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LVIV OPINIONFind more about why more and more young women in Ukraine seek marriage in other coun-tries in the article “Bells in Ukraine”, check out info on “Speed Dating” - so qualitative, efficient and fast way to find a special person in mod-ern world. And finally enjoy witty “A Letter to Ukrainian Women” by Lee Reaney.

THIS MONTH IN LVIVFull event coverage for the coming weeks in the cultural capital of Ukraine, including everything from International Forum “Galician Cuisine”, spectacular show by Georgian ballet “Sukhish-vili”, intriguing master class by Irina Khakamada, concert by Lviv native extravagant and charming Lolita, long expected Ukraine’s Medieval Battle Championship, exciting Freestyle Finals of World Cup at Bukovel ski resort and much more.

CULTURAL CALENDARFull events listings for the coming month in all of Lviv’s top cultural venues from the National Opera House, to the streets of the city. Get your festive serving of culture here.

LVIV ARTYour monthly round-up of all the latest artists and exhibitions to open across Lviv’s thriving lo-cal arts scenes

LVIV TRAVELDiscover Western Ukraine’s magnificent sight-seeing attraction and one of the three most beautiful Orthodox monasteries of Eastern Eu-rope – the Holy Dormition Pochayiv Lavra.

RESTAURANTS AND NIGHTLIFEOur regularly updated guide to eating out in

West Ukraine’s café capital. Experience Ukraine’s most dynamic and diverse dining scene.

LVIV SOCIETYA snapshot of the past four weeks in the life of Lviv with the best coverage from colourful “Chi-nese New Year Festival”, Ice Masterpieces con-test, Dusseldorf Opera Soloist concert, Ukraine’s Vice-Premier official visit and other highlights of sports, fashion, society and art scenes.

LVIV LISTINGSEssential city guide to the capital of West Ukraine featuring everything from taxi services to out-of-town resorts and international consultancies

LVIV PROMOTIONBe proud to know that Lviv was among final-ists nominated for the Sustainable Transport Award, which recognizes leadership and vision-ary achievements in sustainable transportation and urban livability.

LVIV SPORTBe informed about Ukrainian and Polish Na-tional teams friendly matches at Futsal competi-tions, as well as celebrate BC “Polytekhnika-Hal-ychyna” (Lviv) victory over BC “Himik”.

EBA NEWSRead our monthly roundup of EBA Lviv’s net-working and get full coverage on the issues of

“How to improve Ukraine’s business” and get lat-est “Labor market survey” by Oksana Dziadyk (Lviv Consulting Group).

BRAIN OF UKRAINETest your scope of general knowledge of Ukraine with our challenging monthly quiz!

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Economic recess and instability in life make more young women in Ukraine seek marriage in other countries. Since the beginning of 2009, the number of individual men visiting Ukraine from North America, UK and EU, with the purpose of marriage has been growing and has actually doubled. In their turn, Ukrainian women, being internationally regarded as “perfect” wives and mothers, are more and more interested in marrying men from the West, as these marriages provide better guarantees of security, safety and a comfortable life for themselves and their children.

Many women lose jobs in Ukraine these days. Tough finan-cial situations push these women in becoming more ac-tive in making decisions about their personal lives. Wom-

en in Ukraine prefer to create families under the formula: “Happy Relation + Stability = Good Family”, expecting that their relation-ship with a foreign man from the Western world will ensure that the formula will work.In this situation, dating and marriage agencies in Ukraine nowadays have had an increase of inflow of women’s profiles into their cata-logs. As the services are 100% free for women in most of the marriage companies, there is also very little risk in joining the catalogs for the charming Ukrainian brides. There are more and more women in Ukraine today whose only goal is to live simple, comfortable and a well-established life. Many Ukrain-ian women confess that they would gladly give up spending 4 nights a week in restaurants dining with different men, to seeing the same (and the only) man by their side every night. A trustworthy relation-ship in itself can bring a relieving feeling of stability. However funny as it sounds, many Ukrainian women today are start-ing to consider money as a secondary thing in life. Achieving a sta-ble relationship is becoming task number one to them. According to press releases in local Ukrainian newspapers, some foreign visitors benefit from this situation. Some of them come to Ukraine with a real purpose of marriage; others visit Ukraine out of curiosity — to see with their own eyes, whether the Ukrainian women are really so attractive, and how good are their chances in finding a wife and a lifetime friend in a beautiful, charming and feminine lady, who may be 15-20 years younger but very well educated and smart. Sounds like a miracle? It probably does. You’ll have to visit Ukraine yourself to make your personal opinion.Since the beginning of 2008, thousands of Ukrainian women leave their country with fiancée visas and marry foreign men each year. The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine reports that 19 thousand mar-riages have been registered only in Ukraine during the latest four years. These are only one-fifth of all marriages, which are registered between foreign men and Ukrainian women, because the majority of Ukrainian brides prefer to travel to the country of their fiancée and have the marriage registered there.The western world as a whole has become more and more interna-

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tional and intercultural. We are not only looking for jobs overseas, we also shop online for goods seeking a better deal. It was inevi-table that people would realize they could also get a better deal seeking a marriage partner overseas, and Ukraine is one of the top destinations for western men seeking a wife. It has a welcoming visa regime (Northd Americans and Europeans do not need a visa to visit Ukraine), huge demographic disproportions with women outnumbering men (and therefore a huge demand for husbands) and a predominantly Caucasian population (even with a wide ac-ceptance of interracial marriages most people still marry someone of their own race).Former Ukrainian president (2005-2010) Viktor Yushchenko has an American wife born in Chicago. This marriage obviously helped Ukraine to open its borders, as well as make the idea of an interna-tional marriage more acceptable to Ukrainian people.Ukrainian women may be more open to the idea of marrying a foreigner because there is less anti-foreign marriage propaganda than there is in Russia (Russia has a constant media campaign that highlights the problems in marriages of Russian women to foreign men, in order to stop the “genes drain” where the best women leave the country to marry foreigners, similar to the “brain drain” where highly skilled professionals leave the country for bet-ter jobs overseas).

WHY ARE THE WOMEN FROM UKRAINE SO POPULAR?

Firstly, they are beautiful. Eastern European women have been known for their beauty since the Middle Ages, when European travelers saw them first. Ukrainian women are always neat and pretty, for them being attractive is natural, they cannot go out without make-up and decent clothing. Moreover, they have got an inborn sense of fashion. It is also important, that Ukrainian women keep house well and cook perfectly. They also adore kids. Children have often been the only consolation for Ukrainian women, that is why they like them so much and do their best for kids. Ukrainian women are quite smart - many young brides have got a post-secondary education, so that they can become quite successful too.If you read information in forums, there will be a lot of sentiments from Ukrainian women how western men make better husbands. Still, if she could find a good man in Ukraine without too much trouble, she would - but it’s hard. First women date locally, then nationally, then they start looking internationally. This is how it sometimes happens when some Ukrainian women start looking for foreign men to marry.More and more men are choosing Ukrainian women for marriage. One can find these beautiful brides on Facebook and other social networks, but it is more convenient and faster to join a dating or marriage agency in Ukraine.For foreign men, they browse the Internet and come across websites with pretty Ukrainian women wanting to meet men, and these women are much more accepting of age difference, children from a previous union and are not that concerned with a man’s appearance. They just want «a good man». And this is how Ukrainian-Western marriages happen!


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LVIV OPINION

A LETTER TO UKRAINIAN WOMEN

Dear Oksana:I wanted to thank you for being you. I know it’s not always easy to be a woman in this country. I see that it takes you 45 minutes to get prepared to go across the street to buy bread. And I can only imagine how difficult it is for you to cross the cobblestone road in those 10cm spike heels. I want to let you know that I appreciate your effort.

Dear Kateryna: I wanted to thank you for being you. I doubt it’s very fun to fix the pants that I wrecked last week. I can only imagine how much you would rather be playing the piano, painting a masterpiece, singing in a choir, reciting poetry, going for a jog, reading literature, riding a horse, teaching a class, learning another language, or pursuing any of the other 100 amazing talents you have. I want to let you know that I appreciate your effort.

Dear Luba:I wanted to thank you for being you. I know it can’t be fun to look after the kids after going to work today. I can only imagine how much fun you’ll have watching Masha and the Bear with them for the 14th night in a row. I want to let you know that I appreciate your effort.

Dear Marichka:I wanted to thank you for being you. I know it can’t be easy to re-member all the things that I’ve forgotten to do. I understand that I could have just remembered myself or written it down, but I know that all of your pieces of wisdom come from looking out for me and all the other men in your life for so long. I want to let you know that I appreciate your effort.

Dear Nastya:I wanted to thank you for being you. I know it can’t be easy to keep the house as clean as you do. I can see that your sense of style and design would qualify you to be a fashion consultant in some other countries. And I know that while you went to university to get an education and could work anywhere, to me you could also have a Doctorate in Being a Super-Wife. I want to let you know that I ap-preciate your effort.

Dear Tanya:I wanted to thank you for being you. I know it’s not always fun to cook an 8-course meal for me after you spent the day cleaning the house, helping your mother, picking the kids up from school, paying the bills, running errands for me and buying the bread (and, of course, preparing yourself to buy the bread). I can only imagine how tiring it is for you to bake me cookies while I watch the football match. I want to let you know that I appreciate your effort.

Dear Olha:I wanted to thank you for being you. And for all the little (and big) things you do for me. So today, I will get the kids ready for school, make you breakfast while you’re still in bed, wash the dishes, and sweep the floors. And after work I’ll pick up the kids, stop by your mother’s, give you flowers, make you dinner, put the kids to sleep and give you a foot massage. I’ll even buy the bread. Just please don’t ask me to spend 45 minutes making myself handsome, OK?

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY


THIS MONTHIN LVIVFREESTYLE FINALSOF WORLD CUPFebruary 18–24, Ski Resort “Bukovel” (I.-Frankivsk region)

This year the Freestyle Finals of the World Cup will be held on the slopes of the tourist complex “Bukovel” (Ivano-Frankivsk region). The FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup is an annual free-style skiing competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1980 and is the world’s most prestig-ious free ski athletic competition outside of the Olympics. Competitors from around the world will challenge each other and themselves on the Bukovel” ski runs. “Bukovel” is not a new contendor on the calendar of the International Skiing Federation, as it has run many skiing competitions since 2006. During the last 6 seasons, the Bukovel slopes saw performances in mountain skiing and since 2012 the resort switched to competitions for freestyle and snowboarding.

“Bukovel” has already hosted the three stages of the Europe-an Cup and now it’s time for the most prestigious competi-tion – the World Cup. The Freestyle Finals of World Cup will be covered by “Eurosport” TV channel, so winter sports fans can follow the competition without leaving their homes. Or join thousands of spectators as the best freestyle skiers from around the globe compete in aerials. It’s an event not to be missed! For more information about the event, please call: +38 (0342) 595-546 or visit www.bukovel.com

ФІНАЛ КУБКА СВІТУ З ФРІСТАЙЛУ18–24 лютого, гірськолижний курорт “Буковель”(Івано-Франківська область)

Цьогорічний фінал Кубка світу з фрістайлу пройде на схилах туристичного комплексу «Буковель». Ці щорічні змагання проходять під егідою Міжнародної федерації лижного спорту FIS з 1980 року і є найпрестижнішим світовим турніром лижних акробатів, що не входить до Олімпійських ігор. Спортсмени з різних країн світу будуть змагатись між собою і встановлювати особисті досягнен-ня на Буковельських лижних трасах. «Буковель» не є но-вачком в календарі Міжнародної лижної федерації, про-водячи багато лижних змагань починаючи з 2006 року. За останні шість сезонів схили Буковеля побачили виступи гірськолижників, а з 2012 року курорт переключився на змагання з фрістайлу та сноуборду. У «Буковелі» вже від-булися три етапу Кубка Європи, і тепер настав час най-престижніших змагань - Кубка Світу. Фінальні змагання Кубка світу з фрістайлу буде транслювати канал «Єврос-порт» і любителі зимових видів спорту зможуть стежити за ними з власних диванів. Або ж приєднатися до тисяч глядачів і на власні очі побачити усі карколомні трюки найкращих майстрів фрістайлу з усього світу. Це подія, яку не можна пропустити! Для отримання додаткової інформації телефонуйте за №+38 (0342) 595-546 або за-ходьте на сайт www.bukovel.com.


UKRAINE’S MEDIEVAL BATTLE CHAMPIONSHIPFebruary 23, hours: 11.00–21.00Palace of Sports «Ukraine» (18 Melnyka St.)

On February 23rd, in Lviv’s Palace of Sports “Ukraine” will host Ukraine’s First Medieval Battle Championship. The event will bring together over 100 participants, members of historic clubs and enthusiasts of medieval fighting, from Kyiv, Kharkov, Odessa, Kirovograd, Sumy, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Khmennitsky, Kamyanets-Podilsky and Lviv. Fights will be held in several catego-ries – «1x1», «5 x 5» and «21 x 21». Medieval battling is a new sport that combines a modern approach to the organization of sport-ing events and ancient martial arts. It’s a new stage of martial arts development, based on the techniques of the Middle Ages and the latest achievements of modern full contact sports. In 2009 the Historical Medieval Battle International Association was officially registered in Switzerland. For the present day such organizations as FIFA, UEFA, the IOC as well as other major international sporting and cultural organizations are actively supporting and promoting historical battles festivals and tournaments. Winners of the cham-pionship will be honoured with the chance to join Ukraine’s Na-tional team and compete at the IV International Festival “Battle of the Nations” which will take place in France this spring. Medieval battles promote historical medieval fights and historical reenact-ment of the Middle Ages in Ukraine, offering participants a unique opportunity to compete on the international arena in the format of a world championship.

чемпІоНАТ УКРАїНи З СеРедНьоВІчНого Бою 23 лютого, з 11.00 до 21.00Палац спорту “Україна” (вул. Мельника, 18)

Перший чемпіонат України з історичного середньовічного бою відбудеться у львівському палаці спорту «Україна» 23 лютого 2013 р. На цей турнір з’їдуться понад 100 учасників - членів істо-ричних клубів і ентузіасти середньовічних боїв з Києва, Харкова, Одеси, Кіровограда, Сум, Запоріжжя, Дніпропетровська, Хмель-ницького, Кам’янця Подільського та Львова. Поєдинки пройдуть у декількох категоріях - «1 на 1», «5 на 5» і «21 на 21». Середньовіч-ні бої - це новий вид спорту, який поєднує в собі сучасний підхід до організації спортивних заходів і стародавні бойові мистецтва. Це новий етап розвитку бойових мистецтв, де застосовуються методи Середньовіччя і найновіші досягнення сучасних повно-контактних видів двоборства. У 2009 році Міжнародна асоціація історичного середньовічного бою була офіційно зареєстрована у Швейцарії. Сьогодні такі організації, як ФІФА, УЄФА, МОК, а також інші великі міжнародні спортивні та культурні організації нада-ють активну підтримку та сприяння таким фестивалям історичних боїв і турнірів. Переможці чемпіонату увійдуть до збірної України і виступлять на IV Міжнародному фестивалі «Битва Націй», який відбудеться у Франції навесні. Такі історичні реконструкції сприя-ють відтворенню подій середньовічних часів в Україні, і надають учасникам унікальні можливості виступати на міжнародній арені у форматі чемпіонату світу. Отримати повнішу інформації про за-хід можна за № 097 1262441. Вхід: безкоштовний.


MASTER CLASS BY IRINA KHAKAMADAMarch 12, beginning: 19.00. Lviv Philharmonic Concert Hallnamed after S.Ludkevich (7 Chaykovskogo Str.)

On March 12th 2013, renowned public politician, economist, former Russian Presidential candidate Irina Khakamada will lead a master class for Lviv ladies revealing to them her secrets on success and in-dependence. Irina Khakamada is easily one of Russia’s most promi-nent women, having been a successful entrepreneur, deputy speaker of the State Duma and a government minister. In 2004 she ran for President of the Russian Federation and received more than 4 million votes. Now Khakamada has retired from the public eye, but remains an influential figure, she has reinvented herself as a teacher, giving master classes in the art of business psychology and communication. Currently Irina writes books, runs TV and radio programs and gives master-classes on how to become successful in modern Russia while preserving personal freedom. She also lectures at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, the Academy of Finance, and City-Class Training Company. Irina was called the politician of the XXI century by “Time” magazine. Also in this magazine she was included in the list of 100 most famous women of the world. In 2005 she was nominated among the 1000 women of the world for the World No-bel Prize. For more information about the event and tickets booking please call: (032) 235 53 32 or (095) 622-74-11

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мАЙСТеР-КЛАС ІРиНи ХАКАмАди12 березня, початок о 19.00Львівська філармонія (вул. Чайковського, 7.)

Ірина Хакамада, відомий публічний політик, економіст, колишній кандидат у російські президенти 12 березня 2013 р. представить і Львові свій майстер-клас, розкриваючи свої секрети успіху та незалежності. Ірина Хакамада одна з найвідоміших жінок Росії, будучи успішним підприємцем, побувала на посаді віце-спікера Державної думи і міністра уряду. У 2004 році балотувалась на пост президента Росії і отримала понад 4 мільйонів голосів. Зараз Хакамада значною мірою зійшла з громадської арени, але зали-шається впливовою фігурою, вона заново відкрила себе в якості вчителя, проводячи майстер-класи з мистецтва психології бізне-су і комунікації. Зараз Ірина пише книги, випускає програми на радіо й телебаченні і навчає людей, як стати успішним в сучасній Росії, зберігаючи особисту свободу. Вона також викладає в Мос-ковському державному інституті міжнародних відносин, Академії фінансів та в тренінговій компанії City-Class. Ірина була визнана політиком XXI століття за версією журналу «Time», який також вніс її до списку 100 відомих жінок світу. У 2005 році вона була номінована серед інших 1000 жінок світу на Нобелівську премію миру. Отримати детальну інформацію про захід та замовити квит-ки можна за № (032) 235 53 32 або (095) 622-74-11.


JAPANESE WHISKEYIt was in 1917, when a talented young

brew-master Matasaka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland, where he for 2 years studied production techniques at local distilleries and gained some much needed experience. However in Japan, production of whiskey actively started only after the war and it was only in the 1960s when Japanese whiskey became a worldwide popular novelty. Of course, at the very beginning, this Japanese alcoholic beverage was enormously criti-cised and some recognized experts even re-fused to taste it. Finally, with time the art of distilling whiskey achieved a high level and reached top quality. Today there are no doubts about the exquisite taste or the delicious fragrance of whiskey, produced and bot-tled in Japan.

