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Issue №4
December 2017 –
January 2018
Enjoy the
holidays with
your nearest
and deerest
Contents | Issue 4 December’17 – January’18
Issue №4
December 2017 –
January 2018
Enjoy the
holidays with
your nearest
and deerest
On the Cover
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
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Photo on the cover:
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The holidays are fast approaching. May Santa be kind!
4 WO Words from the Editor
Keeping perspective
6 What’s New
Some news, some notes, some opinions, all good stuff
8 WO for the Holidays
Dirk’s pick this month:
A little help finding that perfect gift
We had a new
10 What’s On this Month
cameraman on the scene All you need to know, broken down by category, about what you
this month, care of the need to see and do in Kyiv over the next 30 days
fabulous Dirk Lustig! 16 What’s Important
He took in the Kiborgy Veterano is a fairly new pizza place on the restaurant scene.
However it’s got more than just pizza on the menu, it’s got a
film which premiered purpose
this month: “The movie 18 What’s Ahead
is well done and gives A few top events you must put in your calendar now!
a good feeling of the 18 What About the Guys
terrible day-to-day life The Mitsubishi Pajero Sport gets put through its paces
the cyborgs had at the 19 What’s Abroad
airport. Very strong Singapore is a fab destination that can be done by Ukrainians
without a visa in 96 hours
dialogues!”
22 WO the Move
Kateryna’s pick this month: Get your groove on for 2018
“A story of success both 24 What’s All the Fuss
inspiring and admirable, A collection of quick bits and bobs for those on the run
showing there is life even 26 What’s for Dinner?
We head to Ronin with TUCC and to Odesa for a little sun, fun, and
after war” surf therapy
30 What’s in Focus
Photo coverage of events from around Kyiv in the last month
The Team: Contact details: Registration information: © All materials published in What’s On Kyiv Originally founded in 1999, What’s On Kyiv business community, both expatriate and
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Kateryna Kiselyova Artem Nikitin permission of Outpost Publishing. more, What’s On also interacts with the
Nina Bohush Dirk Lustig
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From the Editor
Editor-in-Chief
Lana Nicole Niland
Stress and the holidays seem to go hand-in-hand. What to buy
whom? Which ugly Christmas sweater to wear? How much Ol-
ivier to make? Where to spend New Year? Whether to have
that extra piece of Christmas pound cake (even though you
know you’re going to regret it come January when you make
yet another resolution to join the gym, pay for a membership,
and then never go)? Though they each seem like a big deal at
the time, they’re really not the biggest or hardest choices we’ll
worry about in the year ahead, or even in the one we are in the
middle of saying farewell to.
Whether or not we struggle to make the right one, choice in
any case is a great thing. The fact that we even have choice
is a blessing, a boon, a gift – whatever you want to call it, it’s
good. I often tell people they always have a choice whenever I
am sat down and enlightened about each of their problems.
Often, their biggest problems are not unlike the small stresses
that accompany this time of year. The truth is, we don’t know
how good we have it, until that good is taken away, or, we get
away with a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come.
It is why, every month, when I am sat at my computer, in my
warm apartment, drinking my coffee just as I like it, comforted
“The fact that we even have by the sound of a happily purring cat beside me, I am brought
to near tears by the contribution of the WO eastern Ukraine
choice is a blessing, a boon, a correspondent, and this month seems especially poignant.
While most of us will worry about making sure the creases are
gift – whatever you want to out of the good tablecloth – a worry I can relate to as we all
want the holidays to be as perfect for our loved ones as possible,
call it, it’s good” the worries of those living in the east are such that I can’t even
imagine.
Will there be power? How much drinking water to leave in case
there is a shortage? Where to go when the “fireworks” become
too close?
We all have choices, it’s true. However the choices for some of
us are made that much easier by our citizenship, our geogra-
phy, and even for some of us our biology. This year, when you
are ironing out the creases in your favovourite tablecloth, or
carving what will undoubtedly be a delicious turkey, if you do
nothing else, send a thought to the frontline. There are a great
many people who will not get to spend this time with their fami-
lies, if they get to see them again at all. They are fighting for the
freedoms of this great country – that’s their choice.
“Merry Christmas to us all and God bless us every one.”
4 What’s On Issue 4 December 2017 - January 2018
What’s New
Starting a business in Ukraine
is simple!
It’s true, the business climate in Ukraine The registration application package has
is still not terribly easy. However! Those to be filed with a state registrar or a nota-
investors with an appetite for risk and
above-average returns are more than wel-
ry who performs the equivalent function.
It is expected that an online registration Not The Ten
come to set up shop. Over the past several option will be available in the near future.
years, Ukraine has significantly improved
its business incorporation and registration
The registration of a company usually
takes one business day (except for joint
Commandments
procedures, making them easier and more stock companies where the procedure is
transparent. more complex and requires issuance of
shares and their registration with the se-
MOST POPULAR FORMS curities regulator). There is no state fee
The most common corporate form of set- for the registration of business.
ting up a business in Ukraine is a Limited
Liability Company (LLC). This is a com- ONE STOP SHOP
pany with authorised capital divided into There is no need to separately file docu-
participation interests (not shares) allotted ments with the tax authorities, statistics
to members pro rata to their contribu- authorities, or pension fund for their reg-
tions. No minimum authorised capital is istries. The data contained in the state
required, however the capital declared at registry of companies and individual en-
incorporation must be paid in within one trepreneurs will be exchanged with the
year. The legal rules governing LLCs are respective registries. If your business needs
expected to be reformed and improved in a license or permissions, you have to apply
the near future, hopefully, making the use for those separately, procedures for which
of such entities even more attractive. are also becoming more transparent, easi-
Another corporate form for doing busi- er to navigate, and faster.
ness in Ukraine is a private enterprise.
This form is quite common as it is lightly OPENING BANK ACCOUNTS
regulated by Ukrainian law. Lack of reg- Whether you operate via a company or as
ulation however can also result in legal an individual entrepreneur, you will need
uncertainties. to hold a bank account with a Ukraini-
There are still more individuals in an bank to conduct business. There are Someone had to do it. Someone had to
Ukraine who prefer operate their business a number of foreign-owned banks in finally stand up and list the things that are
as a private entrepreneur. Ukraine, including representatives of wrong in Ukraine and the litany of things
Large companies/investors can obviously large EU and US based banking groups. that have still not been fixed four years
opt for more complex forms, such as joint It may take from a few days to several after the Revolution of Dignity. In a re-
stock companies, but these are not usually weeks to open bank accounts depend- corded address from Stanford University,
suitable for small and mid-size businesses. ing on how quickly a bank carries out its Svyotaslav Vakarchuk has thrown down a
know-your-client and anti-money laun- challenge to the current authorities, AND
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES dering procedures. the opposition as well.
