 30235-9802Hours: 12.00 – 02.00 International cuisine

Device Café Pobedy Pr 136277-1555Hours: 12.00 – until the last guestFrench/Ukrainian cuisine

Fellini Horodetskoho St 5279-5462Open: 24 hours French/Italian cuisine

Fiesta Horkoho 115d353-7685Hours: 11.00 until the last guestLatino cuisine

Fiji Bar(via Corsair)Sahaidachnoho 14-v425-5578Hours: 24 hoursCocktail Bar

Fortetsya Gongadze 21463-5130Hours: 24 hoursEuropean/Ukrainian cuisine

Foodtourist V Vasylkivska 5095-780-6070Hours: 08.00 – until the last clientGastro-bar

Golden Gate Irish PubZolotovorotskaya 15235-5188Hours: 11.00 – 01.00Pub/restaurant

Goodman SteakhouseZhulianska 75596-0000Hours: 12.00 – 00.00American steakhouse

Grill Asia (Hyatt Regency)Alla Tarasova 5581-1234 Hours: 6:00 - 24:00European/Asian cuisine

Han Gang(Slavutich Hotel)Entuziastiv 1294-1414Hours: 11.00 – 00.00Korean cuisine

HimalayaKhreshchatyk 23270-5437Hours: 11.30 – 23.30Indian cuisine

Hinkali Shota Rustaveli 4234-0692Hours: 24 hoursCaucasian cuisine

Hunter Saksahanskoho 147/5236-3735 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00International cuisine

Icon BarBasseina 5a234-6996Hours: Wed 18.00 – 01.00, Thurs-Sat 18.00 – 06.00European cuisine

Ikra Honchara 67067-300-8871Hours: 11.00 – 24.00Japanese/Mediterranean cuisine

Il MolinoMoskovskaya 17280-7722Hours: 11.00 – 23.00Pizza/Italian cuisine

Il Patio Ihorivska 13/5501-7464Hours: 11.00 – 23.00Italian cuisine

Karavan Klovskiy Uzviz 10280-9577Hours: 12.00 – 24.00Uzbek cuisine

Kazbek L Ukrainka Blvd 30a285-4805Hours: 11.00 – 24.00Caucasian cuisine

KrendelPavlovska 17585-9897Hours: Mon-Fri 09.00 – 22.00. Sat-Sun 10.00 – 22.00Russian cuisine

Kupetcheskiy Dvor24km down Stolychne highway067-246-6246Hours: 11.00 until the last guestRussian cuisine

Kuvshyn Fedorova 10592-6363Hours: 12.00 – 24.00Caucasian cuisine

La Bodeguita del MedioYaroslaviv Val 20/21272-6500Hours: Mon-Wed 12.00 – 00.00, Thurs-Sat 13.00 – 00.00, Sun 16.00 – 03.00Cuban cuisine

La CantinaYaroslaviv Val 20234-7074Hours: 11.00 – 00.00Italian cuisine

L’Accente Lesi Ukrainka 5200-5002Open: 10.00 – 24.00Mediterranean cuisine

Lale Sofiivska 14278-7566Hours: 12.00 until the last guestTurkish cuisine

La PaellaDonetska 10223-7242Hours: 11.00 – 23.00Spanish cuisine

Le CosmopoliteVolodymyrska 47278-7278Hours: Sun-Thurs 10.00 – 23.00, Fri-Sun 10.00 – 02.00Belgian/European cuisine

LimoncelloMoskovska 22 254-2024Hours: Sun-Thurs 12.00 – 23.00, Fri-Sat 12.00 – 24.00Fusion

Lipsky Osobnyak Lypska 15254-0090Hours: 11.30 – 01.00Ukrainian cuisine

Lucky PubV Vasylkivska 13499-1313Hours: 11.00 – 01.00Pub/restaurant

Lun Van Khmelnytskoho 26279-8191Hours: 11.00 – 02.00Chinese cuisine

Lyudi Casual FoodV Vasylkivska 5067-322-7575Hours: Sun-Wed 12.00 – 03.00, Thurs-Sat 12.00 – 06.00Italian/European cuisine