Japanese whiskey is divided into three distinct categories, the same as in Scotland - single malt, single grain and blended. The latter leading with the highest volume of production. For the maturing of Japanese whiskey oak bar-rels are traditionally used, in which previ-ously was kept sherry or bourbon. Also, sometimes new barrels are used, made from local oak. Interestingly this is also similar to Scotland, Japanese distilleries never ex-change whiskey brands with each other, usu-ally they use only their own materials.

Generally, notwithstanding similar tech-nology of production, Japanese whiskey has its own unique taste, which makes it a sepa-rate and self-sufficing alcoholic beverage.

Irish pub “Dublin”, being a true connoisseur of fine whiskey culture, could not leave aside this novelty and today is offering this perspective drink at its venue. Today “Dublin” is encouraging you to taste and evalu-ate some famous brands of Japanese whiskey – Nikka All Malt, Nikka Taketsuru 12y, and Suntory - Yamazaki 12 y, available on the pub’s “Whis-key card”.

ЯПОНСЬКІ ВІСКІУ 1917 році талановитого технолога Ма-

тасака Такецуру відправили на навчання до Шотландії. На протязі 2 років він вивчив роботу місцевих винокурень та зумів пере-йняти дорогоцінний досвід. Однак, в Японії справжній розквіт віскі припав лише на піс-лявоєнний час, лише в 60-х роках минулого століття весь світ почав обговорювати но-винку – японське віскі. Звичайно, спочатку японський напій сильно критикували, а дея-кі визнані експерти навіть відмовлялись його дегустувати. Однак, висока якість японсько-

го віскі перемогла. Сьогодні не викликає жодних сумнівів вишуканий смак і багатий аромат віскі, що виробляється і розливається в Японії.

Японські віскі поділяються на три види, так само, як і в Шотландії – солодові, зернові і купажовані. Останній з яких займає найбільші обсяги виробництва. Для дозрівання японського віскі традиційно використо-вують дубові бочки, в яких раніше зберігався херес чи бурбон. Також японці використовують нові боч-ки, що виготовлені з місцевого дуба. Цікаво, що, так само, як і в Шотландії, японські заводи ніко-ли не обмінюються сортами віскі; як правило, вони використовують лише власні.

Взагалі, незважаючи на дуже схожу технологію виробництва, японський віскі має власний уні-кальний смак, який робить його індивідуальним і самодостатнім алкогольним напоєм.

Ірландський паб ”Дублін”, будучи істинним знавцем віскі-культури, не міг оминути цей молодий, але, на нашу думку, дуже перспективний стиль віскі. Сьогодні ми хотіли б запропонувати вам можливість спро-бувати та почути вашу критику щодо деяких відомих позицій япон-ського віскі, які ви зможете знайти в нашій “Віскі карті”: Nikka All Malt, Nikka Taketsuru 12 yo та Suntory-Yamazaki 12 yo.


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EXTRAVAGANT LOLITA IN LVIV!February 22, beginning 19:00. Ukrainian Drama Theatre named after M. Zankovetska (1 L. Ukrainka St.)

On February 22nd, the Ukrainian Drama Theatre named after Mariya Zankovetska will host a grand show featuring the sensual and provoc-ative Lviv born vocalist Lolita. Lolita is a popular Russian singer, actress and TV host who started her singing career in the early 90s together with her ex-husband. The duet had great success, however later the creative couple broke up and the new millennium saw the beginning of Lolita’s solo career, which has also proved to be very successful. The singer has recorded several studio albums with her latest one called, “The Fetish”. Lolita has also earned the well-deserved respect for her work as a director for TV shows and concerts. The upcoming concert will be a spectacular theatrical show which is sure to surpass all ex-pectations and anticipations of Lolita’s fans! For more information and ticket booking please call: 235-55-83, 235-58-04.

еКСТРАВАгАНТНА ЛоЛІТА 22 лютого, початок о 19:00. Український драматичний театр ім. М. Заньковецької (вул. Л. Українки, 1)

І знову у Львові, народжена у Львові, співачка Лоліта виступить з грандіозним концертом-шоу 22 лютого в театрі ім. Марії Занько-вецької. Сьогодні Лоліта – популярна російська співачка, актриса і телеведуча, яка починала свою артистичну кар’єру на початку 90-х років разом зі своїм колишнім чоловіком. Їх кабаре-дует «Академія» мав великий успіх, але пізніше творча пара розпалася, і в новому тисячолітті розпочалась сольна кар’єра Лоліти, яка виявилася дуже успішною. Співачка випустила кілька студійних альбомів, включно з останнім, під назвою «Фетиш». Лоліта також відзначилась своїми ро-ботам у в якості режисера ТВ-шоу і різних концертів. На глядачів че-кає захоплююче театральне шоу, яке, безсумнівно, перевершить всі сподівання й очікування шанувальників Лоліти! Додаткова інфор-мація та замовлення квитків за телефоном: 235-55-83, 235-58-04.

JEWELLERY EXHIBITION February 28–March 3, Lviv Art Palace (17 Kopernika St.)

Traditionally, around the beginning of spring a “gold rush” starts in Lviv, which features jewellery masterpieces at the VII Specialized Jew-ellery Fair-Exhibition ”ElitEXPO 2013”. On the eve of Women’s Day - the 8th of March, recognized and talented jewellery designers will present their new collections, which are expected to be greatly ap-preciated by the charming and elegant ladies of Lviv. The majority of the pieces on display will be gold and silver jewellery, jewels and semi-precious stones, watches, high-class bijouterie, exquisite table-ware, religious accessories etc. Special attention will be given to the artists’ works of jewellery art, elite souvenirs and gifts. The exposition will take place at the Lviv Art Palace, where visitors will be offered not only a wide choice of items but also will be pleasantly surprised with moderate prices. Don’t miss “jewellery spring” in Lviv and the great chance to find best gift for any occasion! For more information please call: (032) 297-06-27(28)

юВеЛІРНА ВиСТАВКА28 лютого–3 березня, Палац Мистецтв, (вул. Коперника17)

Традиційно, ранньою весною у Львові розпочинається «золота лихо-манка» – з ювелірними шедеврами на VII-й спеціалізованій ювелірній виставці-ярмарку «ЕлітЕКСПО-2013». Напередодні Міжнародного жіночого дня – 8 березня, відомі й талановиті ювелірні дизайнери представлять нові колекції, якими зможуть помилуватись і достойно їх оцінити чарівні львів’янки та їх шанувальники. На виставці будуть представлені золоті та срібні прикраси, коштовні й напівкоштовні ка-мені та вироби з них, годинники, високого класу біжутерія, вишуканий посуд, культове начиння тощо. Особливу увагу буде приділено автор-ським ювелірним роботам, елітним сувенірам і подарункам. Експози-ція проходитиме в Палаці мистецтв у Львові, де відвідувачі не тільки побачать широкий асортимент розкішних ювелірних прикрас, але також будуть приємно здивовані помірними цінами. То ж не пропус-тіть «ювелірну весну» у Львові, яка дає чудову можливість знайти най-кращий святковий подарунок! Для отримання додаткової інформації телефонуйте (032) 297-06-27 (28)


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INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF GALICIAN CUISINEMarch 13–14, Vintage Boutique Hotel (11 Serbs’ka St.);Lviv State Ivan Franko University (1 Universytets’ka St.);Museum of Ideas (18 Valova St.)

A Ukrainian–Polish gastronomic duel, an exhibition-fair of Galician goods, a scientific conference and much more will take place in Lviv at the International forum “Galician Cuisine: Glorious Traditions and a Splendid Future” which will be held on March 13–14th 2013. Among the event’s participants will be dozens of chefs, restaurant owners, scientists, writers and journalists from Ukraine and Po-land, who will present numerous master classes and round tables discussions. A highlight of the event will be the exhibition-fair of Galician goods, which will showcase numerous presentations and tastings of delicious culinary masterpieces from the best chefs of Poland and Ukraine. Within the exhibition fair a joint culinary master class on traditional Galician dishes will take place. Another must-attend event of the forum is opening festive supper featuring exquisite haut cuisine, which will take place at Lviv’s “Vintage Bou-tique Hotel” (11, Serbs’ka St.). The forum’s last day will showcase the Ukrainian–Polish gastronomic duel, which will put two cooks from Ukraine and Poland against eachother as they will cook the same dish, however following their own recipes. Such a duel will provide the best opportunity to better understanding Ukrainian and Polish similarities in Galician cuisine. Organizers of the event will be: “Club of Galician Cuisine”, Faculty of History of the Lviv State Ivan Franko University, Lviv’s Tourist Alliance and Lviv City Council. For more in-formation about the event please call: (032) 242-17-80

мІЖНАРодНиЙ ФоРУм гАЛиЦьКої КУХНІ13–14 березня, Готель Вінтаж Бутік (вул. Сербська, 11).Львів. держ. університет ім. Івана Франка (вул. Університетська, 1.)Музей Ідей (вул. Валова, 18.)

Українсько-польська гастрономічна дуель, виставка-ярмарок га-лицьких товарів, наукові конференції та багато іншого відбудеться у Львові на Міжнародному форумі «Галицька кухня: славні тради-ції і прекрасне майбутнє», який проходитиме 13–14 березня 2013 року. Серед учасників заходу будуть десятки кухарів, власників ресторанів, вчених, письменників, журналістів з України та Поль-щі, які проведуть численні майстер-класи, а також обговорення за круглими столами та на спільних зустрічах. Основною подією захо-ду буде виставка-ярмарок галицьких товарів, які будуть представ-лені численними презентаціями та дегустаціями смачних кулінар-них шедеврів від найкращих кухарів з Польщі та України. В рамках виставки-ярмарку відбудеться спільний кулінарний майстер-клас з приготування традиційної галицької страви. Найголовнішою по-дією першого дня форуму буде святкова вечеря з вишуканою Haut cuisine у львівському «Вінтаж Бутік-готелі» (вул. Сербська, 11). На завершення форуму буде представлений українсько-польський гастрономічний поєдинок, в якому два кухарі з України та Польщі будуть готувати однакові страви, однак за власними рецептами. Така дуель стане чудовою нагодою краще зрозуміти українські та польські відтінки галицької кухні. Серед організаторів заходу - «Клуб галицької кухні», історичний факультет Львівського держав-ного університету ім. І. Франка, Львівський туристичний альянс і Львівська міська рада. Для отримання додаткової інформації теле-фонуйте за № +38 (032) 242-17-80.


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GEORGIAN BALLET SUKHISHVILIFebruary 26, beginning: 19:00Lviv Opera and Ballet Theatre (28 Svobody Ave.)

On February 26th 2013, dancers of the Georgian Na-tional Ballet “Sukhishvili” will perform at Lviv’s Opera and Ballet Theatre. Georgian dance is hugely popular in Ukraine and the “Sukhishvili” troupe are about as good as it gets – having performed on most of the world’s greatest stages, including a stint on Broad-way, receiving a host of international honours. Their unique, colorful and magnificent performances are widely known in many parts of the world due to flaw-less synchronicity of their moves, be it a salto trick, jump, or knife juggling. The Sukhishvili ballet has been around for over 65 years, and no matter where they go, they gather large crowds so if you want to see the upcoming spectacular performance, you’d better hurry up and book tickets! For more information and ticket booking please call: +38 (032) 2421163

гРУЗиНСьКиЙ БАЛеТ СУХІШВІЛІ26 лютого, початок о 19:00. Львівський театр опери та балету (пр. Свободи, 28).

Трупа грузинського національного балету «Сухішві-лі» виступить 26 лютого у Львівському театрі опери та балету. Грузинське танцювальне мистецтво дуже популярне в Україні, а національний балет «Сухіш-вілі» постійно виступає на найвідоміших сценах світу, в тому числі й на Бродвеї і є володарем без-лічі міжнародних нагород. Їх унікальні, барвисті й чудові вистави запам’ятались глядачам у багатьох країнах світу завдяки бездоганній синхронності рухів, чи то сальто, високі стрибки, або жонглюван-ня кинжалами. Балет Сухішвілі існує вже протягом понад 65 років, і де б вони не виступали, всюди їх зустрічають переповнені зали, то ж, що якщо ви хочете побачити цей неповторний спектакль, слід поквапитися і замовити квитки! Для отримання до-даткової інформації та бронювання квитків телефо-нуйте за № +38 (032) 2421163.

CONCERT “THROUGH TIME AND SPACE”

February 23, beginning: 17.00Conference Hall of the Lviv Art Palace (17 Kopernika St.)

On February 23rd 2013, fans of Sci-Fi shows will be delighted by the “Cantabi-le Orchestra” presenting a special concert featuring official soundtracks from a selection of the highest rated tv shows of the last few years. Musicians who were interested in performing soundtracks from well-known movies created the “Cantabile Orchestra” in 2008. “Through time and space” compositions will showcase music from “Battlestar Galactica”, “Firefly”, “Stargate”, “Game of Thrones”, “Doctor Who”, “StarTrek”, “Twin Peaks” and others. Ticket prices: 40 UAH. For more information about the event please call: (063) 833 60 42

КоНЦеРТ “КРІЗь чАС І пРоСТІР”23 лютого, початок о 17:00Конференц-зал Львівського Палацу мистецтв (вул. Коперника, 17)

Любителів науково-фантастичних серіалів «Cantabile Orchestra» запро-шує 23 лютого 2013 на свій спеціальний концерт саундтреків з най-популярніших телепостановок останніх років. «Cantabile Orchestra» був створений у 2008 році за участі музикантів, метою яких стало ви-конання саундтреків із всесвітньовідомих фільмів. У цьому науково-фантастичному концерті буде представлена музика з таких фільмів, як «Battlestar Galactica», «Firefly», «Stargate», «Game of Thrones», «Doctor Who», «StarTrek», «Twin Peaks» та інших. Вартість квитків – 40 грн. Додат-кову інформацію можна отримати за телефоном (063) 833 60 42.


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IN VINKO VERITAS PARTYMarch 15, beginning: 20:00Picasso Club (88 Zelena St.)

On March 15th, Lviv’s nightclub Picasso will host a fun-filled and energetic party “In Vinko Veritas” featuring the best examples of Ukrainian rock music as well as excellent vocals by young musi-cians. The event will open with a performance by the talented singer Marta Kulay, winner of the TV show “X-factor”. The head-liner of the party will be the concert-presentation of their second album “Otava” by rock band “Rock-H”. This Ukrainian band is well known as the semi-finalists of the music project “Fresh Blood” on music channel M1, as well as the participants of the music fest “Chervona Ruta”. Their style – a mixture of classical music with Carpathian ethno tunes has constantly been evolving and recent collaborations have seen their popularity increase even more amongst fans of modern rock and folk music. Come and enjoy a groovy party, be a true fan and wear your traditional Ukrain-ian vyshyvanka (embroided shirt)! Tickets price: 80 UAH, 200 UAH (with a table). For more information please call: (032) 275 32 72 or 235 53 32 or visit picasso.lviv.ua

ВечІРКА IN VINKO VERITAS15 березня, початок о 20.00клуб Пікассо (вул. Зелена, 88)

У популярному львівському нічному клубі «Пікассо» 15 берез-ня відбудеться весела і енергійна вечірка «IN VINKO VERITAS» за участі українських рок-музикантів, а також молодої тала-новитої вокалістки. Вечір має розпочатись виступом талано-витої співачки Марти Кулай, переможниці телевізійного шоу «X-Фактор». Далі має відбутись концерт-презентація другого альбому рок-групи «Rock-H» під назвою «Отава». Ця українська група свого часу потрапила до півфіналу музичного проекту «Свіжа кров» на музичному каналі M1, а також була учасни-ком музичного фестивалю «Червона Рута». Їх стиль – це суміш класичної музики з карпатськими мелодіями – постійно роз-вивається і популярність їх останніх записів зростає серед ша-нувальників сучасної рок-та фолк музики. Приходьте на весе-лу вечірку у вишиванці, людей подивитись і себе показати, як справжнього шанувальника і носія українських традицій! Ціна квитків: 80 грн, 200 грн (за столиком). За додатковою інформа-цією звертайтесь за № (032) 275 32 72 або 235 53 32 або відвіда-йте picasso.lviv.ua

ALESSANDRO SAFINA CONCERTMarch 18, beginning: 19:00Lviv Opera and Ballet Theatre (28 Svobody Ave.)

On March 18th 2013, the Lviv Opera and Ballet Theatre will host a concert of one of the most famous Italian vocalists, Alessandro Safina, who possesses a commanding tenor voice and is equally at home singing both pop and opera, often blurring the bounda-ries between the two. Alessandro Safina, born October 14, 1963 in Siena, Italy, achieved fame with his biggest hit to date, “Luna (Only You)”, which formed part of the soundtrack of the Portu-guese TV series ‘O clone’ (‘The Clone’). Among the names that have collaborated with Safina are British soprano Sarah Brightman, Af-rican American soprano Barbara Hendricks, South Korean soprano Sumi Jo, pop star Elton John, actor Ewan McGregor and many oth-ers. In November/December 2011 and February-April 2012 he did an extensive concert tour in Russia and the CIS countries, he also visited Mexico, Romania, Colombia and Taiwan for some concerts. In November-December 2012 he fulfilled the expectations of his fans and did another extensive tour in Russia and is now on his way for a tour in Ukraine. Cur-rently he’s working on a new album that will be produced by Romano Musumarra and is expected to be released in the spring 2013. For the Lviv con-cert, Safina will perform not only his new musical compo-sitions, but also those, which brought him recognition and earned the love of the world’s public. The ticket prices for the concert are between 300–1500 UAH. For more in-formation and for bookings call: (032) 253-05-35

КоНЦеРТ АЛеССАНдРо САФІНА18 березня, початок о 19:00Львівський театр опери та балету (пр. Свободи, 28).