Ukraine has recently made it significantly Vakarchuk is best known as the leader of
easier to set up and register a company OTHER THINGS TO NOTE legendary rock group Okean Elzy, but he’s
as well as get registered as an individu- Companies in Ukraine are no longer much more than that. He’s an intellectual,
al entrepreneur. The package of docu- required to have corporate seals, and a a public figure respected nationwide, and
ments is relatively straightforward and corporate document may be signed by an activist who’s not afraid to voice his
information can be easily obtained at a officers or authorised representatives. To opinion. In the video address he sets out
notary’s office or public registrar. For ex- employ a foreign national a Ukrainian 10 demands related to the rule of law, state
ample, the list of documents for getting company should have a work permit for apparatus, and democracy in Ukraine.
registered as an individual entrepreneur him or her. In addition, a foreign nation- He says he doesn’t have personal political
includes an application, passport, and a al may obtain a residence permit (either ambitions, but he finishes his address by
Ukrainian tax ID (which is also not diffi- temporary or permanent) for residing telling politicians from all sides, act on this,
cult to obtain). Since an individual entre- in Ukraine and entering and exiting now, the clock is ticking…
preneur is registered at the place of his/ Ukraine without limitations. There is also
her residence, a foreign individual may be an investment based residency, such as if Watch here (with
English subtitles)
required to show a temporary residence a foreign national incorporates a com-
permit. Documents issued abroad must pany in Ukraine and contributes EUR
be legalised or apostilled at the place of 100 000 into its authorised capital (to be
issuance (depending on applicable rules). confirmed when applying for residency).
Accounting and tax reporting are impor-
tant as well as proper legal support. These
functions can be effectively outsourced in
Ukraine.
6 What’s On Issue 4 December 2017 - January 2018
IMHO
Tea and Politics II – Independence of Anti-
Corruption Bodies – an Ultimatum of the West
My political novice protégée is making parties involved. ners support the idea of a corruption-free
progress. Tea and politics with Oksana is I am convinced it was good. Oksana dis- prosecutors’ office and court. They don’t
becoming a less one-sided and more ro- agrees: if Russia would negotiate it would hold back from strong statements when
bust debate. be possible for a ceasefire and an end to it comes to defending the independence
As we convene again in a Kyiv café we re- the war, she insists. of these institutions. Action taken against
flect on the fact that Ukraine still remains Why is this fraught talk good? Because anti-corruption agencies has become a
a popular topic for European discussion. there is no agreement between Russia scandal for Ukraine.
However, the attention from the west is and the US about abolishing sanctions, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
not just geopolitical. Ukraine is both an and to dismiss the topic of Crimea from has been trying to prove to European
issue of principle importance for the US the negotiation process is unacceptable leaders and the International Monetary
as a future European partner and also for for most Ukrainians. Fund the independence of anti-corrup-
Russia – as the beginning of its history Last month this dialogue was cut short tion agencies is not under threat. Whether
and territory it considers as its own. Old and went full circle. Volker admitted there they believe Poroshenko or not depends
Europe has an ambiguous attitude to- was no possibility of placing peacekeep- on a number of things, including pass-
wards Ukraine – a focus on values (mean- ers on war-torn territory without Russia’s ing laws for a corruption free court. The
ing freedom) on one hand and concerns consent. Considering Kyiv’s position, this scandal-mired anti-corruption agencies
about future perspectives on the other. consent seems unattainable. are getting more attention from Ukrain-
This is our second conversation to be Volker’s statement in an interview with ians, Oksana says. Even more, it directly
published. That is due, in part, to the fact Politico followed this singular tone: The affects the security of the country, I add.
we passed our first publication without US should provide weapons to Ukraine Oksana is more engaged. Tea and politics
falling into conflict. We continue. for it to protect itself. are growing on her.
The most recent negotiations regarding Oksana agrees but she remains excited
Donbas between Kurt Volker and Vla- by the idea of a ceasefire and control Maka Janashia
dyslav Surkov (or the Russian-American of Donbas overseen by peacekeepers. Eastern European Reform Centre
negotiation as referred to by media) are Ukrainian internal affairs also compli-
already a well-recorded failure; Volker cated things further this December. The
called it a step back. Oksana and I debate conflict between anti-corruption agencies
if it was good or bad, although we had and the prosecutors’ office spread beyond
agreed these negotiations were the only the borders of Ukraine. Oksana likes this
forum that could produce a real outcome because she is disillusioned by the level of
as Minsk is in deadlock – something that corruption in the country. Western part-
is clear for everyone – and not just the
Notes from the East
ing and shelling happens every day. And as they say, they must be
there to stand for Ukraine, to stand for European values, to protect
WO Eastern Ukraine
their land against Russian aggression.
correspondent
The holiday spirit dwells on the frontline too. But not com-
pletely. And how can it be possible if, earlier this month for
instance, half of the city of Avdiivka lost power because
December: the of damage to the electrical line caused by shelling.
People hear and see “fireworks” almost every day,
temperature is and have been living with the stresses of war for
three-and-a-half years already. Regardless, they
below zero and it buy their Christmas trees, they preare their pre-
sents, they buy food for the holiday table and try
to forget about the current situation, at least for the
is snowing. holidays.
It looks so strange and awesome when you see soldiers
These words remind everyone of the winter holidays. creating a festive atmosphere. Each position tries to find
Christmas, New Year’s Eve – these are the most antici- a small Christmas tree and set it up inside the trenches or for-
pated days for many people, and Ukrainians are no exception. tified zones. They are decorated with toys, lights, bullets, and gre-
As usual, people are in a hurry to buy presents, set up the Christ- nades. Yes, bullets and grenades. It has became a tradition, they say.
mas tree, prepare delicious food and set it on the table. The whole If you ask them what their wishes are for the coming year, they an-
world unites and rejoices at this time. swer as one: greetings to their families, mums and dads, kids, wives,
You might ask why I write this here? It’s obvious, but what about grandparents, and friends. You can feel how they miss them. Then
the soldiers? What about the people who stand on the frontline, in they send wishes to Ukraine, Ukrainians, and people in general.
the trenches? The answer is simple. They have the same feelings Kindness, health, prosperity, love, happiness – there is the sense that
and wishes as you. They are just in another situation, where shoot- this is what they are here for, fighting for.
