Ukraine

Ukraine

Eastern Europe 0 sights
Capital Kyiv
Population 37,900,000
Language Ukrainian
Currency Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH)
National Dish Borscht
Popular Beer Obolon
Ukraine is known for its Soviet architecture, especially in and around Kyiv. Monumental public buildings, housing blocks, mosaics and memorials reflect the political ambitions and design language of the twentieth century, and they remain an important part of the urban landscape today.
Kyiv contains some of the most representative examples of Soviet architecture in Ukraine. Government complexes, cultural halls, transport infrastructure and memorial spaces illustrate how modernism and state planning shaped the capital and other major cities.
Across Ukraine, mosaics, monuments and decorative art remain key elements of this heritage. They were created to communicate ideas about progress, labor, technology and collective identity, and they still define many public spaces.