На сцені Львівського театру опери та балету 18 березня відбу-деться концерт одного з найвідоміших італійських вокалістів, тенора Алессандро Сафіна, який однаково добре може співа-ти і оперні арії і популярні пісні, розмиваючи межу між ними. Алессандро Сафіна, народився 14 жовтня 1963 року в Сієні, Італія. Сьогодні його найвідоміша пісня - це «Luna (Only You)», яка є частиною саундтреку до Португальського серіалу «Клон». Співак виступав разом з такими знаменитостями, як британ-ська сопрано Сара Брайтман, американська сопрано Барбара Хендрікс, південно-корейська сопрано Сумі Джо, поп-зірка Ел-тон Джон, актор Еван Макгрегор та з багатьма іншими. У листо-паді-грудні 2011 року та лютому-березні-квітні 2012 він провів великий концертний тур по Росії та країнах СНД, а також по-бував з концертами в Мексиці, Румунії, Колумбії і на Тайвані. У листопаді-грудні 2012 він виправдав очікування своїх прихиль-ників і зробив ще один великий тур по Росії і тепер збирається в тур по Україні. Сьогодні співак працює над новим альбомом з продюсером Романо Мусумарра, який як очікується, буде випу-щений навесні 2013 року. На концерті у Львові Алессандро Са-фіна буде виконувати не тільки свої нові музичні композиції, а також і ті, що принесли йому визнання і любов публіки у всьому світі. Вартість квитків - 300-1500 грн. Для отримання додаткової інформації та замовлення квитків дзвоніть: (032) 253-05-35

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COLORFUL ART ON DISPLAYFebruary 13th until March 8. Lviv Art Gallery (3 Stefanika St,)

In Lviv Art Gallery will showcase an exhibition of prominent Ukrain-ian artist Mykola Hluschenko. Hluschenko was born in 1901 in Novo-moskovsk, however at an early age Mykola moved to Yuzovka (now Donetsk) where he attended classes in drawing and became fond of the artwork of Repin and Vasilkivsky. After escaping a prisoner-of-war camp in Poland during World War I he made his way to Germany where his love for art brought him to the private studio of Hans Bal-uschek in Berlin. He soon entered the Berlin Academy of Art where he was influenced by the work of famous Swedish artist Anders Zorn. Critics who reviewed several of his paintings submitted to the Kasper Art Gallery in Berlin in 1924 noted Mykola Hlushchenko as a serious talent. In 1925 Mykola Hlushchenko moved to Paris where he be-came involved with French artistic movements. He exhibited in some of the most prestigious galleries in Paris, such as Salon d`Automne, Salon des Independants, and the Salon des Tuileries. In 1925, the art-ist designed the Soviet exhibition at the Lyon Fair. As chief artist of the USSR he took an active part in organizing the Soviet exhibits at expos held in Brussels, Milan, Paris and Marseille. From 1925–1936 Hlushchenko`s one-man shows were mounted in Paris, Berlin, Os-tend, Milan, Stockholm, Rome as well as in the USA. In 1936, the artist moved to Moscow and in 1944 to Kyiv. In the 1960s, having come into close contact with new artistic trends on his trips abroad, he re-vitalized his paintings with expressive colors, and assumed a leading position among Ukrainian colorist painters. Hlushchenko’s work was exhibited in Berlin (1924), Paris (five exhibits 1925–34), Milan (1927), Budapest (1930, 1932), Stockholm (1931), Rome (1933), Lviv (1934, 1935), Moscow (1943, 1959), Belgrade (1966, 1968), London (1966), Toronto (1967–9), and Kiev (over 10 exhibits). Leopolitans and guests of the city are welcome to enjoy the colorful art exhibition featuring over 30 creative works of the recognized artist. Hours: 10:00-17:00 / Closed: Mon. For more information, please call: 032) 272-39-48

ВиСТАВКА КАРТиН миКоЛи гЛУЩеНКАЗ 13 лютого до 8 березня Львівська картинна галерея (вул. Стефаника, 3)

Микола Глущенко народився в 1901 році в Новомосковську, і в ранньому віці переїхав до Юзівки (нині Донецьк), де почав займа-тись малюванням і полюбив мистецтво Рєпіна і Васильківського. Після втечі з табору військовополонених на території Польщі під час першої світової війни він потрапив до Німеччини, де любов до мистецтва привела його в приватну студію Ганса Балушека в Бер-ліні. Незабаром він вступив до Берлінської академії мистецтв, де захоплювався роботами відомого шведського художника Андерса Цорна. Микола Глущенко був відзначений критиками, які розгля-нули кілька його картин, представлених в мистецькій галереї Кас-пера в Берліні у 1924 році. У 1925 році Микола Глущенко переїхав до Парижа, де влився у французький художній рух. Його роботи виставлялися в найпрестижніших галереях Парижа, таких як Salon d`automne, Salon des Independants, і салон Тюїльрі. У 1925 році ху-дожник займався проектуванням радянської експозиції на ярмар-ку в Ліоні. Він також був головним художником радянських експо-зицій на виставках у Брюсселі, Мілані, Парижі та Марселі. В період з 1925 по 1936 рік Глущенко мав персональні виставки в Парижі, Берліні, Остенде, Мілані, Стокгольмі, Римі, а також у США. У 1936 році художник переїхав до Москви а в 1944 році до Києва. У 1960-х роках під час поїздок за кордон, він ознайомився з новими мис-тецькими тенденціями і відновив свій стиль малювання яскрави-ми кольорами, і став займати провідну позицію серед українських художників-колористів. Роботи Глущенка були виставлені в Берліні (1924), Парижі (п’ять виставок 1925–34), Мілані (1927), Будапешті (1930, 1932), Стокгольмі (1931), Римі (1933), Львові (1934, 1935), Москві (1943, 1959), Белграді (1966, 1968), Лондоні (1966), Торонто (1967-1969) і Києві (понад 10 виставок). До уваги львів’яни та гостей міста будуть представлені понад 30 творчих робіт відомого худож-ника. Години роботи: 10:00–17:00 / Понеділок – вихідний. Для отри-мання додаткової інформації телефонуйте за № (032) 272-39-48


November / J. OtchenashekComic performance in 2 acts Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

FEBRUARY 20, WEDNESDAYBEGINNING 18.00

The Cabinet Minister’s Wife/ Branislav NušićComedy in 4 actsDuration: 3 hours

FEBRUARY 21, THURSDAYBEGINNING 18.00

Hamlet in savoury sauce / Aldo NikolaiComedyDuration: 2 hours 30 minutes

FEBRUARY 23, SATURDAYBEGINNING 18.00

Amadeus / Peter ShafferTranslation by M. OverchukPerformance in 2 actsDuration: 2 hours 30 minutes

FEBRUARY 24, SUNDAYBEGINNING 18.00. PREMIERE!

Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Play

NATIONAL ACADEMICUKRAINIAN DRAMATHEATRE NAMED AFTERMARIYA ZANKOVETSKA

1, L. Ukrainka str., LvivPreliminary ticket booking isavailable in the ticket office.Ticket office working hours:11.00–14.00, and 15.00–18.00Tel: 235-55-83, 235-58-04www.zankovetska.com.ua.

FEBRUARY 16, TUESDAYBEGINNING 18.00

Visit of the old lady / F.DurrenmattTranslation by V. GrimychTragic comedy in 2 acts Duration: 3 hours 10 minutes

FEBRUARY 17, SUNDAYBEGINNING 18.00

Crisis by O.OgorodnikComic performance in 2 actsDuration: 3 hours


Romeo and Juliet in the end of

featuring Academic chamber orchestra “Lviv Virtuosos” (con-ductor –D.Wagner (Germany) together with chamber choir

“Gloria”


Concert dedicated to the 125th birthday anniversary of the recognized Ukrainian com-poser featuring performance by Myroslav Dragan, Vasyl Zatsyha, Oleh Luchanko, Nazar Pilatyuk, Taras Mentsinskyi together with chamber orchestra “Academia” (conductor – Igor Pilatyuk)

FEBRUARY 22, FRIDAYBEGINNING 19.00

Concert “Legendary maestro” dedicated to 75th birthday an-niversary of Ukrainian conductor Stephan Turchak featuring Josef Yermin (piano), together with Academic symphonic orchestra of Lviv Philharmonic Society (conductor – Volodymyr Sirenko) performing compositions of S. Rahmaninov, N. Paganini

FEBRUARY 24, SUNDAYBEGINNING 18.00

Concert “Legendary maestro” dedicated to 75th birthday an-niversary of Ukrainian conduc-tor Stephan Turchak featuring performance by leading soloists of the National Opera theatres from Kyiv, Donetsk, Odessa, Lviv, chamber choir “Gloria” together with Academic symphonic orchestra of Lviv Philharmonic Society (conductor – Vasyl Vasyl-enko) performing compositions of G. Puccini, R. Wagner, G. Verdi, M. Lysenko, G. Donizetti


Concert “Warm inspiration of Anna Kanich” dedicated to cre-ative activity of Lviv song writer Anna Kanich. Concert will feature performance by I. Lonchina (Ivano-Frankivs), B. Tsisinskyi, M. Shunevych, ensemble “Vatra of 80ies”, vocal-choreographic ensemble “Halychyna”, octet

“Orpheus”, band “Sokoly”. Concert presenters – Ukraine’s merited artist Paetro Ostapyshyn and artist of the Lviv Drama theatre Tetyana Pavelko

LVIV NATIONAL OPERAAND BALLET THEATRE

Address: 28, Svobody avn., LvivTheatre ticket office workinghours : 11.00 –19.00(Monday day off)Tel.: (032) 242-11-63, 272- 88-60,274-20-80

FEBRUARY 16, SATURDAYCossack over the Danube by S. Gulak-Artemovsky Opera in 3 acts Duration: 18.00–20.00

FEBRUARY 17, SUNDAYLileya by K. Dankevich Ballet in 2 actsDuration: 12.00–14.15

FEBRUARY 21, THURSDAYNatalka Poltavka by M. LysenkoOpera in 3 actsDuration: 12.00–14.30

FEBRUARY 22, FRIDAYSwan Lake by P. ChaykovskyBallet in 3 actsDuration: 18.00–20.45

FEBRUARY 23, SATURDAYTerrible Yard by S. MonushkoOpera in 4 actsDuration: 18.00–21.30

FEBRUARY 24, SUNDAYThe Nutcracker by P. ChaykovskyBallet in 2 actsDuration: 12.00–14.15

FEBRUARY 24, SUNDAYCavalleria Rusticana by P. Mas-cagniOperetta in 1 actDuration: 18.00–19.30

FEBRUARY 28, SUNDAYThe Merry Widow by F. LegarOperetta in 3 actsDuration: 18.00–21.00

LVIV PHILHARMONICCONCERT HALL NAMEDAFTER S.LUDKEVICH

7, Chaykovskogo str.,Preliminary ticket bookingis available in the ticket office.Ticket office working hours:11.00- 14.00, and 15.00-19.00Tel: 272-10-42, 272-58-64www.philharmonia.lviv.ua

FEBRUARY 17, SUNDAY,BEGINNING 18.00

Concert “Requiem by Karl Jenkins”

CULTURAL CALENDARFull Lviv listings for the coming month in Ukraine’s cultural capital


About a Good Woman / O. WildeComedy in 4 actsDuration: 3 hours


Blue Rose / Lesya UkrainkaDramatic poemDuration: 2 hours 10 minutes


Mina Mazailo / M. Kulish. ComedyDuration: 2 hours 30 minutes

FEBRUARY 28, THURSDAY BEGINNING 18.00“Tales about Ivan” cinema adapta-tion script by Ivan MykolaichukDuration: 2 hours 30 minutes

LVIV ACADEMIC THEATRENAMED AFTER LES KURBAS

Ticket office: 12.00–19.00(on days of performances)Address: L. Kurbasa str., 3Tel.: (322) 724 914; 724 824online booking is available onwww.kurbas.lviv.ua/tickets,

FEBRUARY 16, SATURDAY PREMIERE!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Fried-rich Nietzsche

FEBRUARY 17, SUNDAYNarkis by Grygoriy SkovorodaFable

FEBRUARY 20, WEDNESDAY PREMIERE!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Fried-rich Nietzsche

FEBRUARY 21, THURSDAYEcstasy formula based on poetry by B.I. AntonychPoetic installation

FEBRUARY 24, SUNDAYTheatre of crime by Jacques Mau-clair. Comedy

«JAZZ CLUB. LVIV»‘Kvartyra (Apartment) 35” onVirmenska str. 35Tel: (096) 784-14-17,(032) 244-47-78www.dzyga.com/jcl

FEBRUARY 17, SUNDAY,20.00 Concert by “Yuriy Seredin project”Entrance: free of charge

FEBRUARY 18, MONDAY, Milonga A Bailar Open Club20.00 Evening of Argentinean tango, music by Nick Shaforostov (Kyiv)Entrance: 25 UAH

FEBRUARY 19, TUESDAY, Etno club “Nabutky” members meeting20.00 – World music evening featur-ing project “Desi” (Czech Republick)Entrance: 60 UAH, for members

“Jazz Club.Lviv” and Etno club “Nabutky” – 30 UAH

FEBRUARY 20, WEDNESDAY,20.00 – Concert by “Jaremchuk Play Standards”Entrance: free of charge

FEBRUARY 21, THURSDAY, “Jazz Club.Lviv” members meeting 20.00 – “Dzyga Imagine”Entrance: 40 UAH, for members

“Jazz Club.Lviv” – 25 UAH

FEBRUARY 22, FRIDAY,20.00 “Lviv Jazz Trio”Entrance: free of charge

FEBRUARY 23, SATURDAY,20.00 Concert by “Jazz Quartet”Entrance: free of charge

FEBRUARY 24, SUNDAY,20.00 Concert “Andriy Arnautov project”Entrance: free of charge

FEBRUARY 25, MONDAY, 20.00 Concert by “Bohdan Vilcnyk Project”Entrance: free of charge

FEBRUARY 26, TUESDAY, Etno club “Nabutky” members meeting20.00 – Music evening with band

“Joriy klots”Entrance: 50 UAH, for members

“Jazz Club.Lviv” and Etno club “Nabutky” – 25 UAH

FEBRUARY 27, WEDNESDAY,20.00 – Concert by “Jaremchuk Play Standards”Entrance: free of charge

FEBRUARY 28, THURSDAY, “Jazz Club.Lviv” members meeting 20.00 – Concert dedicated to 5th anniversary of Jazz club creation featuring band “ShockolaD”, Dana Vynnytska, musicians of “JazzClub.Lviv”, Igor Zakus, Rodion Ivanov.Entrance: 50 UAH, for members

“Jazz Club.Lviv” – 25 UAH

LVIV CITY SPIRITUALTHEATRE VOSKRESINNIA

Address: 5, Gen. Grygorenka sqr.Tеl. (032) 261-63-10

FEBRUARY 16, 17,BEGINNING: 18.00“Ladies Night” by A. Mc Carten, S. SinclairDuration 2 hours 30 minutes

FEBRUARY 21, 22 BEGINNING: 19.00“Broken heart” by M. StarytskyiDuration 2 hours

FEBRUARY 23, 24BEGINNING: 18.00“Broken heart” by M. StarytskyiDuration 2 hours

LVIV TODAY | February 201322

Explore the unique and wonderful world of Lviv

art every month with our very own Lviv Today

gallery gourmet Olha Shchur

LVIV ARTin February

THE “GREEN SOFA” GALLERY26.02 – 17.03 – Exhibition of photography “Squaring of color” by Alla Simutina, Yulia Pletinka, Dina Turuk7, Virmenska str. Tel.: (032) 243 70 23 /11:00–18:00 /Closed: Mon.www.artgreensofa.com [email protected]

ART ATELIER VOYTOVYCHTo visit please call in advance +38 095 507-71-36www.artists.com.ua

THE LVIVART21, L.Ukrainka str.Virtual Gallery and Online Storewww.UkrainArt.com

www.LvivArt.comTel.: +38 067 476-05-10,11:00–19:00 / Mon.

GALLERY “ICONART”From February 16 till March 10, 2013 – Exhibition of paintings

“Dream of the third day” by Sergiy Radkevich

26, Virmenska str. Tel.: (8032) 235 52 9511:00–19:00 (Tues.–Sat)12.00–19.00 (Sun), / [email protected]

THE “GERDAN” GALLERYLviv art of the 60-80ies


THE CULTURE AND ART CENTER “DZYGA”06.02–20.02 – Art project of graphical works “KINDER ALBUM”35, Virmenska str. Tel.:(032) 297-56-1210:00–21:[email protected]

067 592-51- 0310:30-19:[email protected]

ART GALLERY «PRIMUS»16/5, L.Ukrainka str., Tel.: +38 097 293-14-26,+38 095 [email protected]

ART SALOON «BONTON»3, F. List, str.Tel.: (032)261-59-2912.00–19:00/ Closed:Sun

VERNISAZH – Open air market of folk crafts works, souvenirs, gift articles, pictures, ceramics, embroidery works and much more. sq. Nyzkyy Zamok /11:00–18:00 / Closed:Mon.

exhibition4, Ruska str. Tel:.(032) 272 50 46 12:00-17:00 /Closed: Sun., Mon.

CENTRE FOR URBAN HISTORY OF EAST CENTRAL EUROPEDuring whole February – Exhi-bition “The Search for Home in Postwar Lviv: The Experience of Pidzamche, 1944–1960” February 27, 2013 6,30 pm (conference room) – Film Series:

“Big-Time Sports: How Can the System Be Changed?”6, Bohomoltsa str,Tel.: ( 032) 275-17-34,Fax: (0322) [email protected] hours: Wednesday – Sunday, 11:00–17:30

MYKHAYLO DZYNDRA MUSEUM OF MODERN SCULPTUREThe sculptures by Mykhajlo Dzyndra impress us with their uniqueness. Every sculpture emerges from the mystery of his imagination and is interwo-ven with his life experience. Ev-ery sculpture is most expressive in its countenance, revealing the variety of human emotions, from amazement to joy and deepest melancholy Lviv-Briukhovychi 16, Muzejna Street.Tel.: (032) 234-66-36,097 397-54-80Tuesday through Sunday 11:00–18:00

GARY BOWMAN’S ART GALLERYFrom 01.02 – social project-exhibition “Open world for the child” dedicated to the 20th cel-ebration of centre “Dzerelo”. All money means gathered within project will be transferred for implementation of the trans-port program for the kids from centre “Dzerelo”.18, Nalyvayka str.Tel.: +38 095-899-51-7412.00–19.00 \ Closed:Mon.www.gbgallery.org.ua

THE LVIV ART GALLERYFrom 13.02 – Exhibition of paint-ings by Mykola HluschenkoFrom 15.02 – Exhibition of paintings by Volodymyr Maka-renko3 Stefanyka, str. Tel.: (032) 272-39-48 /10:00–17:00 / Closed: Mon.