Mai TaiV Vasylkivska 66583-5553Hours: 12.00 – 06.00European/Asian cuisine

Mambo Druzhby Narodiv 5522-8224Hours: 12.00 – 02.00Latin cuisine

MantraV Vasylkivska 5221-4448Hours: 11.00 – 24.00Asian/Fusion

MarmarisHlybotchytska 40586-4233Hours: 10.00 – 02.00Turkish cuisine

Marocana L Ukrainka 24254-4999 Hours: 09.00 – 02.00Fusion

MarrakeshSahaidachnoho 24494-0494Hours: Sun-Thurs 12.00 – 01.00, Fri-Sat 12.00 – 14.00Moroccan/French/Japanese cuisine

MayachokLutneva 58a585-3941Hours: 12.00 – 00.00European cuisine

Meat & Fish Pylypa Orlyka 6253-8097Hours: 08.00 – 23.00French cuisine

Mille Miglia (Radisson Blu Hotel)Yaroslaviv Val 22492-2255Hours: 12.00 – 23.00Italian cuisine

MiminoSpaska 10a417-3545Hours: 11.00 – 00.00Georgian cuisine

MonacoV Zhytomyrska 20a590-0151Hours: 12.00 – 06.00Mediterranean cuisine

Murakamiwww.murakami.ua for locations230-8888Hours: Sun-Thurs 09.00 – 23.00, Fri-Sat 09.00 – 02.00Japanese cuisine/Sushi

Myka Khreshchatyk 46a227-8943Hours: 12.00 – 24.00International cuisine

Napulè PizzeriaMechnykova 9495-9263Hours: 12.00 – 23.00Pizza/Italian cuisine

New York Bagel CaféShota Rustaveli 15235-9437Hours: Mon-Fri 09.00 – 21.00, Sat-Sun 10.00 – 23.00Café-style

Nirvana LoungeL Ukrainky 28b285-5215Hours: 12.00 – 02.00Indian cuisine

Nobu Shota Rustaveli St 12246-7734 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00Japanese cuisine

Non-Stop Peremohy Pr 6236-0501 Hours: 24 hoursInternational cuisine

Olivera V Zhytomyrska 2a219-1919Hours: 06.30 – 23.00Mediterranean cuisine

O’Brien’s Irish PubMykhailivska 17a279-1584 Hours: 08.00 – 02.00 Pub/restaurant

O’Connor’s Horiva 15/8425-7788Hours: 08.00 – 02.00Pub/restaurant

Ok BarV Vasylkivska 94225-0220Hours: Sun-Thurs 08.00 – 00.00, Fri-Sat 08.00 – 02.00European/Asian cuisine

Oliva www.oliva.com.ua for locations234-5592Hours: variousItalian cuisine

Oopen (Ibis Hotel)Shevchenko Blvd 25591-2222Hours: 06.30 – 23.00International cuisine

O’Panas Tereschenkivskaya 10585-05-23Hours: 10.00 until the last guestUkrainian cuisine

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Osteria PantagruelLysenka 1278-8142Hours: Mon-Fri 08.00 – 23.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 – 23.00Italian cuisine

PelmennytsaV Vasylkivska 56287-1073 Hours: 24 hoursRussian cuisine

Pena Yaroslaviv Val St 30/18234-1701Hours: 12.00 – 24.00Japanese/Mediterranean cuisine

Porta Pia T Shevchenka 36a235-7205Hours: Sun-Thurs 11.00 – 24.00, Fri-Sat 11.00 – 01.00Italian cuisine

PortoV Vasylkivska 72206-8387Hours: 12.00 – 24.00Mediterranean cuisine

Praga Akademika Hlushkova 1526-9990Hours: 12.00 – 00.00European/Japanese

RazgulyaevaStolichnoe Schosse 70259-1700Hours: 11.00 – until the last guestEntertainment complex

Reprizawww.repriza.com for various locations502-2346Hours: variousCafé-style

Safe V Vasylkivska 23a536-0157Hours: 11.00 – 0 6.00European/Japanese cuisine

ShaffronVorovskoho 3969-1010Hours: Sun-Wed 12.00 – 00.00, Thurs-Sat 12.00 – 05.00Asian cuisine

