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Ukraine (English pronunciation /juːˈkreɪn/; Україна, Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/) is a country in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev (Kyiv) is Ukraine's capital.
From at least the 9th century, the territory of present-day Ukraine was a center of the medieval East Slavic civilization forming the state of Kievan Rus', which disintegrated in the 12th century. From the 14th century on, the territory of Ukraine was divided among a number of regional powers and by the 19th century the largest part of Ukraine was integrated into the Russian Empire with the rest under the Austro-Hungarian control. After a chaotic period of incessant warfare and several attempts at independence (1917–1921) following the Russian Revolution and the Great War, Ukraine emerged in 1922 as one of the founding republics of the Soviet Union. The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic's territory was enlarged westward shortly before and after the Second World War, and again in 1954 with the Crimea transfer. In 1945, the Ukrainian SSR became one of the co-founding members of the United Nations. Ukraine became independent again after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. This began a transition period to a market economy, in which Ukraine was stricken with eight straight years of economic decline. But since approximately the turn of the century, the economy has been experiencing a stable increase, with real GDP growth averaging approximately seven percent annually. (...) more....

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As of June 30, 2005, President Victor Yuschenko established a visa-free regime for citizens of the United States. Effective immediately, U.S. citizens no longer require a visa for tourist or business stays in Ukraine of up to 90 days. Mention tripwolf when you contact American Passport following the link below to ensure eligibility for special rates and services.

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"Battleship Potemkin" was filmed in Odessa.

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Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Ukraine, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

Care from the streets of Ukraine! Ukainische police Strassenräuber! With überalterten or defective advised you try to prove drunken driving to get to pocket money. I was stopped twice (near Kharkov and) in Donetsk. Although I had angerührt for days no alcohol was indicated by the significant amount Nachweisgeräten. Fraud!

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