THE LVIV ART GALLERY (POTOTSKY PALACE)During whole December – Exhibition «To you, Ukraine!» presenting treasures of the vanished civilization15, Kopernyka str.Tel.: (032) 261-41-45 /10:00–17:00 / Closed: Mon.

LVIV ART PALACE06.03–31.03 – Within celebra-tion of the T.Shevchenko birth-day – exhibition of art items from museum “Shevchenko room” together with philo-sophical project by Anatoliy Slobodyan 17, Kopernyka strTel.: (032) 272-89-33Attention, change of working hours 12:00–19:00 / Closed: Mon.

THE LVIV NATIONAL MUSEUMDuring whole February – Ex-hibition of paintings, ceramics, hand-made dolls, tapestry by Ivanna Nizhnyk-Vynnikiv, dedicated to the 100th birthday anniversary of the artist From 08.02 - Exhibition “Ukraine on the historical maps of XVI-XX centuries”February 17, 14.00 – Master class on icon paintings on glassFebruary 19, 16.00 – Lecture on icon painting of XVI centuryFebruary 24, 14.00 – Master class “Spring jolly birds” based on paintings by Maria Pryim-achenko20, Svobody ave.,Tel.: (032) 274-22-8010:00-18:00 / Closed: Mon.

THE MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY AND CRAFTSFrom 07.02 – Exhibition of tapestry and folk outfits by Ivan and Olena Kreninsky During whole February - exhibi-tion of paintings by Natalya Malyarchuk15, Svobody ave.,Tel.: (032) [email protected]:00–18:00 /Closed: Mon.

THE MUSEUM OF IDEAS BERNARDEN GARDENDuring whole February exhibi-tion “Rehearsal of the World’s end” featuring paintings, ceram-ics, sculptures and video instal-lations by Svetlana Redkach18a, Valova str.,Tel.: (032) 254-61-55,

(032) 295-69-68 10:00–19:00Each Thursday and Satur-day – Film screenings. Begin-ning –18.00 [email protected]

THE “PORY ROKU” GALLERYDuring 14.02 – 30.02 – Exhibi-tion of paintings on glass by Myroslava Byl 23, Virmenska str. Tel.: (032) 235-44-6511:00-16:00/Closed: Sun.

THE “RAVLYK” GALLERY15, Svobody ave., Tel.: (032) 243-35-99www.ravlyk-art.com.ua /salon@ ravlyk-art.com.ua /

THE “SLYVKA” ART GALLERY24, Teatralna str.Tel.: (032) 235-58-28,


HoLy DormItIoNPochAyIV LAVRA

The first record of the monastery in Pochayiv dates back to 1527, although a local tradition claims

that it was established three centuries earlier, during the Mongol invasion, by several runaway monks, either from the Kiev Monastery of the Caves or from the Holy Mountain. The legend has it that the Theotokos appeared to the monks in

the shape of a column of fire, leaving her footprint in the rock she stood upon. This imprint came to be revered by the local population and the source for the cura-tive, medicinal properties of the water that issued from it. In the 16th century, the abbey was pros-perous enough to commission a stone cathedral and to host a busy annual fair.

Its standing was further augmented in 1597, when a noble lady, Anna Hojska, bequeathed to the monastery her exten-sive lands and a miracle-working icon of the Theotokos. This image, traditionally known as Our Lady of Pochayiv, had been given to Anna by a passing Bulgarian bishop, and helped to cure her brother from blindness.

Pochayiv, is a cozy little town, which would probably have remained off any tourists’ radar, if it were not for its main sightseeing attraction – the Holy Dormition Pochayiv Lavra, one of the three most beautiful Orthodox monasteries of Eastern Europe. It stands on a rocky hill, over 75 meters above the town, gazing down on city dwellers and their daily pastimes. While tourists come to see the architecture and to experience the unusual energy of this land, true believers come here because of the Lavra’s reputation for making miracles happen.

Pochayiv, 8 Vossoedineniya St. (2.5 hours drive from Lviv)


LVIV TRAVEL

Currently, two of Pochayiv Lavra’s most honored relics are kept in its main tem-ple, the Dormition Cathedral. This grand building, constructed at the end of the 18th century in the late baroque style, is the Lavra’s dominant architectural land-mark, and its main decoration. The Cathe-dral amazes with the beauty and splen-dor of its decoration – both exterior and interior. A well-known magnate, Count Mikołaj Potocki, funded it. According to the legend, one day the count’s carriage turned over near Pochayiv and he be-came so angry that he wanted to shoot his coachman. But the coachman fixed his gaze on the Lavra and the Count mis-fired three times! Amazed by this miracle, Potocki decided to devote his life to the monastery.Near the Dormition Cathedral is the tem-ple of St. Job, also known as the Cave Church. In 1604, Ivan Zalizo, a well-known champion of Eastern Orthodoxy and a vo-cal critic of the Union of Brest joined the monastic community. Formerly associ-ated with the printing house of Prince Ostrogski, Zalizo established a press in Pochayiv in 1730, which supplied all of Halychyna and Volyn with theological literature. The press continued to func-tion until 1924, when it was taken to the Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, New York. Zalizo received the monastic name

of Job and was elected the monastery’s hegumen. Job introduced strict discipline and other reforms of monastic life. Dur-ing his time in office, the monastery had to fend off incessant attacks by Hojska’s heirs, notably Andrzej Firlej, Castellan of Belz, who sued the monks over his grand-mother’s legacy. In 1623, Firlej raided the monastery, taking the holy icon with him and keeping it until 1641, when a court decision finally returned the icon to the monks. Job of Pochayiv died on October 25, 1651 and was glorified as a saint soon thereafter. Relics of the Lavra’s former leader – Saint Job – are kept in a silver shrine. The Holy Gates, the bishop’s house, and a 65-meter (213 feet) high bell tower are also a part of the Lavra’s complex. The bell tower is the third highest in Ukraine and it has 25 bells, the largest one weighing 11.5 tons.On the 12th of May 2002, the Ukrainian Or-thodox Church canonized schema monk Amphilochius (Amfilohiy) of Pochayiv. Amphilochius of Pochayiv (in world Yakiv Holovatyuk 1894–1971) was born on No-vember 27, 1894 in the village Mala Ilovy-tsya, in the Shumsk region of the Ternopil oblast in Western Ukraine. In 1925 he be-came a monk and joined the community of Pochayiv Lavra. In 1936, Amphilochius had been given the rank of hieromonk (priest-

monk). His healing gifts attracted the at-tention of many people. Archimandrite of Lavra blessed the monk in this work and allowed him to settle in a little hut near the cemetery. In the summers, the pilgrim-age to Amphilochius (then called father Joseph) were increasing, reaching 500 people daily. On the 11/12th May 2002, he was canonized by the Orthodox Church af-ter the church commission researched his life. Just before Easter his relics were un-covered fully intact. Over 20,000 Orthodox pilgrims arrived to take part in the venera-tion of Saint Amphilochius. Many healings took place when people come to touch his relics.Since independence, the Lavra has made many efforts to become the second Or-thodox centre in Ukraine, after the Kiev Monastery of the Caves. The first alumni from its seminary have by now gained bishop rank. The literature that is pub-lished and the icons drawn inside its walls can be found all over Ukraine, and out-side in neighboring Russia and Belarus. Millions of Orthodox pilgrims visit the ancient cloister from all over the former USSR, the Balkans, and the most distant Orthodox places.Women are allowed in the Lavra only in long skirts and with covered heads; scarves and skirts can be found by the entrance.


Halytcian-Jewish cafe Under Golden Rose2, Staroyevreiska str.(near old Synagogue)Tel.: (032) 236-75-53Hours: 10:00–02:00Menu: engl./ukr., Wi-Fi.Cuisine:Halytcian/JewishThe ONLY restaurant in Ukraine with NO prices in menu – You should bargain over bill, to come to rea-sonable solutions.

Kryjivka14, Rynok sqr.Tel.: (032) 254-61-18Hours: 24 hoursMenu: engl./ukr.Wi-Fi, Visa Card.

KultCuisine: Continental, Ukrainian7, Chajkovskogo str.Tel.: (032) 242-22-42Hours: 12:00–02:00 Menu: engl./ukr.Wi-Fi, Visa Card.One of the hippest locations in town - big-gest live music club, must-visit for music loving guests of Lviv.Marvel at the diverse range of traditional Ukrainian and exquisite European cuisine favourites as you enjoy live music performances!Taste Music Delights!

Kupol37, Chajkovskogo str. Tel.: (032) 261-44-54Hours: 11:00–23:00Visa Card.One of Lviv’s most stylish and sophis-ticated dining out options, Kupol has a touch of understated Habsburg grandeur.

meetings, providing unique chance to be-come artist by trying to be musician or painter.

FilizhankaCuisine: Ukrainian, European3, Sichovykh Striltsiv(entrance from Kryva Lypa square)Tel.: (032) 272-05-11Hours: 10:00–23:00Menu: engl./ukr.

Improvisation restaurantHrushevskycinema jazz28, Shevchenko AvenueTel.: (098) 676-46-00Hours: 9:00–2:00Menu: eng./ukr.Free Wi-Fi, Visa Card, MaestroCuisine: continental, nationalA new restaurant in the 100-years-old cinema hall with large screen. Film shows like in real cinema hall, live music, photo, painting exhibitions, presenta-tions, parties. Banquets and weddings for 150 persons in the Lviv city heart. Delicious food and good wine. And chef who will chat with you with big pleasure!

Grand Hotel RestaurantCuisine: Сontinental13, Svobody AvenueTel.: (032) 272-40-95Hours: 12:00–24:00Business lunch: Mon.–Fri. /50-80 uah/Menu: engl./ukr./rus.,Wi-Fi, Visa Card. Wonderful cuisine and immaculate service right in the centre of town in one of Lviv’s best loved dining out venues.

Lion’s castle Park7, Hlinky str., LvivTel.: 8 032 297–15–63Hours: 7:00–23:00Menu: engl./ukr.WiFi. Visa Card.www.lioncastlehotel.com

Most Expensive Galician Restaurant Lviv centre,14, Rynok square,(second floor)Tel.: 050 430-87-83Hours: 11:00–02 :00Cuisine: EuropeanMenu: ukr./engl. Wi–Fi, Visa Card.The most “Expensive Galician Restaurant” is located in the heart of Lviv on Rynok square in the same building as famous “Kryjivka” but on the second floor. Thrill starts directly when guest enters the premise-everyone has chance to find out secrets of Masons brotherhood with all signs and symbols.

Museum-restaurant Gasova LampaCuisine: Ukrainian/European20, Virmenska str,Tel.: (032) 236-75-50Hours:. 10:00–02:00Menu: engl./ukr. Special attractions of the venue are great collection of kerosene lamps all over the world, best ‘alive” beer from huge wooden barrels, alchemist’s fiery secret liquveurs and multi-confession-al terrace under Lviv roofs.

Masoch Cafe7, Serbs’ka str.Tel.: (032) 272-18-72Hours: 11:00—01:00 Menu: engl./ukr.Wi-Fi, Visa Card. Cuisine: international menu including a wide range of aphro-disiacs. Refined cui-sine with slight touch of sin side by side with the first monument to the famous European writer, Lvivite Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.

La PiazzaPlace, where whole city meets.27, Svobody avn.TM “Opera Passage”, 4th floor.Cuisine: Italian.Tel.: (032) 295-88-14/1511:00–24:00Menu: engl./ukr.Wi-Fi, Visa Card, Maestro.The only original Italian restaurant with best selection of piz-zas, pastas and salads in the city.

Celentano11, Saksaganskogo str.Hours: 11:00–22:00Tel.: (032) 240-34-76

PanoramaCuisine:Mediterranean45, Svobody avn.Tel.: (032) 225-90-09Hours: 12:00–24:00 Menu: engl./pol./ukr.Wi-Fi, Visa Card. Sample unrivalled views of the pictur-esque downtown Lviv skyline as you dine in style at this high-level restaurant.

Dim Legend (House of Legends)48, Staroyevreyska str.Tel.: 050 430-29-24Hours: 11:00–02:00Menu: engl./ukr

Darwin Cuisine: Сontinental, Fusion6, Shevska str., 5th fl.,Tel.:(032) 294-82-05 Hours: 12:00–24:00Menu: engl./ukr.

EuropeCuisine: continental14, Shevchenko avn.,Tel.: (032) 261-19-71Hours: 12:00—24:00 Business lunch:Mon.–Fri., Hours: 12:00–15:0030 uah

Fashion clubCuisine: Сontinental1, Pidkovy sqr.Tel.: (032) 272-88-91Breakfast hours:08:30–11:30Business lunch:Mon.–Fri.,12:30–15:00 Disco: from 23:00.Hours: 24 hours. Visa Card.

Festival-club Left bank28, Svobody avn.(Opera and ballet Theatre, underground.)Tel.: (032) 272-28-63Hours: 10:00–02:00Cuisine: celebrities best recipes and dishes.Menu: engl./ukr. Wi-Fi.Club, functioning as constant daily international Modern At festival featuring ex-positions of paintings, live concerts, culinary evenings, creative

RESTAURANTS

AlpacaCuisine:Latin American.10, Shevchenka avn.Tel.: (032) 272-50-41Hours: from 11:00Menu: engl./ukr.Visa Card.

Andersen39, Rudnytskogo str.Hours: 10:00–23:00Tel.: (032) 237-38-79

Aragvi161, I. Franka str.Hours: 11:00–23:00Tel.: (032) 295-14-31

Amadeus7, Katedralna sqr.Tel.: (032) 297-80-22Hours: 11:00–23:00A welcoming and elegant dining out venue.

Bukhara 6, Furmanska str.,Tel.: (032) 244-42-25Catch a glimpse of the mystical pearl of Central Asia in the eastern flavoured din-ing option.

Brudershaft16, Virmenska str.Hours: 10.00–23.00Tel.: (032) 235-42-43

Cafe 1Cuisine:continental,French, Italian5, Katedralna sqr.Tel.: (032) 242-33-69Hours: 10:00–22:00Visa Card.

Dynamo Blues4, Stusa str.Hours: 12:00–23:00Tel.: (032) 275-01-89

DivaCuisine: Ukrainian, European5, Dudaeva str.Tel.: (032) 261-16-71Hours: 10:00–23:00Menu: polish./ukr.

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PragueCuisine: Continental, Czech8, Gnatuyka str.Tel.: (032) 274-12-20Hours: 12:00–24:00Menu: engl./ukr.Wi-Fi, Visa Card. The whole interior of the restaurant is a synonym for exclusivity. The venue boasts an Art Nouveau interior com-plete with samples of postcards and posters painted by the Czech artisrt Alphonse Mucha.

Pafos5, Pylnykarska str.Tel.: ( 032) 297-08-23Hours: 11:00—23:00Enjoy fine examples of Cypriot cuisine in this European eatery.

Three roads18a, Lvivska str., Lviv-BrukhovychiHours: 10:00–22:00

ShakespeareCuisine: continental.144, Lubinska str.,Tel.: (032) 295-5-295Hours: 12:00–24:00Breakfast: from 08:00Menu: engl./ukr.Wi-Fi, Visa Card. The spirit of merry old England is alive and well in Lviv, as this tasteful tribute to the great British bard demonstrates.

Public PubCuisine: continental.4, Staroyevreyska str.Tel.: (032) 235-70-62Hours: 12:00–24:00Menu: engl./ukr

Svitlytsya Leva Inside Hotel Leopolis. Cuisine: continental.16, Teatralna str.Tel.: 8 032 295-95-15Hours: 07:00—23:00Menu: engl./ukr.Noted for its extensive wine list and selection of regional delicacies.

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classic. This venue actually dates back to 1829 and is the oldest still functioning in the city. You will feel equally at home enjoying delicious pastires and coffee or a hearty meal. Billiards also on offer.

The GrillCuisine: European, steak specialties22, Teatralna str.Тel.: (032) 235-49-91Hours: 11:00–23:00www.thegrill.com.ua

Pizza FELICHITACuisine: Italian1, Mickiewicza sqr., (George Hotel)Tel.: 067 361-28-28Hours: 10:00 – 23:00Menu:engl./ukr.Wi-Fi, Visa Card,Maestro.Specialties of the venue: delicious pizza, gourmet pasta and exquisite wine.

SUSHI BARS

Sakura6, Kryva Lypa lane.Open 24 hoursTel.: (098) 526-11-07

Sushi Kappo-in8, Levytskogo str.Hours: 10:30–22:30Tel.: (032) 245-31-09

Yapona hata4, Staroyevreyska str.Tel.: (032) 297-51-1729, Svobody avn.Tel.: (032) 261-60-31Open 24 hours

YapiCuisine: Japanese6/8, Svobody ave.Tel.: 8 032 272-29-72Hours: 10:00–23:00Japanese cuisine restaurant “Yapi” – is an island of modern Japanese culture in old Lviv. Esthetic delights, interesting dishes and energetic personel guaranteed. Visa Card.

Sim porosyat (Seven piglets)9, Bandery str., LvivHours: 10:00 – last customerTel.: (032) 297-55-58

SplitCuisine: Сontinental,Japanese6/7, Mitskevicha sqr.Tel.: (032) 242-22-00Hours: 24 hours.Menu: engl./ukr./rus. Wi-Fi, Visa Card.The restaurant of the extensive Club Split Lviv complex is a comfortable and cozy establishment situated in the central part of Lviv. It offers a great choice of dishes, live music, and luxuri-ous interior.

Stary TiflisCuisine: Oriental, European28, Pekarska str., LvivТel.: (032)276-61-11Hours: 11:00–23:00

Trapezna (Refectory) of “Museum of ideas”Cuisine: Traditional monastery food in Galicia.18A, Valova str., LvivFrate Mykhaylo:097 421-76-84Frate Yaroslav:097 226-28-85Hours: 11:00–23:00Menu: engl./ukrNo smokingLocated in the base-ment cellar of former Bernarden monastery venue ofers authen-tic atmosphere of medieval monastery refectory flled with chamber and spiritual music. Club of gastro-nomic ideas.

