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Ukraine is the largest state in Europe
Ukraine, the largest state situated entirely in Europe, appeared on the map of the world in 1991. It was quickly recognized by the international community. It has an area of 603,628 km2, making it the largest contiguous country on the European continent
“Carol of the Bells” is a Ukrainian folk song
One of the most famous Christmas songs “Schedryk” (a folk song written by a Ukrainian composer, Mykola Leontovich) is known to the rest of the world as “Carol of the Bells” or “Ring Christmas Bells”. Based on an old Ukrainian folk song, the original lyrics describe a swallow flying into a household to proclaim the plentiful year that the family will have. The song's title is derived from the Ukrainian word "shchedryi" which means "bountiful." The folk melody was sung in many Ukrainian villages. The song has been used many times in the soundtracks for films and television.
Ukraine is geographic center of Europe
The geographic center of Europe is on the territory of Ukraine not far from Rakhiv in Zakarpatia oblast. As far back as 1887, experts of Austria Hungary had determined this point, stele and land-surveying sign marking it. In Latin, the following words were engraves there: LОСUS РЕRЕNNІS. Dilicentissime cum lіbеllа lіbrаtіоnіs guае еst іп Аustrіа еt Нungаrіа соnfесtа сum mеnsurа grаdum mеrіdіоnаlіum еt раrаllеlоumіеrum Еurореum. МD ССС LХХХVІІ, "that translated state such a thing: “Permanent, exact, and eternal place. Very precisely, using special apparatus made in Austria and Hungary, with scale of meridians and parallels, set the Center of Europe. 1887.”
World's First Constitution
In 1710, Ukrainian Hetman Pylyp Orlyk introduced “Pacts and Constitutions of Rights and Freedoms of the Zaporizhian Host”, at that time a super-progressive document which meant to separate powers into three branches and regulate the rights and responsibilities of the government and citizens. Some researchers believe that this document is one of the world’s first constitutions. For example, U.S. Constitution was adopted in 1787 and French and Polish in 1791.
One of the world’s most famous songs “Summertime” is inspired by an old Ukrainian lullaby. George Gershwin wrote one of the world’s most famous songs, “Summertime”, after being inspired by an old Ukrainian lullaby called "Oi Khodyt Son Kolo Vikon" (The Dream Passes by the Windows) performed by the Ukrainian National Chorus. And it's not surprise because parents of George Gershwin were from Odessa (Ukraine).
Lyrics "Oi Khodyt Son Kolo Vikon"
(The Dream Passes by the Windows)
The Dream passes by the window,
And Sleep by the fence.
The Dream asks Sleep:
"Where should we rest tonight?"
Where the house is warm,
Where the child is small,
There we will go,
And rock the child to sleep.
There we will sleep,
and will rock the child:
Sleep, sleep, my little falcon,
Sleep, sleep, my little dove.
The deepest metro station in the world (105 meters)
Arsenalnaya Metro Station located in Kiev is the deepest in the world (105 meters). The station was built in 1960, very close to the House of Parliament. According to some reports, the tunnels near Arsenalnaya house secret shelters built specially for the political elite. Ukraine is one of the largest grain exporters in the world. As of 2011 Ukraine was the worlds 3rd largest grain exporter. The third most visited McDonald’s in the world . The third most visited McDonald’s in the world is located in Kiev, near the train station. This restaurant has always been in the top five most crowded McDonald’s in the world.
Ukraine, on its own initiative, refused the third largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world
Ukraine, on its own initiative, refused the third largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world. At the moment of the declaration of independence, Ukraine had over a thousand nuclear warheads and the third largest nuclear potential after Russia and America. The warheads and missiles were given to Russia, silos were destroyed. In response, Ukraine received the money for disarmament, plus security guarantees from the nuclear powers
77 percent of Ukrainians have never been abroad
Some 77 percent of Ukrainians have never been abroad, while 36 percent of Ukrainians have never been outside their region, according to a Research & Branding Group survey
Wedding ring on the right hand
Ukrainians wear their wedding ring on the ring finger of their right hand instead of their left hand. Ukraine has been in a demographic crisis since the 1980s . Ukraine has been in a demographic crisis since the 1980s because of its high death rate and a low birth rate. The population is shrinking by over 150,000 a year.