Sam’s Steak HouseZhulianska 37287-2000Hours: 11.00 – 00.00American steakhouse

San ToriSahaidachnoho 41462-4994Hours: 11.00 – 01.00Thai/Japanese cuisine

SerebroMechnikova 3096-303-0000Hours: 24 hoursUkrainian/European/Asian cuisine

Shangrila Yaroslavska 5/2417-8119Hours: 11.00 – 02.00Uzbek/Japanese cuisine

Shokolad Shota Rustaveli 39-41289-0194Hours: 09.00 until the last guest European cuisine

ShynokL Ukrainki 28v285-5777Hours: 12.00 – 00.00Ukrainian cuisine

Skatert SamobrankaBohatyrska St 26592-0020Hours: 24 hoursEuropean cuisine

Sky-art CaféBaseina 1/3-2561-7841Hours: Tues-Sun 12.00 – until the last guestVegetarian cuisine

SohoArtema 82484-0351Hours: 11.00 – 00.00American steakhouse and seafood

Stare ZaporizhzhiaSahaydachnoho 27425-5161Hours: 11.00 – 24.00European/Ukrainian cuisine

Stefanos Fine Food FactoryVolodymyrska 4279-1121Hours: 11.00 – 24.00Italian cuisine

Sushiya www.sushiya.ua for locations225-5555Hours: variousJapanese/Thai cuisine

TampopoSaksahanskoho 55289-2999Hours: Mon-Fri 10.00 – 24.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 – 24.00Japanese cuisine

Tarantino Sahaidachnoho 35463-7390Hours: Sun-Wed 12.00 – 24.00, Thurs-Sat 12.00 – 06.00Italian/European/Japanese cuisine

Teatro (Opera Hotel)B Khmelnytskoho 53581-7070Hours: 06.30 – 23.00Mediterranean cuisine

Tequila HouseSpasskaya 8a417-0358Hours: 12.00 – 23.00Mexican cuisine

Terrace B Vozdvyzhenska St 60a531-9933Hours: 12.00 – 24.00European cuisine

Terracotta Pushkinska 5-7/29537-4535Hours: 07.00 – 23.00Mediterranean cuisine

TGI Friday’s Besarabska Pl 5a 235-4264Hours: 12.00 – 24.00American cuisine

Tike Sahaidachnoho 31417-4062Hours: 11.00 – 23.00Turkish cuisine

Touch CafeShota Rustaveli 16206-4920Hours: 12.00 – until the last guestEuropean/Thai/Japanese cuisine

Trattoria Gustosa I Mazepa 5288-8828Hours: Mon-Fri 08.00 – 23.00, Sat-Sun 10.00 – 23.00Italian cuisine

Tsarske Selo I Mazepa 42/1280-3066Hours: 11.00 – 01.00Ukrainian cuisine

Tubiteyka Tarasivska St 29/50287-0242Hours: 8.00 – 23.00Asian cuisine

Under WonderV Vasylkivska 21234-2181Hours: 24 hoursItalian/French cuisine

Va BeneKhmelnytskoho 19-21377-7565Hours: Mon-Fri 08.30 – until the last guest, Sat-Sun 10.00 – until last guestItalian cuisine

Varenichnaya #1Esplanadna 28287-1539Hours: 24 hoursUkrainian cuisine

Vernissage Andriivskiy Uzviz 30425-2403Hours: 11:00 – 23:00Artema 10272-2003Hours: Mon-Fri 08.00 – 22.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 – 22.00French cuisine

Viola’s BierstubeShevchenko Blvd 1a235-3751Hours: 11.00 – 06.00Pub/restaurant

Volkonsky Bakerywww.wolkonsky.com for locations244-1360Hours: variousCafé-style

WagonV Vasylkivska 52287-0490Hour: 12.00 until the last guestCreative cuisine

Yakitoriyawww.yakitoria.com.ua for locations237-5577Hours: variousJapanese/Thai cuisine

7 Fridays City CaféKhmelnytskoho 29 278-1187Hours: 12.00 – until the last guestCafé-style

For information on how to list your restaurant here, please call 459-0553.