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WO for the Holidays
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If romance is on your mind, take a bow
and present him or her with dance classes
at Big Dance! Cha-cha, rumba, or salsa
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may inspire a lasting passion!
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Gift
Hunting –
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8 What’s On Issue 4 December 2017 - January 2018
A Survival Guide
A Very Hipster
Christmas
THE HIPSTER CRAZE WAS SLOW
Lana Nicole Niland
TO REALLY CATCH ON HERE
IN KYIV, AND NOT BECAUSE IT
DOESN’T HAVE GUMPTION. WITH
FACIAL HAIR, FLANNEL SHIRTS,
AND BEAT-UP OLD CONS CAUSING
A STIR ACROSS THE CAPITAL,
DON’T LET FOMO STRIKE – GET
INTO THE GROOVE AND GO CRAY NOTHING SAYS FROM ME TO
CRAY THIS CHRISTMAS. YOU, AND MEANS IT, LIKE THESE
GIFTS FOR A HIPSTER
DECORATE WITH PURPOSE CARDS FOR HUMANITY
Head to Radio Rynok and invest in a few An online PC version of the popular
first model Nokia phones. Tie pretty rib- card game, only in that it gives you the
bons from last year’s gifts through the slit opportunity to donate to children while
at the top and use as this year’s decora- laughing at how despicable you and your
tions. And! Don’t forget your yolka! Only friends really are.
this year, leave the tree in the forest and cfh.io/#!/
garland up a standing lamp or ladder in-
stead. RECYCLED PAPER NOTEBOOK
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Let’s rename it though to give it per enclosed by leather the colour
a moniker slightly more refined, of cognac from cows that were
such as, let’s say, oohhh, a bitter. grass-fed and got to put their feet
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preparations used in cocktails.
Make your own and you will WHISKEY STONES
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year’s Christmas part-ay! your glass of room temperature
whiskey to bring it down that
SING BY YOURSELF ideal one degree. Of course, you’ll
While Christmas music sounds need to drink quick in order to keep
through every speaker in nearly it at that temp, but you’re glass will
every shopping mall this year, forgo never look cooler (and neither will you).
the holiday spirit and jam out to an es- www.tops.ua
oteric selection of tunes from your dad’s
vinyl collection. PHOTO FRAMES
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looks of amusement from passersby. count? It’s likely they’ve posted a photo
CELEBRATE THE DAY or two (hundred) of dinner at some point.
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Say bye-bye to Turkey and so-long stuff- here this year, you’re going to want to totally appreciate a place to put their fa-
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gram Printer. have a better holiday. www.rozetka.com.ua
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Live Music | December17 - January18
Assai – presentation of new album Max Tavrichesky (live, blues)
(RU, hip-hop) 29 December at 20.00
17 December at 19.00 Vatra (Horodetskoho 4b)
Atlas (Sichovykh Striltsiv 37-41) FREE
300-1 200 UAH vatra.kyiv
atlas37.com
ROCK YOU! (rock)
The Erised (futurepop) 31 December at 22.00
17 December at 20.00 Docker ABC (Khreschatyk 15/4)
Sentrum (Shota Rustaveli 11) 350-3 900 UAH
HOLIDAY ATTRIBUTES dockersabc
Christmas Jazz Songs – Louis 220-560 UAH
Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald (Pavel www.sentrum.com.ua
Tina Karol (pop, soul)
Ignatyev Quartet) 31 December at 19.00
20 and 25 December at 19.00 Zveroboy (pop)
Palace of Ukraine (V Vasylkiyvksa 103)
House of Architects (Borys Hrinchenko 7) 19 December at 20.00
200-2 250 UAH
What is better for the holidays than en- Sentrum (Shota Rustaveli 11)
www.palace-ukraine.com
joying the musical genius of some of the 100-400 UAH
best-known jazz artists of all time? Along www.sentrum.com.ua Lyapis 98 (BY, rock)
with their favourite hits, Christmas carols 1 January at 19.00
and songs such as White Christmas, Let New Year Music Platform Caribbean Club (Symona Petlyury 4)
It Snow, and Silent Night will round out 19-20 December at 19.00 450-2 500 UAH
the evening, all brought to you by maes- Palace of Ukraine (V Vasylkiyvksa 103) www.caribbean.com.ua
tro Pavel Ignatyev and his quartet, along 400-2 600 UAH
with Anyanya Udongwo and Kemi Oke. www.palace-ukraine.com Oleg Skrypka (live)
Come and enjoy! 06 January at 19.00
225-400UAH Sergey Babkin (jazz, reggae) Freedom Event Hall (Kyrylivska 134)
concert.ua 20 December at 19.00 call for details
Budynok Kino (Saksahanskoho 6) www.freedomhall.com.ua
450-800 UAH
Banderas Blues Band (blues) www.ukrkino.com.ua New Happiness feat Julia
15 December at 22.00 Roma (acoustic jazz Christmas
Docker’s ABC (Khreschatyk 15/4) Best Ukrainian Metal Act 2017 performance)
100-750 UAH 23 December at 17.00 7 January at 20.00
dockersabc Bingo (Pr Pobedy 112) Ostannya Barycada (Maidan Nezalezhnosti 1)
150-300 UAH FREE
Oxxxymiron (RU, grime) www.bingo.ua ostannya.barykada.kyiv
16 December at 19.00
Palace of Sports (Sportyvna Sq 1) Voanerges (live, jazz-folk fusion) Joe Cocker Tribute (blues, rock,
349-899 UAH 24 December at 20.00 soul)
spalace.com.ua FREE 12 January at 19.00
Ostannya Barycada (Maidan Nezalezhnosti 1) Central House of Officers (Hrushevskoho 30/1)
Vera Polozkova – in high resolution ostannya.barykada.kyiv 130-650 UAH
(RU, poetry with musical central.house.of.officers
accompaniment) Khrin (rock)
16 December at 19.00 Ukrainian carols and dances
28 December at 21:00
Palace of Culture and Arts NTUU 12 January at 20.00
Docker ABC (Khreschatyk 15/4)
“KPI” (Pr Pobedy 37) Ostannya Barycada (Maidan Nezalezhnosti 1)
100 UAH
500-650 UAH FREE
dockersabc ostannya.barykada.kyiv
concert.ua
VERBAL NAPALM
Max Korzh (BY, hip-hop, ska, rap,
electropop)
23 December at 19.00
Palace of Sports (Sportyvna Sq 1)
He pumps out the beats but with an every-increasing
pressure - that’s how this Belarusian hip-hop artist
has oft been described. Getting his start at home with
his guitar, now this daredevil fires out hits in concert
halls, clubs, and even stadiums. His song Live it Up
says a lot about this musician and is a motto Max
himself lives by. Sink into his soul, and feel the beat;
the frenzy takes place on 23 December.