Viennese Coffee House Cuisine: Сontinental12, Svobody avn,Tel.: (032) 235-87-21 Hours: 09:00–24:00Menu: engl./ukr. Wi-Fi, Visa Card.Quite simply a Lviv

Cazanova restaurant-club is successful combination of delicious restaurant with outside terrace at day time and stylish strip club with spectacular erotic shows at night beginning at 23:00.

7, Stavropihiys’ka str., Lviv(032) 236-75-74 / (067) 287-68-05 Open 11:00–06:00.Live music 20.00–23.00, Show Bar, Wi-Fi Zone, Hookah lounge, Wide choice of cocktails, Extensive beer selection


PUBS AND BARS

Dublin5, Kryva Lypa lane, Tel.: (032) 272-88-7412:00–24:00Thur., Fri.,Sat – till 02:00Business lunch:Mon.– Fri.,Hours: 12:00–14:00/35 UAH/Menu: engl./ukr.Wi-Fi, Visa Card.A democratic but international quality venue providing a wide selection of beers and whiskeys.

Korzo Pub 10, Brativ Rogatyntsiv str.Tel.: (032) 275-70-92Hours: 12:00–24:00A friendly and wel-coming old style pub atmosphere with all the hospitality you would expect to find in the west Ukrainian capital.

Kumpel’Cuisine: GalicianMytna sqr.Tel.: (032) 242-17-80Hours: 24 hours.Menu: ukr./engl./pol. Visa Card.Specialties of the restaurant: “Alive” beer of three brands, brewed in own brewery, placed di-rectly in the restaurant.

Mons Pius:Beer & Meat 14, L. Ukrainka str.,(Armenian yard), LvivTel.: (032) 235-60-60097 64-54-952Hours: 11:00–23:00Menu: engl./ukrWi-Fi, Visa Card,Master CardPub ”Mons Pius” ofers fresh ’alive” beer

”Mons Pius”, delicious charcoal grilled steakes, additionally to watching sports

K'Kawa5, Valova str.Тel: (098) 389-73-34Hours: 8:30–22:00

Porohova Vezha(Gunpowder Tower)4, Pidvalna str.Тel.: (097) 9000-376Hours: 10:00–23:00

KabinetCuisine: ukrainian.12, Vynnychenka str.Tel.: (032) 261-48-84Hours: 10:00–23:00

Leopolis Coffee Inn9, Kryva Lypa lane Tel.: (050) 370-23-18Hours: 08:00–23:00Wi-Fi. Visa Card.

Lviv chocolate workshop3, Serbs’ka str.Hours: 10:00–22:00Tel.: (050) 430 60 33

CK Lokal19, Valova str.Hours: 8:00–23:00Tel.: (032) 236-70-80

Prague8, Gnatuyka str.Tel.: (032) 274-12-20Hours: 10:00–22:00Menu: engl./ukr. Wi-fi, Visa Card.Non smoking.A refined design, sweet-scented coffee and a comfortable atmosphere.

Pid Synej Plashkoju4, Rus’ka str.Tel.: (032) 294-91-52Hours: 10:00–22:00

Pod Klepsidroj35, Virmenska str.Tel.: (032) 297-56-12 Hours: 10:00–22:00

Page Coffee House23, Shevchenko avn.

events on big TV in friendly atmosphere.

14, Zelena Str.Tel.: +380673702022Hours: 24 hoursMenu: Ukr./Eng. Wi-FiWide cocktails and meals selection, good music and parties every day of the week.

Piano bar13, Svobody avn.Tel.: (032) 272-76-65Hours: 24 hours. Wi-Fi, Visa Card.Perfect coffee, des-serts and relaxation are on the menu here in this musically inspired option.

Prague8, Gnatuyka str., LvivTel.: (032) 274-12-20Hours: 11:00–24:00Menu: engl./ukr.Wi-Fi, Visa Card. More then 15 differ-ent brands of bottled and draught beer on offer. A popular Lviv sports bar.

Robert Doms18, Kleparivska str.,Tel.: (032) 242-25-94,242-25-93www.robertdoms.lviv.uaCavernous basement cellar pub which was formerly part of Lviv’s celebrated brewery is today presenting best selection of jazz, pop and classical music compositions in excel-lent performance of talented artists.Not to be missed!

StargorodCuisine: Ukrainian, European1, Rymlyanyna str.,Tel.: (032) 229-55-05Hours: 24 hours openMenu: engl./ukr.

CAFES

Strudel-Haus6/10, Shevska str., LvivTel.: (032) 294-82-06 Hours: 10:00–23:00

Galka4, Kovzhuna str.Tel.: (032) 297-81-04 Hours: 10:00–22:00

Fresca9, Krakivska str.Tel.: (032) 272-49-85Hours: 10:00–23:00

Videnski Bulochky Bäckerei

3, Katedralna sqr., LvivTel.:(032) 235-88-22Hours: 08:00—23:00

WiFi, Visa Card.No smoking.

Business lunches:Mon.–fri., 12:00–16:00

The only bäckerei in the city of Lviv.

You can order bread, baguets and other

pastry backed fresh specially for you!

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Tel.: (032) 272-68-40Hours: 09:00–20:00

Royal yard (Italian mansion)6. Rynok sqr.Hours: 10:00–20:00Tel.: (032) 297-53-66

Stari Mury5, Serbs’ka str.Tel.(032) 236-71-77Hours: 09:00–22:00

Tsukernya(Confectionary)3, Staroyevreyska, str.Hours: 10:00–22:00Tel.: (032) 235-69-49

Veronika21, Shevchenka avn.Tel.: (032) 297-81-28Hours: 10:00–23:00

Svit Kavy6, Katedralna sqr.Tel.: (032) 297-56-75Monday–Friday: 08:00–22:00Saturday–Sunday: 09:00–23:00Menu: ukr./engl./germ.

Zoloty dukat20, Fedorova str.Hours: 10:00–22:00Tel.: (032) 298-62-33

PIZZERIAS/

FAST FOOD

McDonalds7, Shevchenko avn.,Tel.: (032) 297-14-66,(032) 297-14-56 24a, V. Velykogo str.,Tel.: (032) 297-68-74, (032) 297-68-75 12, Chornovola str.,Tel.: (032) 297-04-84, (032) 297-04-14 35, Svobody avn.,Tel.: (032) 272-66-31, (032) 272-66-31

Pizza CelentanoPopular pizza chain which prides itself on its fresh products and efficient service. Pizza, pasta, crepes, salads, soups, drinks, desserts and real coffee are some of the delights on offer.9, Kopernika str. Tel.: (032) 261-32-397, Kn. Romana str. Tel.: (032) 272-59-4224, Svoboda avn. Tel.: (032) 255-06-8416, Slovatskogo str. Tel.: (032) 274-46-57

Potato House27, Doroshenka str.

Tel.: (032) 255-08-84Hang-out restaurant where under the supervision of the white-stone statue of Grammy Conchita you can enjoy dishes of tex-mex cuisine.

NIGHTCLUBS

Chocolate party bar 2, Petrushevycha sqr.Tel.: (032) 225-54-45, (067) 670-08-67www.partybar.com.uaOpen: 18:00–6:00House, R’n’B, POP, Lounge.Face control in op-eration. Ideal place for relaxation, exquisite dinner, romantic date, business meeting, party mingle, corpo-rate celebrations and children entertain-ment holidays.

Fenomen186, Zelena str.Tel.: (032) 270-55-58

Picasso88, Zelena str.Tel.: (032) 275-32-72Hours: from 22:00Closed: Tuesday.www.picasso.lviv.uaLegendary nightspot with a pedigree stretching back to the 1990s. A favourite with the student crowd and Lviv’s party people.

Rafinad People1, Rudanskogo str.Tel.: (032) 261 61 68

Millennium2, Chornovola avn.Tel.: (032) 240-35-91 www.favorite-club.comHours: from 21:00Cloused: Monday.

International Youth Entertainment Club Metro14, Zelena, str.Discover the night Lviv together with Metro. Safe leisure. Music to your taste (hits of the world hit parades, R’n’B, hip hop, electronic music). Professionally mixed cocktails and traditional Ukrainian

beverages. Topless show, bartender flyer show, travesty show.Hours: 21:00–6:00Tel.: 0 800 30-40-800 067 670-42-43www.metroclub.com.ua

MI100Entertainment center7, Naukova str.Tel.: (032) 22-44-753www.mi100.lviv.ua1.Strip club «Plush Rhinoceros»Two stages, more than 30 dancers, full strip on stage, man strip.Monday–Sunday,from 21:00 2. Bowling 8 lanes, Monday–Sunday,from 10:003. Gastronomic PubEuropean/іtalian cui-sine, live music, sport events, Wi-Fi.Monday–Sunday,4. Karaoke BarConcert sound system, 80 000 phonograms collection. Monday–Sunday, from 21:00

SAN’KOFF36, Shchyrets’ka str.Tel.: 097-00-675-00096-222-60-60Hours: 19:00–6:00Spectacular 340m2 spacious dance floorNight clubRestaurantWhisky PubSummer terracewww.sankoff.com.ua

Zanzibar36, Lypyns’kogo str.Tel.: (067) 255-66-57 www.zanzibar.com.uaMonday–Thursday. Sunday from 22:00.Friday, Saturdayfrom 23:00.House, Electro, Mini-mal, R n’ B, Trance.

PLAY Bar6, Kryva Lypa LaneTel.: (032) 272-25-01(096) 367-60-26 Sun–Thur:11:00–01:00Fri–Sat:11:00–03:00Lounge Bar,Restaurant,Cocktail & Party Club

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CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVALFrom February 9–10th 2013, the International cultural organization

“Lanhua Cultural-Research Centre of Ukraine and China” presented for the second time a “Chinese New Year Festival” which featured traditional and contemporary Chinese cultural activities, dancing, singing, arts and crafts, laser shows and much more. A highlight of the celebration was the carnival parade of traditional Chinese drag-ons through the city centre. This year’s festival offered a rich and col-ourful entertainment program for children with cartoon screenings, master classes on kung fu and much more. The “Chinese New Year Festival” is a great opportunity to get Leopolitans and guests of the city acquainted with Chinese cultural heritage.

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СВЯТКУВАННЯ КИТАЙСЬКОГО НОВОГО РОКУМіжнародна громадська організація «Ланьхуа. Культурно-дослід-ницький центр України та Китаю» 9–10 лютого 2013 року вдруге пред-ставила давні і сучасні традиції святкування китайського Нового року, танці, пісні, декоративно-прикладне мистецтво, лазерне шоу і багато іншого. Родзинкою святкування став парад традиційних китайських драконів у центрі міста. На цьогорічному фестивалі була представ-лена багата і барвиста розважальна програма для дітей з мультфіль-мами, майстер-класами з кунг-фу і багато іншого. Святкування китай-ського Нового року є прекрасною можливістю для львів’ян та гостей міста ближче познайомитися з культурною спадщиною Китаю.


ICE MASTERPIECESDuring January 19–20th 2013, Lviv hosted an Ice Sculpture contest, which showcased to Leopolitans and guests of the city a spectacular and truly artistic show. Throughout the two days on Rynok Square, seven talented sculptures carved ice to present to the jury. In the evening, the ice sculptures were colorfully spotlighted adding an enchanting touch to the transparent masterpieces. The main judge of the contest, Myroslav Dedyshyn, who earned second place in the single category at the 22nd Crystal Garden International Ice Carving Competition (Canada) in 2009, created especially for the event an ex-clusive sculpture entitled “Waterfall”. The winner of the contest was Oleksiy Kanashenko with his sculpture “Everyone has one’s own bur-den”, while the winner of the audience choice award was Myroslav Goza with the sculpture “Butterfly”

КРИЖАНІ ШЕДЕВРИЦього року вперше у Львові 19–20 січня 2013 р. відбувся конкурс льодових скульптур, якими змогли полюбуватись безкоштовно львів’яни та гості міста. Протягом двох днів на площі Ринок сім та-лановитих скульпторів натхненно різьбили з льоду свої шедеври, щоб представити їх на суд журі. Вечорами крижані скульптури яскраво підсвічувались, створюючи справжню казкову атмосфе-ру. Головний суддя конкурсу, Мирослав Дедишин, який і сам за-йняв друге місце на 22-му міжнародному конкурсі Crystal Garden Ice Carving в Канаді у 2009 році зі своєю композицією «Водоспад». Переможцем конкурсу став Олексій Канашенко зі скульптурою « «Кожному свій тягар”, а симпатії глядачів завоював Мирослав Гоза зі своєю скульптурою «Метелик».

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Contest winner Oleksiy Kanashenko with his sculpture “Everyone has one’s own burden”

Participants of the Ice sculpture contests 2013

Sculpture “Butterfly” by Myroslav Goza

Contestants with own sculptures

Sculpture “Waterfall” by Myroslav Dedyshyn


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UKRAINE’S VICE-PREMIER IN LVIVOn January 24th 2013, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Konstyantyn Gryshchenko during a work visit to the Lviv Region, visited the sta-dium “Arena Lviv” and held a workshop on its function. After the meeting the Vice Prime Minister reported on reaching a decision on the need for a “road map” to the continued functioning of the stadium. During his visit, Konstyantyn Gryshchenko held a meeting with Mykhailo Kostyuk, Head of Lviv Regional State Administration, Andriy Sadovyi, city mayor and other decision makers. Also, Konsty-antyn Gryshchenko visited Lviv Polytechnic National University and met with the students.

ВІЦЕ-ПРЕМ'ЄР УКРАЇНИ У ЛЬВОВІВіце-прем’єр-міністр України Костянтин Грищенко 24 січня в рамках робочого візиту у Львівську область відвідав стадіон «Арена Львів», де провів нараду з питань його функціонування. Віце-прем’єр після зустрічі повідомив про прийняття рішення про необхідність застосування «дорожної карти» для подальшо-го успішного функціонування стадіону. У ході візиту Костянтин Грищенко провів робочу зустріч з Михайлом Костюком, головою Львівської обласної державної адміністрації, Андрієм Садовим, мером міста та іншими відповідальними особами області. Крім того, Костянтин Грищенко відвідав Львівський політехнічний на-ціональний університет і провів зустріч з його студентами.

Konstyantyn Gryshchenkoand city mayorAndriy Sadovyi

At the social centrefor children and

youth ‘Dzherelo”

Decision makers on visitto the stadium “Arena Lviv”

Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Konstyantyn Gryshchenko with Mykhailo Kostyuk, Head of Lviv Regional State Administration,city mayor Andriy Sadovyi at city centre

Konstyantyn Gryshchenko with spouseenjoying excursion tour

Konstyantyn Gryshchenko visitingArmenian cathedral


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POLISH DELEGATION IN LVIVOn January 24th 2013, a delegation of Polish officials headed by Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign affairs for Poland, Ms. Ka-tarzyna Pelczynska-Nalecz came to Lviv for an official state visit. Within the program of the visit, the delegation visited the Lviv State University of Vital Activity Safety where rec-tor of the institution, professor Mykhaylo Ko-ziar presented the officials with the history of the institution as well as educational train-ings for the students and future firefighters.Polish and Ukrainian officials discussed po-tential joint projects aimed at the preven-tion of technogenic disasters.

ПОЛЬСЬКА ДЕЛЕГАЦІЯ У ЛЬВОВІДелегація польських чиновників на чолі з державним секретарем міністерства закордонних справ Польщі пані Катажи-ною Пелчиньскою-Наленч 24 січня 2013 р. прибула до Львова з офіційним візитом. У рамках програми візиту делегація від-відала Львівський державний університет безпеки життєдіяльності. Ректор інституту, професор Михайло Козяр познайомив польських гостей з історією навчального закладу, а також з методами та засобами підготовки студентів - майбутніх пожеж-ників. Крім того, польські та українські чиновники обговорили можливі спільні проекти, спрямовані на запобігання тех-ногенним катастрофам.

Professor M. Koziar presenting exposition toMs. K. Pelczynska-Nalecz and Polish Consul General J. Drozd

Ms. Katarzyna Pelczynska-Naleczand Jaroslaw Drozd

Ms. Katarzyna Pelczynska-Nalecz at educational class at Lviv State University of Vital Activity Safety

Future life rescuer


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TASTY NEWCOMERRecently opened, the venue with a long name “Misko Pstrug & Petro Bratvanka. Pstrug, Wine & Bread” offers Lviv’s municipal history along with delicious food and excellent wine. Ac-cording to the legend, Lviv’s city hall clock master Petro Bratvanka, together with trum-peter Misko Pstrug, founded the restaurant. It was at the beginning of the 19th century when the city hall tower was ruined and the trumpeter, who used to work and live there, suddenly became homeless. The poor fellow was sheltered by his friend Petro Bratvanka and by joint efforts they found a way to earn money and do what they were good at – Pstrug (which means trout in the Carpathian region) started fish-farming, while Bratvanka started baking bread. As their businesses flourished, the lucky companions opened a restaurant, offering guests delicious fish dish-es, fresh bread and good wine. Located in the historic center of the city, it’s 2 floors special-ize in grilled trout, following old recipes and offering oven-baked fresh bread. Comple-mentary to their extensive wine list, the menu also showcases delicious salads and soups of the day. Be sure to check out “Misko Pstrug & Petro Bratvanka. Pstrug, Wine & Bread” to have an unforgettable dining experience! 49 Brativ Rohatyntsiv St., Lviv, tel. +38 (050) 373-96-54, hours: 11.00–02.00

СмАчНІ НоВиНКи СТАРого мІСТАНещодавно відкритий гастрономічний за-клад з довгою вивіскою «Місько Пструг і Пе-тро Братванка. Пструг, вино і хліб” пропонує відвідувачам вдале поєднання історії Львова зі смачною їжею та чудовим вином. За леген-дою, ресторан був заснований львівським годинникарем Петром Братванкою разом з трубачем Міськом Пстругом. Це було на початку 19 століття, коли вежа ратуші була зруйнована і трубач, який подавав сигнал з її вершини, раптом став бездомним і безро-бітним. Бідолаху прихистив його друг Петро Братванка і спільними зусиллями вони зна-йшли собі спосіб заробляти гроші тим що, вони вміли робити найкраще – Пструг (інша назва форелі на Західній Україні) став роз-водити форель, а Братванка – випікати хліб. Успішно розвиваючи бізнес, компаньйони відкрили ресторан, що пропонував гостям смачні рибні страви, свіжий хліб і хороше вино. Розташований в історичному центрі міста, двоповерховий ресторан сьогодні пропонує відвідувачам форель-гриль за ста-ровинними рецептами і свіжий хліб просто з печі. Окрім широкого вибору вин до меню входять ще й різні салати і супи дня. Не за-будьте завітати до ресторану «Місько Пструг і Петро Братванка. Пструг, вино і хліб”, щоб смачно пообідати, чи повечеряти! вул. Бра-тів Рогатинців, 49, тел. +38 (050) 373-96-54, години роботи: 11.00–02.00

Delicious starters at the venue

Legendary buddies clock master PetroBratvanka and trumpeter Misko Pstrug

Venue’s mouthwatering specialty – grilled trout


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DUSSELDORFOPERA SOLOIST IN LVIVOn February 3rd 2013, the Ukrainian baritone Konstantin Rittel-Kobyl-ianski (currently a soloist of the Dusseldorf Opera Theatre) starred Es-camillo in the opera “Carmen” by G. Bizet. Ukraine’s merited artist Yana Voytuk performed Carmen, Roman Koren (Odessa) performed the part of Jose, and Ukraine’s heralded artist Svitlana Mamchur performed the part of Micaëla while Ilya Stupel (Sweden) conducted the entire opera. In 2008, Konstantin Rittel-Kobylianski was honored for his committed concert activity with the “Pro Europe Foundation European for Culture Awards” by the European Culture Trust of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (President Committee of Patrons, H.R.H. Prince of Denmark). Also honored with this award are Sir Peter Ustinov, Anna-Sophie Mutter, Evelyn Rothschild, Vasselina Kasarova, Mstislaw Rostropowitsch, Valeri Gergiev, Placido Domingo and others.

