Ukraine Culture 101 in Photos - Photo Gallery of Ukrainian Culture
By Kerry Kubilius, About.com Guide
You don't have to go to Pirogovo to understand how important farming is to Ukraine. This haystack is from a modern farm - though Ukrainians have been farming for centuries. Many beliefs about the powers of painted eggs (pysanky) revolved around protecting crops, blessin fields, and assuring a good harvest.
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- Flag of Ukraine
- Yaroslav the Wise of Ukraine - Founder of Kiev, Ukraine
- St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev Ukraine - St. Sophia inspired by Hagia Sophia
- Eastern Orthodoxy - Kievan Rus is Responsible for the Orthodox Conversion
- Bogdan Khmelnytsky and Ukraine Cossacks - Cossack Tradition Ukraine
- Ukrainian Food - Salo - Smoked, Salted and Flavored Fat
- Ukrainian Traditional Foods - Borsch - Beet Soup
- Traditional Ukrainian Restaurants - Sample Traditional Ukrainian Foods
- Pirohiv - Pirogovo - Outdoor Museum of Ukrainian Culture and Life
- Farming in Ukraine - Ukraine and Agriculture
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