My Trip to Ukraine: Spring 1994

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The Trip to Ukraine

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The first photograph illustrated here from my trip to Ukraine is the Dniestr River running through the Carpathian Mountains just west of Starey Sambir.

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A photograph of St. Yurij's Cathedral in Lviv. The insides are incredible and a definite must see when in Lviv.

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Volodimir Ivasiuk's Grave in Lviv. Ivasiuk was a popular Ukrainian musician brutally murdered by the KGB in the former Soviet Union. The cemetary is beautiful and was listed in the top 10 beautiful cemetaries in Europe.

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Hamming it up on some old Soviet T-34 battle tanks at the Lvivska Tank Factory.

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A photograph of rows of Ex-Soviet Battle Tanks in the Lvivska Tank Factory being prepared to be converted into vehicles for pipeline construction. Ten years ago I would have never would have guessed I would be so close to so many Ex-Soviet battle tanks at once that were not shooting at me.

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Another definite must-see in Lviv: The Opera House. The spot where I took the photograph used to be the resting spot of a 50 foot high statue of Lenin which since Independence has been conveniently disposed of.

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A photograph of a fairly common site in Ukraine. This is a photograph of a Stork's nest in a tree.

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The old Kokodyniak Homestead which is a typical style of construction for Western Ukraine.

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A typical sight in the villages in Western Ukraine. Gasoline shortages have reinstated the usefulness of horse power.

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A photograph of the outside of the Halytskey Market in the Center of Lviv.


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