гАСТРоЛІ СоЛІСТА дюССеЛьдоРФСьКої опеРи Український баритон Костянтин Ріттель-Кобилянський (соліст оперного театру в Дюссельдорфі) 3 лютого 2013 р. виступив у опе-рі «Кармен» Ж. Бізе в ролі Ескамільйо. Роль Кармен виконувала за-служена артистка України Яна Войтюк, в ролі Хосе виступив Роман Корен (Одеса), в ролі Мікаели – заслужена артистка України Світ-лана Мамчур, диригент Ілля Ступель (Швеція). Костянтин Ріттель- Кобилянський у 2008 році отримав нагороду Європейського куль-турного тресту Європейського парламенту в Страсбурзі Pro Europe Foundation European for Culture Awards за свою обширну концерт-ну діяльність. Президентом цього тресту є принц Данії. Раніше цю нагороду отримували такі визначні артисти, як Пітер Устінов, Анна-Софі Муттер, Евелін Ротшильд, Васселіна Касарова, Мстислав Рос-тропович, Валерій Гергієв, Пласідо Домінго та інші.

Flamboyant Carmen by Ukraine’s meritedartist Yana Voytuk

Conductor Ilya Stupel (Sweden)and opera diva Yana Voytuk

Dusseldorf Opera Soloist Konstantin Rittel-Kobylianski

Maestro Ilya Stupel (Sweden)

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DANISH CHARITYEVENT FOR ORPHANSOn February 10th 2013, TV King Cross Leopolis hosted a charity event for orphans initiated by the Danish Business Association in Ukraine. About 20, six-year old children from Orphanage #1 in Lviv (1 Tadzhytska St.) took part in the event filled with fun games, watching cartoons at «Planeta Kino IMAX» cinema, competing in table games and getting acquainted with the cultural traditions of Scandinavia. The children also enjoyed a delicious brunch at the restaurant «Varenyky Tut». The organizers of the event were the Danish Business Asso-ciation in Ukraine in cooperation with companies like: Danish Textile, Quimex, HRT and Raitex.

дАНСьКА БЛАгодІЙНААКЦІЯ дЛЯ дІТеЙ-СиРІТДанська Бізнес Асоціація в Україні провела благодійну акцію для дітей-сиріт 10 лютого 2013 у ТЦ Кінг Крос Леополіс. Близько двох десятків шестирічних дітей з дитячого будинку № 1 у Львові (вул. Таджицька, 1) взяли участь у заході, наповненому веселими іграми, переглядом мультфільмів у кінотеатрі «Планета Кіно IMAX», змаган-нями в настільні ігри та знайомством з культурними традиціями Скандинавії. Діти також смачно пообідали в ресторані «Вареники». Організатором заходу була данська Бізнес Асоціація в Україні у співпраці з компаніями Danish Textile, Quimex, HRT і Raitex.


CLUB METRO CROWNS THEIR 2012 qUEENOn the eve of the Old New Year celebration on January 13th 2013, Lviv’s nightclub “Metro” hosted the finals for the “Miss Metro 2012” beauty and talent contest. Audience had the tough task of crowning only one lady of 12 charming participants, winners of the monthly contests. The unforgettable show featured lots of surprises, a rich entertainment pro-gram, witty contests as well as tons of positive vibes from the support groups of each contestant. Finally, considering all the efforts, talents and natural charm of the contestants, Olga Matkivska was crowned “Miss Metro 2012”. Together with the well-deserved title, the lucky win-ner received a “Cherry QQ” car. Olga Pariy (“Miss February 2012”) was crowned second vice-miss and received a trip to Paris, while the first vice–miss, Oleksandra Chervo-nyuk (“Miss October 2012”), was awarded an Ipad. Charming Oleksandra also won title “Miss Facebook” alongside with main prize – Iphone 5, thanks to online voting of 23000 supporters at the social network. “Miss Charm” was awarded to Natalya Vovchanska (“Miss May 2012”). Club “Metro” has announced casting for the “Miss February 2013”, so don’t miss your chance to get your beauty crown and win fancy car at the next finals!

КЛУБ меТРооБРАВ КоРоЛеВУ 2012У переддень старого Нового року 13 січня 2013 року у львів-ському нічному клубі “Метро” відбувся фінал конкурсу “Міс Ме-тро–2012”. Перед глядачами постала важка задача: присудити корону одній з 12 чарівних учасниць, переможниць щомісячних конкурсів. Незабутнє шоу оздобилось безліччю сюрпризів, бага-тою розважальною програмою, дотепними конкурсами, а також тоннами позитивних емоцій від груп підтримки кожної учасниці. Нарешті, враховуючи всі зусилля, талант і природну чарівність конкурсанток, корону “Міс Метро -2012” було присуджено Ользі Матківській. Разом з довгоочікуваним титулом, щаслива пере-можниця отримала ключі до автомобіля “Cherry QQ”. Титул другої віце-міс разом з поїздкою до Парижа отримала Ольга Парій (“Міс Лютий 2012”), а перша віце-міс – Олександра Червонюк (“Міс

Жовтень 2012”), отримала в на-городу Ipad. Також Олександра виборола перемогу і головний приз Iphone 5 у номінації “Miss Facebook”, голосування відбу-валося в інтернеті – за неї про-голосувало 23000 користувачів соціальної мережі. Звання “Міс Чарівність” отримала Наталія Вовчанська (“Міс Травень 2012”). Клуб “Метро” вже оголосив кас-тинг на “Міс Лютий–2013”, отож не пропустіть свій шанс стати ко-ролевою краси і отримати авто у наступному фіналі!

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LVIV OPINION

T“Speed Dating” was born at a Torah class in Los Angeles. It is the brainchild of Rabbi Yaacov Deyo, educational di-rector of Aish HaTorah, a Jewish resource group in LA with

branches throughout the world. Aish HaTorah owns the service mark SpeedDating. Rabbi Deyo and his students formulated the concept of a speed date to help Jewish singles meet and marry. According to the speeddating.com website, the goal of the pro-gram is “to directly facilitate Jewish continuity by helping Jews meet Jews.” From its Los Angeles origin in the 90s, the speed-dating idea lost its religious characteristic, then spread through-out the world. Moving slowly at first, the basic concept now rolls down hill rapidly, gathering singles as it goes.

Nowadays Speed dating has a format of small mini-meetings organized to introduce people to each other. Everyone gets the plaque with the names and profiles of the opposite sex mem-bers. Then Speed-daters sit at the tables and the first date starts. During the event men and women (10 from both sexes) visit series of mini-dates, lasting from 3 to 8 minutes. After the bell rings (every 7 minutes) participants make notes in the ques-tionnaire, change a partner and begin a new date. The topics of conversation may be quite different, but personal data and contacts must remain in secret to the interlocutor. At the end of the event questionnaires are given to the event organizers. If both catch fancy they may exchange contacts.

The modern world is full of chaos and problems that require repetitive work, frantic rhythm, and likes successful people. So they do make a lot of efforts to achieve those distant goals in life, but do so few in order to find a single person who will bring real happiness and true sense to all their endeavors. So the question is - do we have enough time for our personal life? Of course, it is possible to find a special person in a casual environment, or at some party or trite in the bus, however, agree – that is not the most romantic place for dating. Under the current circumstances society managed to find its own way out – so qualitative, efficient and fast. The Speed Dating par-ties have become the new fashionable brand which is rapidly replacing classical “movie-coffee”.

Speed DAtINg


Such parties might serve as a good start for a serious relation-ship, and for mild flirtation as well. They are held in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, ensuring a comfortable environment for communication, making it more interesting and productive. Seven minutes will be enough not only for dating, but for the holistic perception of a companion forming an adequate impres-sion of him to see if you have a desire to meet again.So what are the matters hustling people to attend parties of such type? I do not want to mention negative reasons like despair, be-cause in most cases - it is not. First of all that’s a quite justified need to communicate with the members of the opposite sex, they are deprived of due to their own lifestyle. It’s also wrong to assume that such qualities as uncertainty or aloofness form a typical picture of a Speed Dater. Conversely, they are quite suc-cessful, modern, interesting personalities who are obliged to use instant dates just because of time lack. They are usually 25-30 years old, working mainly in the areas of IT, law and economics.

THE MAIN ADVANTAGES OF SPEED-DATING ARE:

EFFICIENCY AND TIME SAVING

You will not meet random people at the party. Every partici-pant will search in you the same thing you do – reciprocity in the interests and views, the ability to love. Everybody is sup-posed to give you a chance. That is not only a way to save time, abandoning unreliable casual datings but also a way to meet someone who can really care.

COMFORT

This factor is inherent to the female half. It’s not a secret that spontaneous acquaintances especially in the street or in public transport are combined with a strong psychological tension and discomfort. So a random meeting with someone unknown may cause anxiety and fear. Speed-dating provides security, privacy, relaxed atmosphere, and the opportunity to get prepared for the date to fill confident enough.

NEW ExPERIENCE

Many people (mostly males) attend meetings to gain such an important experience of communication, thus overriding con-straint, uncertainty and fear of converse. In practice communica-tional skills of participants significantly increased after the third “date”.

REST

And there is one more cohort of people who visit Speed -Dating just for fun. Unpredictability, novelty - that’s what makes young people attend these events! Each new acquaintance is not like the previous one, bringing pleasure with a promise of something mysterious.In general, Speed Dating - is the best cure for a bad mood, fa-tigue and routine. That’s the way to forget about everything and plunge into the world of exciting adventures which make a new person of you. New people are always new opportunities, re-warding experience, a source of fresh ideas and inspiration.In our city Speed-Dating is only at the stage of its develop-ment. Parties do not occur regularly, but there is a permanent registration for the meeting which will be held as soon as the required amount of people log in. Speed-Dating in Lviv takes place in comfortable cafes: “Vidensky bulochky”, “Mapa” and “Leopolis Coffee-in”, restaurant “Del Pesto”, becoming more and more popular with every new party.

Ivan Baydak


AIR TICKETSBOOKING

BANKS

Erste Bank 5, Svobodu Avn., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-12-46www.erstebank.ua

Privat Bank11a-21, Hutsulska str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-74-15www.privatbank.ua

OJSC Volksbank11, Grabovskogo str, LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-05-83Tel./Fax: (+38 032) 297-13-82

OTP Bank20, I.Franka str., LvivTel.: +38 800 300-05-00Tel./Fax: (+38 032) 240-38-48www.otpbank.com.ua

Procredit Bank5, Mickiewicza sqr., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 244-44-60www.procreditbank.com.ua

Raiffeisen Bank Aval 8, Matejka str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-29-39www.avalbank.com

VTB Bank15, Valova str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-53-98www.vtb.com

Ukrsib Bank30, Kulisha str., LvivTel.: +38 800 500-58-00www.ukrsibbank.com

UkrEximBank 4, Mickiewicza sqr., Lviv Tel.: (+38 032) 297-12-53www.eximb.com

Ukrsotsbank 10, Mickiewicza sqr., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 244-05-01www.usb.com.ua

BUSINESS

TOV «KLINGSPOR» 63, Chornovola Ave, 208Lviv, 79058, UkraineTel.: (+38 032) 242-46-32Fax: (+38 032) 242-46-33«KLINGSPOR» manufactures industrial quality abrasive goods for woodworking, metalworking, automotive, glass, boats and many other industries

BUSINESS CENTERS

Business Center Emerald3, Petrushevicha sqr., Lviv, Tel. +38 067 672 6720

Business centre Lemberg176, Khmelnitskogo str., LvivTel./Fax: (+38 032) 255-10-10

Business Center Optima-Plaza7B, Naukova str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 244-71-30www.optima-plaza.com.ua

Turkish airlines168, Lyubinska str.,Lviv International airportsection 1–2, 2nd floor.Tel.:(+38 032) 297-61-084, Mitskevich Square Tel.: (+38 032) 297-08-49 Mon.–Fri. 09:00–18:00www.thy.com

UTair aviationDaily flights to Moscow and cities of Russian FederationFlight tickets for all world destinations.168, Lyubinska str., LvivTel.: (+ 38 032) 229-82-99(+ 38 032) 295-90-67050 355 19 60

Ukraine International Airlines2nd floor, Airport Terminal Tel.: (+38 032) 298-69-77www.flyuia.com

APPARTMENTSFOR RENT

PodobovoTel.: (+38 032) 275-68-89 +38 097 924-10-00

Rent apartmentsTel.: (+38 032) 23-86-193+38 095 67-95-659

Lviv RentTel.: +38 067 769-44-18 +38 067 496-20-68

OrendaLvivTel.: +38 067 67-29-130

Lviv Euro RentTel.: (+38 032) 243 47 85Tel.: (+38 032) 243 48 75

USEFUL NUMBERS

Emergency numbersFire department — 101Police – 102Emergency medical assis-tance – 103Gas controldepartment – 104Explosive–technical ser-vices – (+38 032) 262-21-73Rescue-diving services –(+38 032) 275-82-13

Municipal services:Information service of Lviv City council – 1580 Lviv water supply network – 1551 Lviv electricity supply net-work – 1568 Lviv city light network – (+38 032) 270-64-65 Lviv heating and energy public network – 1585 Lviv Municipal Emergency repair company –(+38 032) 275-54-16Lviv regional control and rescue service –(+38 032) 272-79-56

OFFICIALS

City Council1, Rynok sqr.,Tel.: +38 (032) 254-60-06www.city-adm.lviv.ua

Ministry of Foreign Affairs18, V.Vynnychenka str.,office 118–119Tel.: +38 (032) 235-64-78www.mfa.gov.ua

ACCOUNTING/TAx

J&L Consulting LLC11, Sholom-Aleykhem str., Lviv 79007, Ukraine Tel.: (+38 032) 297–05–96/97 www.j-l.com.ua

Complete English language listings to help visitors and residents alike get more out of life in the capital of West Ukraine.

Proconsult76/6, I. Franko str.,Lviv79011, UkraineTel.: (+38 032) 298-47-16Tel./Fax: (+38 032) [email protected]

AIRLINES

Carpatair Ukraine168, Lyubinska str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-62-66,Tel./Fax: (+38 032) [email protected]

Lviv International AirportTel.: (+38 032) 269-23-16www.avia.lviv.ua

AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines168, Lyubinska str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) [email protected] www.aerosvit.ua

Austrian Airlines 168, Lyubinska str., LvivTel.: 0800-3000-49Hours of opening:Mon.–Fri., Sun. 10:00–18:00www.austrian.com.ua

LOT Polish Airlines5, Sychovych Striltsiv str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-50-57 Tel./Fax: (+38 032) 297-11-55 Mon.–Fri. 09:00–17:00 [email protected]

Lvivski airlines2nd floor, Lviv Airport Termi-nal BuildingTel.: (+38 032) [email protected] www.avia.lviv.ua

Universal flights Sales Agency Booking and sales of flight tickets for all world destinations3, Nalyvayka str., Lviv. Tel.: (032) [email protected].–Sat. 9:00–19:00Sunday 9:00–18:00

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Розташований в мальовничому куточку українських Карпат, поблизу гірськолижного курорту Славське, готель-замок «Вежа Ведмежа» – чудове поєднання відмінного сервісу та середньовічної атмосфери. 26 номерів, ресторан, бар, гриль-бар, мотузковий парк, російська парна, більярд, відкритий басейн

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LVIV LISTINGS

FedEx 5A, Naukova str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 298 -16 -05

UPS 205, Horodotska str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 238 -43 -55

LAUNDROMAT

DRY CLEANERS

EUROCHISTKA17, Kulisha str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 274-03-3461, I. Franka str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 276-27-79

2, Plastova st., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 299-88-70

CONSULTANCY

Proconsult76/6, I. Franko str.,Lviv79011, UkraineTel.: (+38 032) 298-47-16Tel./Fax: (+38 032) [email protected]

Synergy Consulting7, Udatnoho str., off.7, Lviv79019, UkraineTel.: (+38 032) 243-75-03office@synergy-consulting.com.uasynergy-consulting.com.ua

COURIER SERVICES

DHL9, Chernivetska.,Tel.: (+38 032) 242-64-00

ACD-Express2, Vodoginna str, office 206,Tel.: (+38 032) 241-84-80

Autolux42, Sakharova str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-65-15

EMS 1, Slovatskogo str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 298-66-79

CAR RENTAL

Lux CarLimousine lease in LvivWedding cortege in LvivCar rental with/without driv-er. Lviv’s best retro cars rental. Bus rental, Car transfers26, Vynnychenka str.,6, Ac. Pidstrygacha str.,Tel.: + 38 (032) 243-95-93+ 38 067 908-24-36,

Lincoln Town carVIP services313, Shevchenka str., LvivTel.: (+ 38 032) 299-44-88

CAR SERVICES

Alex (Volkswagen group)357, Gorodotska st., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-25-07

Diamant (Toyota)44, Bogdanivska st., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-01-12

Khrystyna (BMW)1, Pjasetskogo str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 244-19-00

Mercedes-Benz (Mercedes, Jeep, Dodge, Crysler)8, Washingtona str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 251-42-39

Tristar Auto Elit (Jaguar, Volvo, Land Rover)

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DENTAL CARE

INSPE42, Mikhnovski brothers str.Tel.: (+38 032) 239-50-20

Medodent3/2, Bohomoltsa str., LvivTel.:(+38 032) 276-40-79Tel./Fax: (+38 032) 275-11-15

ABM-Vitadent3/1, Slovackogo str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 272-71-61

Usmishka7, Vagonna str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 240-17-51

EDUCATION

Albert Einstein International schoolAlbert Einstein International School is a non-profit, High Performing Specialist day & boarding school for primary and secondary education, strongly focused on Math-ematics, Sciences, Languages and Music. Accelerated and special needs programs are available. TOEFL, SAT, IELTS, GMAT test preparation.Tel.: 063 588-35-73,+31 (0) 6 479-72-998Hours: [email protected]

EMBASSIES/INTERNATIONALBODIES

Austrian Centre1, Universytetska str.,Office 240Tel.: (+38 032) 261-59-76

Consulate of Lithuanian Republic 72, Heroyiv UPA str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-14-19Fax: (+38 032) 298-89-35

Consulateof the Federal Republicof Germany6, Vynnychenka str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 275-33-24,275-71-02, 276-28-40

Consulate of Canada in Lviv2/4, Bogomoltsa str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-17-72Tel./Fax: (+38 032) 297-81-54

Consulate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 42, Sakharova str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-19-06, 297-14-49

Consulate of the Czech Republic130, Antonovycha str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-68-93,297-68-96

Бульбашки/BUBBLES117, V. Velukogo Str., LvivTel.: (032) 24-749-24Hours: Monday–Saturday 9:00–20:00Free Wifi, Free Herbal Tea, Free detergents and fabric softenersCome visit Ukraine’s only full-service Laundromat. Brand new American equipment. Do your laundry yourself or let our happy workers take care of all your needs. Call for delivery times and prices. Enjoy our clean and com-fortable store just minutes outside of downtown Lviv. Bubbles – Clean Clothes, Clean Life!