499-1 499 UAH
concert.ua
10 What’s On Issue 4 December 2017 - January 2018Festivals/Film/Sport | December 17 - January18
Rebel in the Rye (2017, biography, Tuesday Evenings at Cinema Citi
drama) Every Tuesday at 19.00
19, 21, 23, 24 December Cinema Citi (Ocean Plaza, Antonovycha 176)
Kinopanorama (Shota Rustaveli 19) English language movies show every Tues-
The life of celebrated but reclusive author, day at Cinema Citi in Ocean Plaza. New
J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame and old titles alike feature. Popcorn + the
with the publication of his novel, The Catcher silver screen = a good outing.
in the Rye. 120 UAH
50-80 UAH www.cinemaciti.ua
www.kinopanorama.com.ua
Croocked House (2017, crime,
drama)
15-27 December
Zhovten (Kostyantynivska 26)
In Agatha Christie’s most twisted tale, a
spy-turned-private-detective is lured by
his former lover to catch her grandfather’s
murderer before Scotland Yard exposes
dark family secrets.
45-95 UAH
www.zhovten-kino.kiev.ua
animation
Ferdinant (2017, animation, comedy) UKRAINE’S WORLD #1 SHVETS
23-25 December WINS TWO PARA TAEKWONDO
Zhovten (Kostyantynivska 26) TOURNAMENTS
After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is IWAS World Games in Portugal
mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is cap- and European Open in Bulgaria
Winter World tured and torn from his home. Determined Ukraine’s #1-ranked Para taekwondo fight-
9 December – 14 January to return to his family, he rallies a misfit er Anton Shvets returns home with two gold
International Expo Centre (Akademika team on the ultimate adventure. medals after besting the competition at the
Hlushkova 1) 80-100 UAH IWAS World Games in Vila Real de Santo
799 UAH www.zhovten-kino.kiev.ua Antonio, Portugal and the European Open
karabas.com/festivals in Sofia, Bulgaria this month. The 2015
world champion is sure to increase his lead
Ice Age Festival in the men’s under-75kg K43 division over
15 December – 31 January Kazakhstan’s Nurlan Dombayev, who beat
Spivache Pole (Lavrska 33) the Ukrainian at the world championships
50 UAH in October. The top two ranked fighters in
kiev.karabas.com/lodovikovij-peri- the division gain automatic qualification to
od-na-spivochomu-poli the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Ja-
pan, where the sport will be making its de-
Nalivka Fest but. Compatriot Vika Marchuk, the reign-
16-17 December at 12.00-22.00 ing world champion and #1-ranked fighter
International Expo Centre (Akademika in the women’s under-49kg K43 division,
Hlushkova 1) also captured gold at the European Open.
50 UAH www.worldtaekwondo.org/news/
events/2010784005820514 para-news
New Year Fairytale
16-17, 19, 23-24, 30 December, 2-8, Budivelnyk Kyiv – Ukrainian
13-14 January SuperLeague Basketball
Kyivcka Rus Park 23 December – home to Cherkasy
50-150 UAH Mavpy
parkkyivrus.com NEW BRITISH FILM FESTIVAL 11 January – away at BC Zapor-
In original language izhiya
HeoGod on Sofiivska with Ukrainian subtitles 13 January – away at MBC
19 December – 14 January 13-20 December Mykolaiv
Sofiivksa Pl Kiev Kino (V Vasylkivska 19) Kyiv Palace of Sports (Sportivna Pl 1)
From 30 UAH The 17th New British Film Festival are www.budivelnyk.ua
showcasing here in Kyiv, in celebration of
Metropolitan Christmas Festival the British Council and their 25 years in Biathlon World Cup
13 January at 14.00-20.00 Ukraine. 2-7 January in Oberhof, Germany
Poshtova Pl 175 UAH 9-14 January in Ruhpolding,
FREE www.kievkino.com.ua Germany
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11Theatre/Classical Music | December17 - January18
Kutaisi. Georgian State Song and A Thousand Lights
Dance Ensemble (GE) New Year show, classical music and jazz
Music and dance show 30 December at 20.00
20 December at 19.00 Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)
October Palace (Instytutska 1) Tickets: 200-2 550 UAH
Tickets: 150-900 UAH palace-ukraine.com
icca.kiev.ua
The Nutcracker
Music for Kings, Baroque Classical ballet in 2 acts
HARD TO BE AN ANGEL Masterpieces 30, 31 December, 2-5 January at
Empire of the Angels (UA, drama, In programme: Bach, Handel, Platti, 12.00, 19.00
Visavi Theatre)
Fritz, Benda National Opera of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)
22 December at 20.00
21 December at 19.00 Tickets: 20-2 000 UAH
Kinopanorama (Shota Rustaveli 19)
House of Actor (Yaroslaviv Val 7) opera.com.ua
Deep in our hearts, many of us believe in
a higher power that protects and supports Tickets: 50-100 UAH
us during turbulent times. Surely there actorhall.com.ua Ukraine’s Main New Year’s Eve
must be a personal guardian angel who Night!