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32 Essential Kyiv

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Boryspil international airportKyiv-Boryspil highway (23km)281-7122www.airport-borispol.kiev.ua

Kyiv-Zhulyany international airportPovitroflotsky 92242-2309www.airport.kiev.ua

Central Bus stationMoskovska 3525-5774

Central train stationVokzalna 1465-2111

AIRLINES

air FranCe-KlMIvana Franka 34/33490-2490, 496-3575www.airfrance.uawww.klm.ua

austrian airlines V Vasylkivska 9/2 8-800-300-0492 www.austrian.com

Delta air linesSIA ContinAt(General Sales Agent)V Vasylkivska 9/2, #17287-3595www.delta.com

luFthansaKhmelnytskoho 52490-3800 uKraine international AirlinesLysenka 4581-5050www.flyUIA.com

APARTMENT RENTALS

Kyiv uKraine apartMentsM Zhytomyrska 15229-3079

BOOK ShOPS

alBion BooKsUkraina Shopping Mall, (Peremohy Pl 3, 3rd floor)Globus Shopping Complex (Instytutska 2, 3rd line, 2nd floor) 221-0044 www.albion-books.com

CAR RENTALS

avisYamska 72502-2010

BuDgetIvana Lepse 4490-1088

ChARITIES

Kyiv lions CluB050-334-5410www.kyivlionsclub.org

international WoMen’s CluB oF Kyiv234-3180www.iwck.org

CULTURAL CENTRES

British CounCil Skovorody 4/12490-5600

Centre oF spanish Language and CultureObolonska 7239-2418www.spanish.com.ua

FrenCh Cultural Centrehonchara 48482-0672

goethe instituteVolovska 12/4496-9785

italian Culture instituteYaroslaviv Val 32b270-6223

polish instituteKhmelnytskoho 29/2490-9900

uKraine-Japan CentrePeremohy Pr 37406-8166

hOSPITALS/CLINICS

aMeriCan MeDiCal CentresBerdychivska 1 490-7600

aiDs testing (anonyMous)278-7385

hOSTELS

Chillout hostel Kyivhorkoho 22b/35093-332-4306

D’lux Kyiv hostelObservatorna 10097-832-8888

DreaM hostelV Vasylkivska 47066-244-1447

hOTELS

CosMopolitehetmana 6205-3520 hyatt regenCy Kyiv Alla Tarasova 5581-12-34www.kyiv.regency.hyatt.com

iBisShevchenko Blvd 25591-2222

interContinental V Zhytomyrska 2a219-1919 www.intercontinental-kiev.com

opera B Khmelnytskoho 53581-70-70www.opera-hotel.com

preMier palaCe T Shevchenko Blvd 5-7/29537-45-00www.premier-palace.com

raDisson Blu Yaroslaviv Val 22492-2200 www.radissonblu.com/hotel-kiev

riviera on poDilSahaidachnoho 15581-2828

TAXIS

express taxi239-1515

liMousine taxi502-0808

raDio taxi246-1036

EMERGENCY

Fire101poliCe102First aiD/aMBulanCe 103natural gas eMergenCy104Water/eleCtriC/seWage eMergenCy1557elevator eMergenCy1586

For information on how to list your information here, please call 459-0553.

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Face of KyivA fantastic evening for the What’s On Face of Kyiv 2011 final with the beautiful Kse-nia Chernova coming out on top. Watch out for her cover soon!

Being Francis Mathew

16,000 beautiful Ukrainian girls fighting for your affections on Ukraine’s version of The Bachelor. Leave a few for the rest of us, please!

Honesty in eastern Ukraine

My friend accidentally left his bag in a Puzata Xata in a city in the east of Ukraine. We re-turned an hour later to find it right where we left it. Time to emulate your eastern country-men Kyiv-ites!!

Visiting Your Native Land

I went to an unspecified city in the east of Ukraine for the week-end and there really wasn’t that much to see. Next up will be Odesa though so maybe things will turn around!