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LVIV LISTINGS

Dolphin12a, Trylovskogo str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 244-36-31

Eurosport1, Petrushevycha sqr., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 276-33-28

Grand Sofia 10, Shevchenka avn., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-40-94

Ellada18, Mel’nyka str., LvivTel.: +38 (032) 298-16-62

Capoeira school5, Les Kurbas str., LvivTel.: +38 (068) [email protected]

Fighting sports club “Boyove aikido”30, Rudnytskogo str., Lviv Tel: 067 497-37-21Open: Mon.19:00–20:30Wed. 18:30–20:00, Fri. 18.00–20.00www.boyove-aikido.com.ua

Fighting sports club ”Boyovy hopak”8/10, Stefanyka str., Lviv Tel.: +38 (032) [email protected]

Kiwi Fitness club18, Stepana Bandery str.,Tel.: +38 (032) 261 [email protected] Weekdays 08:00–21:00;Sat 11.30–14:00;

Taekwondo123, Warshawska str., Lviv (premises of school №23)Tel.: 067 707-19-19www.taekwondolviv.in.ua

Taoist Tai Chi society of health for body and mind16/3, Bratyv Rohatynstiv str.,Tel.: +38 (032) [email protected]

Consulate of the Russian Federation95, Levytskogo str., LvivTel./Fax: (+38 032) 244-25-25Tel.: (+38 032) 244-26-24, 275-05-77

French/Alliance18a, Ohiyenka str.Tél.: (+38 032) 297-08-31+38 067 340-40-01

Consulate of Brazil 2, Cholovskogo str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-11-51Tel./Fax: (+38 032) 297-11-77

Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Belarus2, Gorskoj str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 237-27-30Tel./Fax: (+38 032) 299-24-60

Consulateof the Republic of Latvia57, Chornovola avn., Lviv,Tel.: (+38 032) 240-33-70Tel./Fax: (+38 032) 294-82-23

Consulate Representativeoffice of the Italian Republic2, Dudaeva str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 261-45-59

Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan6, Rapoporta str., Lviv, Tel.: (+38 032) 296-57-67

Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Belgium14, Ivan Franko streetTel.: (+38 032) 260-20-80Fax.: + 38 032 260-01-49

Honorary Consulate of Austrian Republic 26, Shevchenko avn., LvivPost office box 6688Tel./Fax: (+38 032) [email protected]

Honorary Consulate of Republic of Hungary116, Knyagini Olgi str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 264-58-22Tel./Fax: (+38 032) 264-15-23

MEDICAL CARE

MonadaDiagnostic centre; 32, Patona str., Lviv Tel.: (+38 032) 269-39-52

Svit zdorovya32, Doroshenko str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 274-06-77

24 HOURPHARMACIES

Apteka #1235, I.Ohyenka str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 274 -85 -35

Apteka #23, Tyktora str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 272-50-48

D.S.19, Halytska str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 274-20-06

POST

Central Post Office1,Slovatskogo str.,www.ukrposhta.comOpen 09.00–17.00

HOTELS

Grand Hotel 13, Svobody avn., LvivTel.: (+38 032) [email protected]

Hotel Vol’ter60a, Lipynskogo str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) [email protected]

Eurohotel 6av, Tershakovtsiv str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) [email protected]

Dnister Hotel6, Matejka str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-43-05 [email protected]

Honorary consulateof Mexico 15, Bogomoltsa str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 275-95-95

Consulate of the Republic of Poland110, I.Franka str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-08-61

Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Slovenia in Lviv9, I. Tobilevycha str., office 2 79018 LvivТеl.: (+38 032) 245-11-80Fax: (+38 032) 245-11-79

Visa Application Collection Centre of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden1, Brativ Mikhnovskykh str., Submission Timings08:30hrs - 15:30hrs (Mon. – Fri., except holidays)

FITNESS CLUBS

Beauty formula202, Stryiska str., LvivTel.: +38 032 295-85-55Open 08:00–22:00, Sat 08:00–15:00, Sun Closed.www.formula-krasy.com.ua

LAW FIRMS

ArzingerWest Ukrainian Branch6, Generala Chuprynky str., Office 179013 Lviv, UkraineTel.: +38 (032) 242 96 96Fax: +38 (032) 242 96 95www. arzinger.ua

Soldatenko,Lukashyk & partnersSL&P has been ranked in “Top 50 Ukrainian Law Firms”SL&P provides complete range of legal & notary servicesTel.: +38 (032) 235-76-42Fax: +38 (032) 236-72-87 [email protected]

English speaking real estate and corporate lawyersTel.: +38 (032) 253-1000Fax: +38 (032) 253-1030www.burhan.com.ua

Proconsult76/6, I. Franko str.,LvivTel.: +38 (032) 298-47-16Tel./Fax: +38 (032) [email protected]

Legal company Barocco115-b/3 Antonovycha str., Lviv,Tel./fax: +38 (032) 295-33-52Mobile. +38 (067) 370 [email protected]

Legal company Evikcia36, Lypynskogo str., Lviv Tel. Fax: +38(032) [email protected]

Legal company Mercury16 / 1, Storozhenko str, Lviv,Tel.: +38 (032) [email protected]

Aquapark “PLYAZH” 114, Knyagini Olgi str.,Hours: 07:00–22:00 Sunday: 07.00–18.00FITNESS CENTRE· Weight-lifting trainers· Сardio-area· Full dumb-bell row – from 0.5 kg to 40 kg· Aerobics hall -75 m²: classes of yoga, step aerobics, shap-ing, pilates, stretching.· Dancing hall –120 m²: funk, hip-hop, strip-plastic,Latin American program.Tel.: (+38 032) 263-60-55www.aqualviv.com.ua

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LVIV LISTINGS

ROAD AID

112 Ukraine6, Pidstrygacha str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 297-01-12

Emergency road aid171a, Lychakivska str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 225-70-07

Emergency vehicle aid115b, Zelena str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 270-14-00

TOURIST BASICS

Tourist InfoCity Hall, Rynok Square, 1Tel./Fax: (032) 254 60 [email protected]: 10.00 — 19.00Sat.: 10.00 — 18.00Sun.: 10.00 — 17.00.

Information service of Lviv City council +38 032 297-55-55 available in Ukrainian, Russian, English, German and Portuguese languages.

FOR CHILDREN

First Ukrainian Theater for Children and Youth11, Hnatyuka str., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 272 68 41,272 68 55

Lviv regional puppet theatre1, Danyla Halytskogo sq., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 272 08 32

Entertainment centre LeoparkTM KING CROSS LEOPOLIS30, Stryiska str., Sokilnyky, LvivTel.:+38(097) 284-39-85

Entertainment centre LeoparkTM INTERCITY67, Chornovola avn., LvivTel.:+38(097) 232-77-52

Hotel George 1, Mickiewicza sqr., LvivTel./Fax:(+38 032) [email protected]

Ramada Lviv HotelHorodotska Street\Kiltseva DorogaTel.:(+38 032) 243 00 10Mob. :(+38 067) 320 44 [email protected]

Hotel Leopolis16, Teatralna str., LvivTel./Fax: (+38 032) [email protected]

Opera Hotel45, Svobody avn., LvivTel.: (+38 032) 225-90-00 [email protected]

Vienna Hotel12, Svobody avn., LvivTel./Fax: (+38 032) [email protected]

Suputnyk116, Knyagini Olgi str., LvivTel./Fax: (+38 032) [email protected]

VintageBoutique Hotel25/27, Staroyevreyska str.,Tel.: +38 032 235 68 34Fax. +38 032 235 70 [email protected]

Nobilis Hotel5, Fredra str,. LvivTel.: (38) 032 295 2595Fax: (38) 032 295 [email protected]

Reikartz Dworzec107, Gorodotskaya str, LvivTel.: 38 (032)242 51 26http://en.reikartz.com

Reikartz Medievale9, Drukarskaya str., LvivTel.: 38 032 242 51 [email protected]://en.reikartz.com

HOSTELS

LeoCity Hostel15, Konopnytskoi str., Apart.7,Tel.: (+38 032) 276-07-13(+38 063) [email protected]

RESORTS

Mirotel Resort & Spa Kobzar Square 1, Truskavets, Reservations: (+38 03247) 641 72/[email protected], www.mirotel.ua

Knyazhi OzeraLviv region, Mostyska area,Knyazhy Mist villageTel.: (+ 38 03234) 346-84

Karpatsky ZatyshokLviv region, Skole area, Slavske town,77, I.Franko str., Tel.: (+ 38 067) [email protected]

Perlyna KarpatLviv region, Skole area, Slavske, 43b, I. Franko str.Tel.: (+ 38 032) 514-21-03www.perlyna.com

MirageLviv region, Mostyska area, village Sudova Vishnja, Zagorodt str., 205bTel.: (+ 38 03234) 370-23,

Smerekova KhataSlavske town, 57b I.Franko str.Tel.: (+ 38 03251) 42-650

REGIONAL HOTELS

TERNOPILHotel "Yukhnovych"Rodyny Barvinskyh str., 3a

Tel.: (+38 035) 243-39-56www.uko.org.ua

Hotel "Ternopil"Zamkova str., 14Tel.: (+38 035) 252-42-63www.hotelternopil.com

LUTSKHotel "Zaleski"Kryvyj Val str., 39Tel.: (+38 033) 277-27-01www.zaleski-hotel.com

Hotel "Sribni leleky"Chornovola str., 17Tel.: (+38 033) 275-79-99

IVANO-FRANKIVSKHotel "Black castle"Kalush highway 7Tel.: +38-0342-57-15-00www.blackcastle.ifrastudio.com

Hotel "Park"Mazepy str., 146Tel.: (+38 034) 259-55-95www.parkhotel.com.ua

Hotel "Atrium"Galytska str., 31Tel.: +38-0342-55-78-79www.atrium.if.ua

STRYJHotel “Magnet”Shashkevych str., 21Tel./fax: +38 03245 [email protected]

UZHHORODHotel “Old CONTINENT”S.Petefy square, 4Tel.: (+38 031) 266-93-66www.hotel-oldcontinent.com

Hotel “Praha”Verhovinskaya str., 38Tel.: (+38 031) 264-07-64www.hotel-praha.com.ua

Hotel Uzhgorod2, B.Khmelnitcskogo sq, Tel.: (+38 031) 261-90-50www.hoteluzhgorod.com

Aquapark PLYAZH114, Knyagini Olgi str., Lviv

Entertainment centreVesely Vylyk106, Knyagini Olgi str.,TM “ Lviv”Tel.: (+38 032) 244 59 09,067 67 55 339www.veselyj-vulyk.com.ua

SHOPPING MALLS

King Cross Leopolis30, Stryiska str., SokilnikyTel.: +38 (032) 242 05 80Open 10.00–22.00www.kingcross.com.ua

Magnus1, Shpytalna str., Tel.: +38 (032) 244 42 65Open 10.00-22.00www.magnus-store.com

Opera Passage27, Svobody avn.,Tel.: +38 (032) 242 05 80www.operapassage.com Open 10.00-21.00

InterCity67g, Chornovola str., Tel: +38 (032) 297 75 04www.inter-city.com.uaOpen 10.00-22.00

Pivdenny market36, Schyretska str., Tel: +38 (032) 264 94 28www.tcp.com.uaOpen 10.00–18.00

FOOD & DRINK

Opera Market27, Svobody avn.Tel.: (032) 295-88-07Open: 10.00—22.00

Fine Bottle31, Kopernika str.Tel.: (032) 261-37-73Open: 10.00—22.00

Svit Napoiv25, Svobody avn.Tel.: (032) 260-13-59


SUStAINABLE trANSPort AWARD FINALIST: LVIVEstablished in 2005, the

Sustainable Transport Award recognizes lead-

ership and visionary achieve-ments in sustainable transpor-tation and urban livability. The award is presented to a city each January for achievements in the preceding year. A com-mittee that includes the most respected experts and organi-zations working internationally on sustainable transportation chose the finalists and the win-ner. The committee includes: Institute for Transportation and Development Policy; EMBARQ, The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Trans-port; GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenar-beit); Clean Air Asia; Clean Air Institute; United Nations Cen-tre for Regional Development (UNCRD); Transport Research Laboratory EcoMobility, Local Governments for Sustainabil-ity (ICLEI); Transport Research Board’s Transportation in the Developing Countries Commit-tee (ABE90). On January 15th 2013 in Wash-ington, the Institute for Trans-portation and Development Policy (ITDP), together with an international committee of transportation and develop-ment experts, awarded Mexico City, the 2013 Sustainable Trans-port Award for its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, cycling and walking infrastructure, parking program, and revitaliza-tion of public space. Four addi-tional cities received honorable mentions at the Sustainable Transport Awards: Bremen, (Ger-many), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Rosario (Argentina) and Lviv (Ukraine). Lviv was put forward by the international organization GIZ for its overall improvements to public transport, walking, cycling, and traffic calming for the EURO2012 soccer championship. The nomi-nation of Lviv highlighted the sustainable development process in the transport sector with lower emissions, less energy consump-tion and fewer traffic fatalities. The successes of Lviv demonstrate that the preparation for large-scale events can be used to initiate a transformation process in urban mobility

with long lasting and sustainable outcomes. Journalist and activist Myroslava Gongadze accepted the honorable mention award. Armin Wagner, senior transport advisor for GIZ said, “The STA is truly an international award and a recognition for achievements in sustainable urban mobility. Recognizing Lviv sends a strong signal to other cities in Central and Eastern Europe that the devel-opment for cycling and the preservation and expansion of public transport are cru-

LVIV PROMOTION

cial to fight rapid motori-zation and its negative effects.”Past winners of the Sustainable Transport Award include: Medellín, Colombia and San Francisco, United States (2012); Guangzhou, China (2011); Ahmedabad, India (2010); New York City, USA (2009); London, UK (2008); Paris, France (2008); Guayaquil, Ecuador (2007); Seoul, South Korea (2006), and Bo-gotá, Colombia (2005).


FUTSALDuring February 10-11, sport palace “Halychyna” hosted friendly matches of two national teams from Ukraine and Poland. The first game, where the official opening of the match took place, was attended by General Consul of Poland in Lviv - Jaroslav Drozd. The first match was lucky for the Ukrainian team, which won with score 3:0. Ukraine’s team is considered to be pretty tough opponent for Polish players as during last 5 matches between those two teams Ukrainians won. The two matches were played by two different teams lineups to give all the players possibility to participate in the friendly sport meetings. Within Ukraine’s na-tional team played five representatives of Lviv’s team “Energy”. Friendly matches became part of the preparation trainings for the upcoming qualifying competitions to the Futsal European Cham-pionship, which will take place in Turkey in 2014. On March 27, Ukraine’s national team will play against England, on March 28 with Slovenian team and on March 30 against Turkey.

ФУТЗАЛУ Палаці спорту «Галичина» 10-11 лютого відбулись това-риські зустрічі національних команд України й Польщі. На офіційному відкритті першої гри був присутній генеральний консул Польщі у Львові Ярослав Дрозд. Перший матч при-ніс перемогу українській команді, яка виграла з рахунком 3:0. Збірна України вважається досить жорстким опонен-том для польських гравців - у останніх п’яти матчах між двома командами вигравали українці. У двох матчах грали два різні склади, щоб дати всім гравцям можливість вийти на майданчик у товариській зустрічі. За збірну України зі-грали п’ятеро представників львівської команди «Енергія». Товариські матчі стали частиною підготовки до майбутніх відбіркових змагань чемпіонату Європи з футзалу, який відбудеться в Туреччині в 2014 році. Збірна України зіграє з Англією 27 березня, 28 березня зі словенською збірною, а 30 березня проти збірної Туреччини.