does everything possible – and impossible Our Schoolmates Show featuring leading Ukrainian actors
– to ward off bad luck as we go? Want to Scandalous play and pop stars
know what it takes to keep us mere mortals 22 December at 19.00 31 December at 22.00
protected and alive? Take in Empire of the Stage 6 (Vasylkivska 1) Freedom Event Hall (Kyrilivska 134)
Angels – a play based on Bernard Werber’s Tickets: 150-300 UAH Tickets: 12 000-20 000 UAH
worldwide bestseller. Bringing this novel to scene6 freedomhall.com.ua
stage is a sensational experiment you will
definitely enjoy. Chaos. Women on the Verge Love. Drugs. Chanson
Tickets: 150-350 UAH of a Nervous Breakdown
A star’s confession. Based on Edith Piaf ’s
vizavi.in.ua Modern comedy
memoirs, play in 2 acts
22 December at 19.00
The Lady-Ghost 7 January at 19.00
House of Officers (Mykhaila
Cloak-and-sword comedy in 2 acts New Ukrainian Theatre, lower stage
Hrushevskoho 30/1)
16, 17 December at 19.00 (Mykhailivska 24b)
Tickets: 175-450 UAH
Koleso Kyiv Academic Theatre (Andriivskyi Tickets: 180 UAH
Descent 8) cbo.org.ua
nut.kiev.ua
Tickets: 180 UAH
teatr-koleso.kiev.ua Strauss in Operetta
Honeymoon
New Year concert
Black Square Theatre production
Relationshit Happens 22, 23 December at 19.00
10 January at 19.30
Performance in English Kyiv Academic Operetta Theatre
Caribbean Club (Symona Petlyury 4)
17 December at 19.00 (V Vasylkivska 53/3)
Tickets: 120-520 UAH
ProEnglish Theatre Hub (Smolenska 3) Tickets: 90-500 UAH
Tickets: 100 UAH operetta.com.ua caribbean.com.ua
proenglishtheatre.com
Winter Evening with Classical Vocal Zone
The Dearest People Who Can Say Music Acapella festival named after Mykh-
Something… Festive concert novetsky
Verbatim (documentary theatre) 23, 24 December at 19.00 13 January at 18.00
17 December at 17.00 Kyiv Conservatory (Arkhitektora Kyiv Conservatory (Arkhitektora
Actor Theatre (Velyka Zhytomyrska 40) Horodetskoho 1-3/11) Horodetskoho 1-3/11)
Tickets: 200-400 UAH Tickets: 250-690 UAH
Tickets: 100-450 UAH
teatr-aktor.kiev.ua knmau.com.ua
knmau.com.ua
Virsky National Ukrainian Dance The Nutcracker
Ensemble Christmas Classical Music Night
Show featuring over 100 performers Festive concert Kyiv Modern Ballet
24, 25, 26 December at 19.00 13 January at 19.00
18 December at 19.00
Ivan Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre October Palace (Instytutska 1)
Palace of Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)
Tickets: 50-1 000 UAH (Ivana Franka 3) Tickets: 200-750 UAH
palace-ukraine.com Tickets: 300-1 550 UAH icca.kiev.ua
ft.org.ua
Early in the Morning Shchedryk, Ukrainian Christmas
Play performed before work Christmas Eve carols
19 December at 7.00 Show based on Gogol’s works Concert featuring Volyn Folk Choir
Theatre of the Absurd. Rostok Palace of 25 December at 19.00 14 January at 19.30
Culture (Harmatna 26/2) October Palace (Instytutska 1) National Opera of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)
Tickets: 200 UAH Tickets: 230-490 UAH Tickets: 100-660 UAH
kiev.karabas.com icca.kiev.ua opera.com.ua
12 What’s On Issue 4 December 2017 - January 2018Art & Family | December17 - January18
DREAM GUARDIANS
Christmas 3D show
16 December – 13 January at 12.00
VDNH concert hall (Akademika Hlushkova 1)
Some of the country’s most talented
dancers, acrobats, and gymnasts come
together to put on a rather spectacu-
lar show starting this week! In addition LIGHTS AND JOY ON SOFIIVSKA
to the visual talent, including some SQUARE
fabulous 3D technology, the show’s Ukraine’s Christmas Tree
soundtrack was written by Pianoboy’s 19 December - 14 January
Dmytro Shurov. Don’t miss it – it will Sofiivska and Mykhaylivska Squares
make you believe once again in Christ- Joy lights up Kyiv’s favourite city squares,
mas wonders. where thousands of lights imitating the
190-2499 UAH starry sky will signal festivity central, start-
+38 044 596 9101 ing 19 December. Add to this ice sculptures,
a snow slide, a traditional Christmas street
market, and so much good food, you’ll find
yourself coming back again and again to
St Mykola Day Christmas Kidnapper maintain that holiday mood.
Festival for children of all ages Performance for kids 30-100 UAH
19 December at 15.00 29 December – 8 January at 11.00
Ivan Honchar Museum (Lavrska 19) National Palace of Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)
Free 130-300 UAH The Snow Queen
honcharmuseum palace-ukraine.com Musical for kids
2 January at 11.00
The Night Before Christmas Cinderella and Shadow Theatre House of Artists (Sichovykh Striltsiv 1-5)
Theatre performance 30 December at 11.00 90-320 UAH
25 December at 19.00 Ukrainian House (Khreschatyk 2) www.dvnshu.com
October Palace (Institutska 1) 150-350 UAH www.dvnshu.com
230-420 UAH +38 044 278 3436
www.icca.kiev.ua
Boychukism
VOLUME OF COLOR Exhibition of art
Exhibition of paintings by Anasta- 7 December – 28 January
siya Krayneva Mystetsky Arsenal (Lavrska 10-12)
7 December – 4 February www.artarsenal.in.ua
Lera Litvinova Gallery (Kiltsevaa 14)
Winter is a season without much colour, Charisma of Iran
when cities blur into a gray muddy land- Exhibition of Persian art
scape. Passionate vibrant paintings by 1 December – 2 February
Anastasiya Krayneva depicting beautiful Khanenko Museum of Western and Oriental
romantic worlds come alive on the walls Art(Tereshchenkivska 15-17)
of the Litvinova Gallery this month; just +38 044 235 3290
in time for the cool crisp winter season.