The world's famous song "O Sole Mio" was composed in Odessa (Ukraine)
"O Sole Mio" is often referred to as a Neapolitan song. Neapolitan songs were songs written for an annual songwriting contest for the Festival of Piedigrotta, which began in 1830, in Naples, Italy. "O Sole Mio" was composed by Eduardo Di Capua in Odessa (nowdays Ukraine) during April 1898. Setting his music to the poem by Giovanni Capurro, Di Capua drew his inspiration while touring Crimea with his father (a violinist street musician). Di Capua and Capurro sold the rights of the song to the Bideri publishing house for 25 lire.
The shortest main city street
Khreshchatyk Street in Kiev is the shortest yet widest main city street in the world. Its length is 1.2 km
The first university in Eastern Europe (1576)
The National University of Ostroh Academy is the successor of Ostroh Slavic, Greek and Latin Academy, the first higher educational establishment of the Eastern Slavs. It was founded in 1576 by Prince Vasyl-Kostiantyn of Ostroh.
Ukraine is a 4th educated nation in the world
Ukraine is a 4th educated nation in the world: 99.4% of Ukrainians aged 15 and over can read and write. 70% of adult Ukrainians have a secondary or higher education. Ukraine has about 150 colleges and universities, of which the most important are at Kiev, Lviv, and Kharkiv. There are about 70,000 scholars in 80 research institutes. The current heavyweight boxing champions of the world, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko from Ukraine, have doctorate degrees.
The world’s heaviest aircraft
The world’s heaviest aircraft is An-225 Mriya is created by the Kyiv-based Antonov design bureau. The plane was designed to airlift space shuttles and rocket boosters, however is now carrying oversized payloads.
Ukraine was a motherland for Trypillian Civilization
Ukraine was a motherland for one of the world's most ancient civilizations Trypillian Civilization. Neolithic archaeological culture which existed between 5500 BC and 2750 BC on the territory of modern Ukraine.
First settlements
Fertile lands, temperate climate, rivers full of fish and forests rich in game - since olden times Ukraine was known as a favorable land for inhabitation and settling.
According to the scientists, the primitive (pithecanthropus) appeared on the territory of present-day Ukraine about 200 thousand years ago in the epoch of the early Stone Age or Palaeolith. First settlers of the Ukrainian lands appeared on our area, probably, traveling to the coasts of the Black Sea through the Caucasus and the Balkans. They have still retained signs of the primitive origin – small brain, low forehead, prognathous jaw and big teeth. Though held themselves erect and had completely developed and very skilful hands. Circa between the 120-40 centuries B.C. already “perfected” man - Neanderthal man – settled on broader territory of Ukraine. As is well known, in the epoch of the late Palaeolith in the middle of the last ice period (40-10 c. B.C.) a type of man that exists nowadays was developed - Cro-Magnon man {Homo Sapiens}. About 800 primitive settlements have been fixed on Ukrainian lands referring to this epoch. The total number of the population was approximately about 20 thousand people. Topographical memorial groups testify that separate settlements of 5-8 men of certain patrimonial community have already been organized in “groups”, obtaining the features of early tribe grouping, in other words the elements of life socialization. By the end of the mesolite, fundamental civilization changes are observed, named “neolithic revolution”, and the period from the VI to the III centuries B.C. is marked out as a separate epoch – neolith, that is Stone Age. Epoch-making transition of primitive man to reproduction agriculture – farming and cattle breeding that resulted on the territory of Ukraine in cultural and agricultural zones development different in the way of life – agricultural and cattle-breeding as well as hunting and fishing zones, where local, kindred patrimonial tribes with the common features of material culture have been organized. The scientists single out in neolith its late phase – eneolith (the end of the IV-III centuries B.C.) characterized by the appearance of the first metal – copper, used not only for ornaments but also for weapons and tool. Household effects have been developed at the same time: people began to use mattock and draft-cattle, domesticated horse and sheep, improved ceramic ware technology production. The population has increased. People settled new territories, appeared special tight natural habitats – archeologists call them “historical and cultural regions” – inhabitants of which differed in material culture and way of life, devotions and, as it is supposed, in language. The most significant memorials of eneolith in Ukraine is associated with so the called Trypillya tribes. This name originates from the village of Trypillya of Kyiv, where the famous archeologist Vikentij Khvojka have found remains of this culture for the first time. As it was cleared up with time, this culture existed since the second half of the IV century to the end of the III century B.C. on the great settlement tract at the meeting point of the Dnipro and Dniestr Rivers approaching on the south the Black Sea steppes and on the north – Volyn’ and Kyiv Polissya of the Desna River.