Sleeper Car Attendants

My friend JD once travelled on a sleeper car where the guard kept telling him he was ‘both-ering her’. We were awoken last weekend by a sleeper guard telling us simply to ‘get out’. What price ‘good morning’?

ResigningWhat is it with Ukrainians re-signing at the moment? First, Royal Ballet star Serhiy Pol-unin strops out, then Finance Minister Fedir Yaroshenko quits. Come on Ukrainians – stick with it!

Hold the door open for someone in Kyiv and what do you get in re-turn? Apart from a Soviet scowl, as is often the case, do you get

a ‘spasibo’ or a ‘djakuju’? In my experience as a semi-frequent door holder (it really de-pends on the attractiveness or frailness of the person behind) it’s about 70% ‘spasibo. So is that bad, that 20 years on from inde-pendence, most people, at least in Kyiv and the east, are still speaking Russian? I’ve been lucky enough to make some friends from the Ukrainian-speaking west of the country, and it’s interesting going for coffee with them. When the waitress says ‘spasibo’, as she usu-ally does, they invariably betray a little vexa-tion. I can almost hear the sentiment, even if not voiced, “we’re in Ukraine, you should speak Ukrainian.” It’s certainly a logical ar-gument. In England they speak English, France – French, Germany – German, US – English, Australia – English. Here the argu-ment that you need a separate language to represent a culture starts to ring a bit hollow. For those who say that Americans have Amer-ican English – drop a couple of ‘u’s here and there, replace pavement with sidewalk and

trousers with pants and congratulations! You have just mastered the difference in tongues. So then let’s come to the basic tenet of lan-guage, to communicate and to do so with as many people as possible. Things were a bit complicated until about 20 or 30 years ago. If your first language wasn’t English and you were going for a second, which do you go for? French for the je ne sais quoi? Spanish, be-cause apparently Spanish speakers will rule the world one day (they’ve got as far as foot-ball)? German, as it’s a captain of industry? Or English – the language of the Beatles and certainly a market leader but by no means a monopoly? Then something happened, every-one just started speaking English, this was pre-Internet, it was the 80s, globalism start-ing to spread its wings, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Tom Cruise even. Then, well, the Internet and that just helped English make the big push for domination – reports on how much of the Internet is in English vary from 80-90%. Put that to the 90% of European children who learn English as a second lan-guage – in second place, French with 32%. Sacre bleu! Some like to point out that in the future, because of its rise to prominence, we’ll all be learning Chinese. You think? What helps you learn a language – songs, films, cul-ture. Ever even heard a Chinese song? There are some great bands singing in Ukrainian – Okean Elzy, Lama, but far more in Russian. Add this to the weight of their cinema and culture and the 250+ million you can speak Russian to (including, whether they admit it or not, everyone in Ukraine) compared to 40 odd million in Ukrainian. So, no denying the melodic charm of Ukrainian but my vote is for ‘spasibo’ every time.

Dear Graham,I moved to Kyiv from Miami a couple of months ago. People say that the best way to recover from de-pression is to change your lifestyle, which is what brought me here. I was expecting a new lease of life by starting up a new business here in Ukraine, dating beauitful women and leading a carefree lifestyle. Alas, my expectations have not been realised. I just can’t adapt to life in Kyiv. I find the people here not as carefree as I had expected – all I hear is moaning – and I am spiralling downward into an-other cycle of depression. Are there any sources of optimism in Kyiv? – John (age witheld)

Dear John, Thanks for your letter. Didn’t I see you in Lucky Pub the other week? Were you the guy with the rolled-up sleeves and salmon pink jacket? Were you the one accosting every young lady who approached the bar with the line, “Hey, ever see Miami Vice? I doubled for Don Johnson in Series 3: The Good Collar. Can I buy you a drink up to the value of 50hrv?” Well for starters John, I’ve checked imdb.com – you are nowhere to be seen in the listings. And second, if you offer a lady a drink you cannot place a price limit on it. Just breathe deeply and realise that if she hits you too hard in the wallet, she’s probably Fruit of the Poison Tree. That’s an episode of Miami Vice by the way. And you weren’t in that either!Best, Graham

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33Graham Phillips

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