Wednesday 25 May 2011

Several Transcarpathian views

Ukrainian Carpathians' view from a mountain's top.

View of the mountains when You're climbing on the top, sitting in the lifting.

The ruins of Khust castle, XIIth century.

The monument to fighters for Carpathian Ukraine (Ukrainian republic, proclaimed on 14th March1939 in Transcarpathia, Avhustyn Voloshyn was its president).

Narcissus valley - famous natural sightseeing in Ukraine.

Synevyr lake - another natural sightseeing of Transcarpathian region.


This lake is like a love symbol in Transcarpathia. According to the legend, many years ago one count's daugther Syn and one shepherd Vyr loved each other and wanted to marry. But Syn's father, a rich count, didn't want to have a poor son-in-law, so he ordered to kill a shepherd. And when Vyr had been killed, Syn cried very much and all her tears created such beautiful lake. Then people decided to denominate this lake Synevyr - as a connection of the names Syn and Vyr.

Sunday 15 May 2011

Today is Commemoration Day of the political repressions' victims of Soviet regime in the XX-th century in Ukraine.
And at present political repressions continue here. Yuriy Lutsenko, a former minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukrainian police), stays in prison since December 26th, 2010 and must stay there till May 26th, 2011 according to court's decision. Though now he's in Kyiv's hospital because of his bad state of health after his lasting voluntary starvation. Today is the 24-th day of his starvation - there is a very dangerous situation for Lutsenko's health, but this starvation in prison was his own protest against the unfair decision of judge.
In the end of 2010 year Y. Lutsenko was arrested by police and was charged with a promotion for his driver in the career. Not bringing ex-minister's guilt yet, the court decided to imprison him till April 26th, 2011. But Yuriy Lutsenko said about such his unlawful imprisonment and then judges declared that unique reason of Lutsenko's staying in the prison is unread criminal affair by himself. So when he'll read all his criminal affair personally, then they'll let him out of the prison. What a reason to be imprisoned, yeh? Y. Lutsenko read his criminal affair till Easter, April 24th, but...The judges just decided to continue his arrest till May 26th. And former minister of Ukrainian police protested and began to starve against this unlawful decision.
...And now mr. Yuriy is in the hospital.
Let God give him health and force.

Monday 2 May 2011


On May 1th, 2011 Pope John Paul II was beatified in Vatican and the next step will be a proclamation of his sainthood by Catholic Church. Pope John Paul II is always the symbol of peaceful existence between people for me, he is the example of human toleration and love toward men of another religions and nationalities.
I'll always remember Pope John Paul II visit in Ukraine on June 27-29th, 2001. He was wonderful man on this Earth!


p. s. Postcard-invitation of Lviv's meetings with Pope John Paul II is on the first photo and the monument to Pope John Paul II in Drohobych, Ukraine, is on the second photo.