www.llitvinova.com Solemnity
Exhibition of works by Vlada Ralko
29 November – 30 December
LET US NOT FALL ASLEEP WHILE Ya Gallery (Voloska 55/57)
WALKING www.yagallery.com
Exhibition of photographic works
by David Denil (Belgium) Trauma
21 December – 21 January Installation by Lera Litvinova
Voloshyn Gallery (Tereshchenkivska 13) 1-30 December
One hundred thirty-seven photographic American House (Pymonenka 6)
works, presented by Belgian artist Da- www.llitvinova.com
vid Denil, correspond with the number
of victims from the mass shooting on Selfportrait. Winter Sky. Reflection
Maidan in February 2014. Working in Photographic project by Mikhalina
Ukraine for 50 days following the tragic Khendriks (Poland)
event, the artist spoke to people about 13 – 21 December
conflict, reflecting on their experience Pavlovka ArtGallery (Petropavlivska 34A)
through his artistic lens. pavlovkagallery
voloshyngallery.art pavlovkagallery
13Night Life | December17 - January18
TAW (The Alchemical Wedding) – Noize MC
festival of underground music 20 December at 19.00
15-17 December Forsage (Harmatna 51А)
TBA 490 – 1 150 UAH
300-500 UAH www.forsageclub.com.ua
THEALCHEMICALWEDDING
A Christmas Story feat DJ Hornet
The Kum Stand Up Comedy Show Klark (tropical house)
(in English) 23 December at 22.00
15 December at 17.30 Sklad (Bessarabska 2)
Buena Vista (Velyka Zhytomyrska 8/14) FREE
FREE
www.sklad.business.site
buenavista.kyiv
New Year Castle of Ice and Flame
The Rave Must Go On w Tocadisco
31 December at 22.00
(GE)
15 December at 22.00 Saxon (Trutenko 4)
Forsage (Harmatna 51А) women 100-200 UAH, NY NIGHT FEAT SPACETRAVEL
women 60 UAH men 80 UAH men 150-250 UAH (GE) + MANY OTHER FANTASTIC
www.forsageclub.com.ua SaxonClubKiev PERFORMANCES
31 December at 22.00
Portraits Episode #2 with DJ Hollywood New Year Closer (Nyzhnoiurkivska 31)
Maceo Plex (US, Ellum) 31 December at 22.00 When it comes to partying, Closer is the
16 December at 23.00 Loft Bar (Besarabskaya Pl 2) place to be. The venue was recently fea-
CHI by Decadence House (Parkova 16a) 1 500 UAH tured in Resident Advisor rounding out
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New Year with DJ Pete Oak (DE) the US. Combine this with New Year’s
Brawther (FR) 31 December at 22.00 Eve, one of the biggest celebrations on
16-17 December at 23.55 Skybar (Arena City, V Vasylkivska 5) the Ukrainian calendar, and you’ve got
Closer (Nyzhnoiurkivska 31) early bird: women 100-200 UAH, men the makings of a pretty fantastic night
call for details 500-700 UAH out. But, tread carefully! Events at Closer
closerkiev www.skybar.ua are not for the fainthearted!!
check for details
closerkiev
Comic-Con New Year’s Eve Party
31 December at 22.00
Sklad (Bessarabska 2)
call for details
www.sklad.business.site
New Year’s Eve with Adriatique
(Diynamic, Siamese, Zurich)
31 December at 22.00
CHI by Decadence House (Parkova 16a)
600 UAH
+38 067 488 2013
Salsa Night
11 January at 20.00
Shooters (Moskovska 22)
women FREE, men 50 UAH
+38 063 444 4622
CARIBBEAN JAZZ DINNER SHOW: mosphere and high-quality music. The Winter Wonderland
FREEDOM JAZZ Freedom Jazz girls deliver nothing short 11 January at 20.00
21 December at 20.00 of pure entertainment, this year they Caribbean Club (Symona Petlyury 4)
Caribbean Club (Symona Petlyury 4) had 9 shows sell out with tickets that 150-550 UAH
Wave goodbye to the old year and pre- were bought in a few days. For real talent +38 067 224 4111
pare yourself for what is soon to come and unique showmanship, get yourself
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CORE! The show will combine theat- 590-1 590 UAH Closer (Nyzhnoiurkivska 31)
rical performance with an excellent at- +38 067 224 4111 call for details
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14 What’s On Issue 4 December 2017 - January 2018What’s Important
A Veteran of Pizza
and so much more
Kateryna Kyselyova
“SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM” – IT TRANSLATES AS
“IF YOU WANT PEACE, PREPARE FOR WAR”. THIS
LATIN SLOGAN IS EMBLAZONED IN FULL VIEW OF
EVERYONE WHO COMES TO VETERANO PIZZA,
A PIZZERIA FOUNDED BY ATO VETERAN LEONID
OSTALTSEV TWO YEARS AGO. IT MARKED AN
UNEASY RETURN TO CIVILIAN LIFE.
Ostaltsev saw war at close quarters – he previous job in the press-centre of a state
enrolled to volunteer in a service battal- institution. “We were eating pizza at Vet-
ion in 2014 and fought as a gunner in the erano on Besarabka once and I joked with
hottest spots of Donbas. Prior, he used to my comrades if I come back alive I should
be a pizza-maker and dreamed of one come and work here.”
day becoming a restaurateur. War inter-
vened before he came full circle. NOT EVERYONE HAS TO GO TO WAR
“Be careful, don’t hit the ceiling with your
LOOKING FOR NORMAL head, you haven’t finished the sauce yet,
We meet Ostaltsev one afternoon at Vet- we still need you,” - says the chef to a guy
erano Resto – a new eatery opened under doing pull-ups on the horizontal bar in-
the Veterano brand next door to Vetera- stalled in the corridor of Veterano Resto.
no Pizza. Chef Ihor is the only civilian here. He
In his black fleece jacket and with his thick will work with veterans for two months to
Veterano pizzamakers Ihor and Borys
beard he looks imposing, but his voice is launch a new menu.
soft and quiet: “One day my friend came His subordinate Borys in a black kitchen
with civilians in the same way we do with
to me saying he left his job after punching jacket and camouflage apron is busy pre-
each other. There are things only veterans
his boss in the face. He could not work paring veal. He is 25 and a trained cook.
understand.”
there any more – no one trusted him He went to war as a volunteer in 2015
after he had been to war. I’d heard doz- and fought for seven months in the Lu-
IF I COME BACK ALIVE…
ens of stories like that: veterans coming hansk region in the special forces. To tell
We sneak to the kitchen of Veterano,
back to peaceful cities to see that nothing his story he takes a cigarette break.
had changed, while they had changed so where Ihor takes out a diavola pizza from “I went to war in the times of the so-called
much. That day I decided to start a pizze- the stove and cuts it skillfully with a piz- armistice, but I can tell you it was the great-
ria and hire veterans to help myself and za knife. “We mix Italian and Ukrainian est horror of my life – the first three weeks I
guys like me to return to normal life.” products in our pizza,” he says, pointing at lived in total fear. The same fear I felt com-
To open his pizzeria Ostaltsev had 50 a huge sack of Italian flour and piles of the ing back to Kyiv. I was lost and extremely
USD in his pocket, another 100 USD he Ukrainian milled equivalent, “to create the aggressive at the same time, and then one
received from an entrepreneur in the US, dough we take corn flour – it adds a crispy thought calmed me down: not everyone has
who later became his friend. Next came texture”. This 31-year-old, who smiles so to go to war. For there are still guys fight-
refusals from 22 investors and finally one widely the lines crinkle around his eyes ing over there, the rest of the country can
who agreed to back him. The first itera- lending him an air of worldliness, used to live normal lives, go to work, hang out at
tion of Veterano Pizza opened in Metro- command more than a dozen artillery sol- nightclubs. I wanted to get a job and saw
grad beneath Besarabska Square. Since diers in Donbas in 2015. He has the time an announcement on Facebook from Vet-
then Ostaltsev has parted company with down pat - one year, two months and four erano – ‘We are looking for superheroes!’
