Roof Tiles. A Roofing Material With a Long History

The tiles on the roofs are the pages of the centuries-old history of buildings, archival documents bearing the makers' autographs and the date of manufacture.

 

Museums in Ukraine. Rich Collections and Varied Themes

In Ukraine there are about 5 thousand museums of the most varied themes. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism owns about half a thousand museums, but far more of them exist under various departments, educational institutions and at enterprises. A great many private museum displays have been opened by collectors and at tourist locations. The map of Ukraine's museums is being replenished with new unique sites where millions of rare exhibits are kept. The largest area is occupied by the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in Pyrohiv.

Pyrohiv. The National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life. The Church of the Resurrection. Kysorychi, Rivne region, 18th century.

Vyhoda. A Logging Centre and the Carpathian Tram

The settlement of Vyhoda, in the Dolyna district of Ivano-Frankivsk region, arose in 1883 thanks to the development of logging. I do not know how the locality got such a name, but the settlement has an advantageous location at the confluence of two rivers, the Mizunka and the Svicha, as well as a railway link with Dolyna. I came to see this settlement after I rode on the Carpathian Tram, whose terminus is located here. The timber that was harvested for the mines of the Donbas was in demand, and after the Second World War came the peak of development both of the industry and of Vyhoda. Sadly, other times have now arrived. The administration of the timber-processing plant used to be in a building that is now let out to shops, banks and pharmacies.

Vyhoda. The Carpathian Tram Through the Boyko Land

If you want to see the beauty of the Carpathians while expending a minimum of physical effort, take a ride on the Carpathian Tram through the picturesque corners of the Boyko land. Boarding begins in the village of Vyhoda, in the Dolyna district of Ivano-Frankivsk region, by the monument to this environmentally clean form of transport.