his initial investor, moved to a new loca- days serving in the ATO zone. He recalls I met Leonid, told him about myself and
tion and got a loan of 1.7 million UAH to the most difficult weeks occurred in the that I had no experience in cooking. ‘You’re
open Veterano Resto. Svitlodarska Duha region: “We had tasks a machine gunner, so am I, come to work
To work here a veteran doesn’t need to every night. We discussed it in the evening. tomorrow,’ he said, so I’m here.”
have specific experience: “I taught the I gave orders to my guys and felt a tremen- Working among guys who experienced
guys to make pizza, now they teach the dous level of adrenaline – it’s like a lottery, war as he did, Borys has finally found
newcomers. We also have two psycholo- you don’t know what is going to happen a sense of ease. He is happily married
gists coming for individual and group in the next couple of hours. It was not and he and his wife just welcomed a new
meetings with employees, but the most fear, I suppose it was the alarm of a per- baby. However, trauma lingers and he still
important thing is that we support each son facing the unknown.” Coming home avoids crowded places like the metro and
other – we could never speak of the war after war, Ihor did not want to return to his street markets.
16 What’s On Issue 4 December 2017 - January 2018Veterano Pizza
Veterano Resto
(Sofiivska 8)
pizza.veterano
+38 096 725 0202
Veterano Coffee
(V Vasylkivska 85-87)
Coming to Veterano Resto on a Friday evening, What’s On
finds the place packed: veterans in camouflage and civilians
dine, enjoying the stylish interior and succulent steaks.
From one small pizzeria, the project has expanded to two
eateries in Kyiv, another pizzeria in Dnipro, plus almost
10 Veterano Coffee street spots. Veterano Pizza remains the
only Ukrainian restaurant to get coverage in The New York
Times. It didn’t go down well and these veterans have no
time to mince words. “We messed up with them,” Ostaltsev
says. “They wrote Crimea is a disputed territory, so we told
them to go to hell.”
17What’s Ahead
I GOT SUNSHINE GOING TO THE TOP
Upark featuring Gorillaz (UK, art-pop) Usyk in World Boxing Super Series
25 July at 16.00 Semis
Friendship of Nations Arch 27 January
Despite the cool winter season, Kyiv promises summer will return, and with it happy people Riga, Latvia
bouncing to the beats of UK art-pop sensation Gorillaz. Created in 1998, this virtual four- Ukraine’s 2012 Olympic hero and WBO
some has been finding fame in all corners with hits like Clint Eastwood, Tomorrow Comes Today, cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk
and Feel Good Inc. In reality, the man behind the music is Blur Frontman Damon Albarn, (13-0-0, 11 KOs) will fight Latvia’s Mairis
who will be joining the UPark Festival in July 2018. A list of the artists joining him will be Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs) on 27 January in
released in the coming months. Get ready for the summer. Riga, Latvia in one semifinal of the in-
998-2 380 UAH augural World Boxing Super Series. Usyk
www.concert.ua defended his WBO belt for the third time
by knocking out Germany’s former world
champion Marco Huck in the quarter-
finals. Briedis fought past Cuba’s Mike
Perez in a unanimous decision at home
in Riga to set-up the fight with the fa-
voured Usyk. On the other side of the
draw, Cuban WBA cruiserweight cham-
pion Yunier Dorticos will face the winner
of the Murat Gassiev (IBF cruiserweight
champion) and Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
(former IBF and WBC champion) fight.
The tournament winner will unify all of
the cruiserweight belts and take home the
lion’s share of the $50 million purse.
www.worldboxingsuperseries.com
RULED BY HEART
TIMES ARE A CHANGING Love Happens Twice
Thirty Seconds to Mars (US, rock, (UA, comedy, Black Square Improvi-
post-grunge) sation Theatre Studio)
30 April at 20.00 31 January at 19.30 UNIQUELY UNCLASSICAL
Palace of Sport (Sportyvna Sq 1) Caribbean Club (Symona Petlyury 4) 2Cellos (HR/SI, pop, rock)
Mars isn’t terribly close, but this Ameri- What if you haven’t got over your first 27 May 2018 at 19.00
can rock trio can definitely help you get love when the second love has struck you Palace of Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)
there. Headed by sex symbol and mod with its arrow? You end up trapped in a This classically-trained Croatian – Slo-
Jared Leto, Thirty Seconds to Mars will love quadrangle, involving two men and venian cellist duo are making their first
be playing tunes from their newest album two women trying to figure out what to trip to Kyiv this spring. Playing on eight
Walk On Water, which features songs about do with their passion. It is a nice winter strings between them, you’re sure to de-
the struggles and upheavals of everyday night comedy fused with sentiment and light in their unusual but certainly agree-
people in the US. It’s a reality most of us intrigue – Black Square (Chorny Kvad- able symbiosis of well-known pop and
here in Ukraine relate to, with our own rat) masterly tackles serious issues using rock compositions from typically classical
independence constantly coming into wit and humour. Part of the popular se- instruments. Just into their 30s, Luke and
question. It’s going to be good. Get a tick- ries Before and After Sex, the play will move Stepan are disturbing the Kyiv billboard
et. you with an honest and frank story. – won’t you join them?
1 100-4 500 UAH 120-520 UAH 590-5 900 UAH
karabas.com artkvadrat.com www.palace-ukraine.com
18 What’s On Issue 4 December 2017 - January 2018What About the Guys
Paul Niland
Pajero
DEBUTING AT THE TOKYO MOTOR SHOW IN 1973, THE
The Legendary
Technology
RATING
MITSUBISHI PAJERO HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A VERY
LONG TIME, MAKING IT ALMOST AS OLD AS ME. BUT
WHEREAS I WAKE EVERY MORNING FEELING ALL OF
5/5
MY 45 YEARS, THERE IS NOTHING OLD OR OUTDATED
ABOUT THIS BEAST. Performance
(testing
it in the
The modern car industry is something being elevated compared to 4/5 snow would
really quite remarkable. As different man- most other cars on the probably
ufacturers compete for our dollars, there road, the feeling from have given
really is no such thing as a “bad” car. The up there is com- Design a higher
days of bad cars were probably left be- manding: your view score)
hind when Skoda (which used to be terri- of the road and the
ble) was bought out by Volkswagen many traffic conditions
4.5/5
years back. As such, whenever we test- ahead is definitely
drive a vehicle, it’s hard to balance the superior. Now, if
good, the bad, and the ugly. Instead, we Kyiv drivers would perfect (literal) overview of
are faced with the challenge to write what learn to pay more at- everything you need to con-
we can about the individual, and general- tention to the road and sider in every direction around
ly all good, features of any particular car. traffic conditions ahead the car. A very apt use of technol-
that would be a good thing, ogy, in a very good car.
IT’S NOT ONLY ABOUT SIZE but that’s another story.
Let me start with a clarification. The Of course there are issues when size can
correct name for this particular car is the bring difficulties, like, having to move a MITSUBISHI PAJERO SPORT
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. It’s the “Sport” car this large around in tight confines. Stats for the Boys
part that needs to be looked at. This is not Mitsubishi have got you covered here, ü 2.4L – four cylinder – turbo diesel engine
a sporty car as we would normally use the and modern technology makes light work ü Eight-speed automatic transmission
term. As I understand, the name is used out of a potentially difficult situation. ü Centre and rear differentials, paddle shifts, and
to differentiate this slightly smaller model Having a reversing camera on a vehicle dual-range four-wheel drive
from the behemoth that is the full-sized is not new of course, but the Pajero is Pros for the Girls
Pajero giant. As this one is a little small- equipped with something way more state ü Third row of seating: great for packing all
er, it gets the “sport” badge. To avoid any of the art than just a camera. As soon the kids – and their friends – in for all sorts
confusion, however, this isn’t a small car as the gear selector hits “R”, the (touch of road trips
either, far from it. screen) centrally mounted display splits ü 5-star safety rating and class-leading CO2
The moment I climb in the first thing that into two images: on the left is the stand- emissions
strikes me is its size, which is a good feeling: ard camera view. On the right however, ü Fabulous infotainment package
it’s safe and it’s going to take you and all of computer generated by an array of sen-
your family, pets, and luggage from point sors all over the car, is an image which
A to point B in comfort and safety. As I hit can only be described as having your
the road the feeling of safety is further en- own personal drone flying exactly two
hanced by the ride height. With the Pajero metres above the vehicle, giving you the
20 What’s On Issue 4 December 2017 - January 201896
What’s Abroad
BEFORE GAINING INDEPENDENCE IN 1965,
Hours in SINGAPORE WAS A PART OF MALAYSIA WITH AN
AILING ECONOMY, FLOURISHING CORRUPTION,
AND LACK OF CLEAN DRINKING-WATER.
Singapore Nina Bohush
During the past 52 years, the Singaporean republic managed to jump from
a Third World country to a First. Visiting the Lion City now might be com-
pared to a trip to the future. Its shining skyscrapers, magnificent gardens, and
cutting-edge urban projects make Singapore one of the most visited cities of
the world (and one you might want to see for yourself this holiday season).
To travel to Singapore Ukrainians need a visa. Yet, if you are going to stay
in Singapore only a few days before or after a trip to Asia, you can take ad- CLARKE QUAY
vantage of the visa-free 96-hour transit. Of course, 96 hours would never be Take a stroll along the historical Singapore
enough to explore this city in full. So let us share a list of the most spectacular Riverside. Clarke Quay has long been a vi-
and unusual Singapore spots travellers shouldn’t pass up. brant dining and party destination where
you can suddenly find yourself drinking
KAMPONG GLAM cocktails, eating Asian specialties, or hitting
Kampong Glam is a famous heritage Mus- the dancefloor in one of the iconic clubs.
lim district with a beautiful Sultan Mosque
in its heart and traditional Middle East and
NEIGHBOURHOODS
Malay cafés spread around the quarter.
While Singapore continues to evolve by
The neighbourhood walls are covered with
leaps and bounds, its ethnic districts like
amazing street art pieces created by local
Chinatown or Little India maintain their
and world-renowned artists. Lined with lo-
distinct old traditions and culture. These
cal designer shops and hip bars, Haji Lane
bustling neighborhoods boast local mar-
is a key highlight not to be missed.
kets, souvenir shops, street food eateries,
MERLION
and colorful old temples, where the “king
This mythical creature with the head of a
of fruits” – durian, must be tried!
lion and the body of a fish stands right at the
mouth of the Singapore River. As a symbol A TASTE OF SINGAPORE…
of Singapore and a place where the city’s Gin, 30 ml
history started, the Merlion overlooks some Heering Cherry Liqueur, 15 ml
marvelous views of futuristic architecture. Pineapple Juice, 120 ml
Lime Juice, 15 ml
Cointreau, 7.5 ml
Dom Benedictine, 7.5 ml
Grenadine, 10 ml
GARDENS BY THE BAY
Spend a few relaxing hours under the gi-
ant trees in the Gardens by the Bay na- NIGHT SAFARI
ture park. It seems hard to swallow that The Night Safari is an attraction that is
such a busy city still has so much space distinctly Singapore. Take a guided tram
for gardens and parks. Finish your walk or a walking trail around the world’s first
JAMBO SEAFOOD cooling down near the 35-metre waterfall nocturnal zoo and experience the natural
The only restaurant in this list is Jam- amidst the orchids in the Cloud Forest. wildlife habitat.
bo Seafood, which is famous for its
mind-blowing recipe of fresh chili crabs.
Roll up your sleeves and get ready to en- BEFORE LANDING IN THE CITY...
joy a guilty pleasure. Visa-free transit through Singapore is provided only to tourists who travel from one
* To avoid wasting time in long queues reserve a country, for example, Ukraine, to another, like Malaysia, by air. While passing through
table one or two days before visiting. customs in Singapore Changi Airport you might be asked to show flight tickets with
departure date, hotel booking, or other details of your stay in the country.
MARINA BAY SANDS ROOFTOP BAR
MIND THE FINES
An unforgettable sky-high view awaits at
To keep the city clean by all means, Singapore authorities have put in place a system
the Marina Bay Sands rooftop bar, made
of strict fines, so avoid eating on the subway, chewing gum, or littering on the streets.
even more special at night. Make sure
Connecting to somebody else’s Wi-Fi may cost you up to S$ 10 000, and don’t forget to
you enjoy it with the country’s signature
flush the public toilets or you may have to pay a S$ 150 fine! When you only planned
cocktail since the early 1900s – a Singa-
to spend a penny!
pore Sling.
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