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BASKETBALLOn February 03, local BC “Polytechnyka-Halychyna” won over BC “Himik” with score 80-72, having again confirmed Lviv’s club lead-ing positions in the ratings within Ukrainian Superleague champi-onship. Forward of Lviv team Leonid Stefanishyn played his best match of the season (17 points and 6 rebounds) and being the key player, who brought victory to the team. Centre player Vladan Vyko-skavovych became the best player of the season due to his sixth in a row double-double in the Superleague championship (19 points + 13 rebounds) and getting 22 grades at the players effectiveness ratings. Considering all the achievements Serbian player of the Lviv team finally got himself to the first place of rebounders at the Su-perleague championship. Basketball fans are welcome to come and support local team at the upcoming matches with BC “Dnipro_Azot” on February 22 and with BC “Azovmash” on February 24, 2013.

БАскеТБоЛМатч української Суперліги з баскетболу, що відбувся 3 лю-того між “Політехнікою-Галичиною” та “Хіміком”, підтвердив статус центрального в турі, завершившись важкою перемогою львів’ян із рахунком 80-72. Нападаючий “Політехніки” Леонід Стефанишин провів найкращий матч у сезоні, відзначившись 17 очками, 6 підбираннями та 20 балами РЕ, а головне – віді-гравши ключову роль у перемозі своєї команди. Центровий львів’ян - Владан Вукосавлевич став найкращим гравцем мат-чу, відзначившись шостим поспіль дабл-даблом у чемпіонаті Суперліги (19 очок + 13 підбирань) і 22 балами рейтингу ефек-тивності. Завдяки цьому, сербський “бігмен” нарешті вийшов на перше місце в суперечці найкращих “ребаундерів” Суперліги. Підтримати улюблену команду можна буде у наступних до-машніх матчах, які відбудуться 22 лютого проти БК “Дніпро-Азот” та 24 лютого проти БК “Азовмаш”.


BUSINESS SUPPORT

Sometimes companies have brief liquidity gaps. For example, a company has to pay salaries today, but no money is expected un-til the next day. Is there any solution for the client in question?

The company could use an overdraft that would be repaid once the expected funds from contractors have been received. This is a very good backstop for a business with active money flows on the accounts. Fur-thermore, we have hourly tariffs, i.e., if a cli-ent uses an overdraft and repays it within two hours, the interest will run only for two hours. Few banks can boast such conditions; that is what makes it an extremely advanta-geous offer. As a rule, we provide overdrafts for one year up to 40% of the yearly turnover.

Do you have any other much-sought-after services?

EqUAL PArtNErSHIP

“The client and the bank are equal partners,” says Liubov Hetmanska, head of Lviv Regional Division at UkrSibbank BNP Parіbas Group. Liubov agreed to talk with Kommersant-Ukraine about the advantages that UkrSibbank has to offer its SME clients.According to the rating “50 Leading Banks of Ukraine” by Kommersant-Ukraine, UkrSibbank has been named the best in the following catego-ries: “Servicing Legal Entities”, “Salary Projects”, and “Overdrafts”. What are the advantages that your bank can offer to its clients?

The notion of a “reliable partner” is a cornerstone of our collaboration with clients. These are not mere words, as

business success depends entirely on part-ners. This strategy helps us to be the best and to offer a range of services and prod-ucts starting from efficient, profitable, and comprehensible financial instruments to an individual approach and professional con-sulting and support. By the way, the latter should not be underestimated. Even if other banks have almost the same fees, the quality of analytical and IT support differs consider-ably. Clients need to consider not only the financial advantages a bank can provide but also more technical issues, such as payment warranties, specific features of the new tax code, and currency exchange regulations. Businessmen need specialists who will be able to advise them on all banking issues.

Our bank offers its clients not only all the necessary consultations at all our branches but also free seminars on the most pressing business matters. UkrSibbank has been of-fering such seminars for the second year in a row. At these seminars clients can have their questions answered by professionals from different sectors and can freely share their experience, make new connections, and find new partners. More than 3,000 businessmen have already participated in our seminars.

NEW PLATFORM

What are your most successful and promis-ing financial instruments?

The All Inclusive is undoubtedly our most successful product. It is a comprehensive so-lution for companies and employees, which includes not only payment cards, salary, and other payments but also a variety of banking and insurance services, accessory services, and privileges in one package.

In 2012 the bank transferred its salary card projects to a new platform, a move that provided us with an all-in-one approach to client servicing. Thanks to this, more than 15,000 companies and 700,000 individuals are now using our All Inclusive product. Our figures show that clients are very interested in this package.

This product offers companies numerous advantages. Let’s take a look at remote ser-vices: using them, a company can order payment cards for its employees by itself. The new platform will also substantially reduce time-consumption because, for ex-ample, payroll sheets are processed online. Also, companies can make salary payments to employees of their affiliated branches throughout Ukraine in a centralized manner with no additional charges.

Did this package offer help you to attract new clients?

Yes, small- and medium-sized companies have been the most interested in this offer because of its high efficiency and mobil-ity. We offer four packages of different levels: Start, All Inclusive, All Inclusive Ultra, and All Inclusive De Luxe, out of which every employ-ee can choose what suits him/her most. Start-ing January 2012, our clients have the oppor-tunity to withdraw money from their salary cards at any ATM in Ukraine free of charge. Our clients also enjoy preferential fees with the Global ATM Alliance network worldwide (more than 40,000 ATMs in 40 countries).

UKRSIBBANK HAS INTRODUCED HOURLY TARIFFS: IF A CLIENT USES AN OVERDRAFT AND REPAYS IT WITHIN TWO HOURS, INTERESTS WILL BE RUNNING ONLY FOR TWO HOURS.


in the Monetary Market of Ukraine” in 2010-2011 by the Global Finance magazine. We also received the “Straight-Through Process-ing Excellence Award” from Deutsche Bank for the high quality of payments in 2012.м

In its 2012 rating Investgazeta named UkrS-ibbank a “Bank for Entrepreneurs.” What ad-vantages do you offer to businesses?

The product that is most interesting to business people is our cash and settlement services. We offer several levels of services that allow the client to select what is best suited to his/her activities. For example, the Ekonom (Savings) package is a universal of-fer with a low account opening fee and monthly handling fee; using the Bezlimitnyi (Unlimited) tariff package, the client pays a monthly fee and is entitled to make all pay-ments free of charge as well as withdraw money in line with preferential fees. For pri-vate entrepreneurs, we devised a dedicated offer called the Pidpryiemets (Entrepreneur).

We have been receiving numerous requests to extend our operating hours and there-fore decided to prolong the business day to 6 p.m. (most banks stop accepting active operations by 4 p.m.). And the payment pro-cessing time takes less than 10 minutes. We also enhanced our StarAccess Internet bank-ing system. Clients can subscribe and use the system free of charge.

Our foreign currency transactions enjoy much success among clients with active foreign ac-tivities. The cost of these services depends on the volume of transactions: for transactions up to $20,000 the fee is 0.3%, which decreases gradually as the transaction amount increas-es. For example, for transactions amounting to $500,000, the fee is a mere 0.15%.

Also, clients with active foreign activities are interested in money transfers to/from Ukraine. We have an extensive network of correspondent banks, which helps to consid-erably reduce transaction-processing time.

Our financial advisors select the best ways to execute transfers in order for our clients to avoid additional intermediary fees. In order to carry out these transactions, we ensure that the transaction documents comply with monetary legislation, and we also provide cli-ents with all necessary legal advice. Of course, any lawyer could provide these services, but

our consultations have the advantage of be-ing included in the cost of the service pack-age. It is worthwhile mentioning that our expertise has been highly appraised by the international award “Best Bank for Clients


HOW TO IMPROVE UKRAINE’S BUSINESS CLIMATEThe beginning of the year has set the tone for the next twelve months. An important meeting held on January 18 could not have come at a better time, as the newly appointed government of Ukraine hosted 30 representatives of the European Busi-ness Association – the heads of leading companies operating on the Ukrainian market - at the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.EBA President Tomas Fiala opened the proceedings. His report featured a gen-eral overview of the macroeconomic situ-ation, and he gave his opinion regarding the future development of the Ukrainian economy in 2013.

Tomas Fiala.EBA President, CEO of Dragon Capital

“What needs to be done to encourage foreign companies operating in Ukraine to invest more, increase production (for both local consumption and exports), and thereby create new jobs, boost rev-enues and profits and hence pay more in tax? There can only be one answer — re-forms, however unpopular they might be. Precisely how we welcomed the govern-ment’s challenging pension reform steps, we will readily offer our support and as-sistance in deregulating the business environment, phasing out utility tariff subsidies, and reducing the state budget deficit, to mention just a few areas. Together with substantial monetary re-laxation and a flexible exchange rate, this will make Ukraine more competitive and attractive as a destination for foreign manufacturers. The reforms I mentioned are in effect the ultimate social policy, as the investments they will help to attract will drive the demand and competition for labor, and that in turn will boost local salaries and living standards.”

Monthly news and views from the European Business Association’s Western Ukraine office

www.eba.com.uaVolume 3, issue 6

February 2013

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EBA Executive Director Anna Derevyanko was next to address the meeting, giving a report on the conditions required to fos-ter an attractive investment climate. After Derevyanko’s speech, she answered a wide range of probing questions from EBA representatives on the current state in a number of areas of business.The meeting was a positive start to rela-tions between the business community and the country’s government institutions in 2013. In particular, it shed light simul-taneously on various strategic issues that had earlier been selected as the priorities of the EBA’s committees for 2013.Senior cabinet officials displayed a genuine interest in collaborating with the European Business Association as a strategic partner. It was decided to share responsibilities in jointly resolving certain problems and particular issues that affect the interests of the business community.EBA presented its point of view on chang-es that must be done in different spheres, such as:

• Banking sector;• Protecting the rights of investors;• Customs relations;• Dairy Industry• Health Care – technical barriers to suc-cess

• Information Technology• Waste management and other. For more information, please, go to www.eba.com.ua


West Ukrainian EBA Branch together with Lviv Consulting Group continued to monitor the labour market of Western Ukraine in November 2012. The third Labour Market Index revealed changes and tendencies in selection, maintenance and retention of employees, as well as in managing of HR processes in different areas of business compared to the previous Labor Market Index survey.

In November we observed a twofold increase in number of participants in the Labor Market Index survey. Among the survey participants were banks, retailers and sales companies, construction companies, providers of legal, consulting, logistics and IT services, as well as manufacturing companies active in machine building, metal working and food processing industries. Above 50% of the participants were businesses with foreign investments operating in Western Ukraine for more than 10 years, with head count 60 to 400 employees.The tendency in plans to increase headcount within the next 3 months pre-vailed (60% respondents). The number of companies that planned reduc-tion in headcount decreased by half.During the past three quarters there was a persistent demand for qualified workers with special education and professionals with 3 to 5 years expe-rience, like engineers, IT programmers, accountants, sales managers. In-terest of potential manufacturers in non-skilled workers increased by 10%. Demand for administrative personnel decreased threefold.

How would you estimate the labor market?

Dynamics: Labor Market Index

Labor market index in November 2012 was 3.01. The index is defined as the average indicator of the indi-vidual categories. Individual indicators were defined as follows: for example “Competition for talents category“: 1*3.8% + 2*34.6% + 3*42.3% + 4*15.4% + 5*3.8% = 2.8

Avaerage Labor Market5 – Labor market is definitely favorable for employers4 – Labor market is rather favorable for employers3 – Labor market is neutral2 – Labor market is rather unfavorable for employers1 – Labor market is defitely unfavorable for employers

Avaerage estimation points – Definitely favorable for employers – Rather favorable for employers

At the first sight, the Labor market is attractive for employers because of salary stability, big number of those who are searching for a job. Nevertheless, there is lack of new vacancies and there is a demand for low-wages’ professionals and graduates with lit-tle experience.

Oksana Dziadyk,Lviv Consulting Group

TALKING POINT: LABOR MARKET SURVEY

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LEGAL COMMITTEEThursday, 24 January EBA Legal Committee meeting was held at the EBA office in LvivThe topic of the meeting: Registration of title rights for immovable prop-erty under new rules.The meeting was conducted in a Q&A format. Since the new procedures of property rights registration raise many question regarding their realization, we invited private notary, president of Association of private notaries in Lviv region Ms. Alla Krasovska as a speaker to our discussion.Ms. Alla Krasovska kindly shared her experience concerning registration of title rights for immovable property under new rules.The Law of Ukraine “On amendment of certain legislative acts of Ukraine

regarding improvement and facilitation of the procedure of state registra-tion of land plots and title rights for immovable property”, which entered into force since 01.01.2013, changed the procedure of registration of title rights for immovable property. In particular, the registers of rights ceased to function in previous regime (mortgages register, register of encumbrances of movable property, legal deeds register), while the unified register was created; the rules of access to the register were changed, as well as the registration authorities were redistributed (Bureau of technical inventory – State registration service – State Land Resources Agency –

notaries).In the course of her speech Ms. Krasovska actively answered the participants’ questions and profoundly revealed the topic. Invited speaker encourage the par-ticipants to contact her with any questions in the future, as a lot of changes in the subject is expected.

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEEEBA Management Committee was held on Wednes-day 30 January. The topic of the meeting was Ukrai-nian Mentality and Shared Management.Invited speaker – Vasyl Poluyko, President of NGO Development Foundation “Western Ukrainian Re-source Center”.Vasyl Poluyko talked about Ukrainian mentality and generally described main differences between Ukrainian and other cultures according to Geret Hofstede theory. In Ukrainian society as a result of takeover of dying culture (Byzantium), constant attacks, war, famine and repression, constant au-thorities’ betrayals was formed Ukrainian individu-alism with the strategy of units’ survival, not the community.

“He reproduce rather than cre-ates, he focuses on the details and forgets about the strategy, he lacks masculine principles (mother raising a son for the family, not for the community)” this is how the speaker explained Ukrainian indi-vidualism.Besides identify-ing and describing the specifics of the Ukrainian mentality, participants have been offered recom-mendations on how they can actually influence on the Ukrainian mentality in business and in personal life. Among the recommendations, Mr. Poluyko recommended following:

• reports must be written at the meetings and pre-liminary one’s must be approved;

• associative structures should be created and regulatory mechanisms governing the relationships between small groups must be implemented;

• long-term projects must be in priority;• men must spend more time with their children.

As a conclusion, the invited speaker encouraged the participants to be a driving force of Ukrainian mentality changes.

EBA EVENTS

I’m glad to inform you that during the January we have already started our Com-mittees activity. Thus, we conducted two meetings.

Olha Zelenchukcommittee coordinator


EBA EVENTS

INTERNATIONS COMMUNITYOn 30 January, 2013 EBA members got to-gether with the Inter-Nations community for the live jazz and social-izing in the Hrushevsky Cinema&Jazz. This was the first social event in 2013, which gathered around 40 people to relax, net-work and socialize in the international at-mosphere. We saw many new and old faces and had a nice international evening with a lot of fun, as always!

We are still working on mem-bership growth, because we believe that together we can successfully influence on our business environment.

“As for social activities, February was mostly a planning month. Thus, 2013 will be even more intense of quality and interesting events, which, in the first place, aim to make new business contacts, network and introduce EBA member companies. And as for this month, the first event was a joint meet-ing with the InterNations community”.

“Our company has recently started operating in Ukraine, and we have doubts as to due application of tax legisla-tion. Is there a possibility to obtain official advice of the Tax Authority?”The tax legislation of Ukraine is in fact rather complicated and sometimes even tax lawyers have different opinions as to application of certain tax norms. Taking into account that violation of tax legislation might lead to imposition of high penalties, taxpayers should be very diligent in tax ac-counting.Article 52 of the Tax Code of Ukraine foresees that the Tax Authority is obliged to provide tax advice to the taxpayer at the request of the latter. Such advice has to be prepared within 30 days. The taxpayer, who wants to obtain official tax advice, has to file a request to the Tax Authority at the location of the taxpayer.The tax advice is individual, i.e. it is intended specifically for the taxpayer, who requested the advice, and another tax-payer cannot refer to this tax advice as if it was the general legal position of Tax Authority. The taxpayer, who requested the tax advice, will not bear responsibility for violation of tax legislation, if he acts on the ground and according to the tax advice (even if the tax advice is later cancelled or changed). This mechanism provides possibility for com-panies to secure their tax accounting position with regards to business operations, which are crucial to the company and not to fear that the next inspection of Tax Authority will reveal major violations of tax legislation.In case the taxpayer does not agree with the tax advice, he can appeal it to the administrative court. The Code of Ad-ministrative Procedure foresees 6-months period for filing the claim. In case the court cancels the tax advice, the Tax Authority will have to issue new tax advice with the consid-eration of the conclusions of the court.Previously tax advices of the Tax Authority were not popu-lar among taxpayers, since there was not possibility to appeal them. Taxpayers received sometimes tax advices, which contradicted their own opinion, and could not apply them. With the adoption of Tax Code and introduction of the possibility to appeal the tax advice, the latter became a more effective instrument for the tax payers.Thus, it is recommended to obtain tax advices, as they are provided free of charge by the Tax Authority, while can se-cure the taxpayer in respect of due tax accounting of cer-tain business operations.

In order to get your question answered by Mr. Markian Mal-skyy on the pages of LVIV TODAY, please send them by e-mail to [email protected] (subject: Legal Advice).

Markian Malskyy, Partner of Arzinger law firm, Head of West Ukrainian Branch Office, continues to answer

questions related to legal aspects of doing business in Ukraine.

Maryana LutsyshynEBA Regional coordinator

Uliana SkorupskaAdministrative Assistant

NEW EBA MEMBERSThus, In January 2013 we accepted one new member - company Agrocap LLC. The company develops and makes the lid of type CRO and TWIST-OFF and also gives services in lithography. Modern equipment and high professional-ism of workers gives them the possibility to guarantee quality of their products and execute any wishes of their customers, give flexible service to every client individually. For more information, please, go to http://agrocap.com.uaWe welcome Agrocap LLC to our community and hope that our mutual cooperation brings benefits to both sides.

EBA Western Ukraine Address:6, Stepana Bandery str. office 3, Lviv Tel.: +38032-261 29 28Fax: +38032-261 22 [email protected]


LVIV PUB qUIZ

Test the strength of your Ukrainian general knowledge with our fun monthly pub quiz!

8. Which Soviet leader hailed from Dniprop-etrovsk Oblast?a.) Yuri Andropovb.) Nikita Khrushchevc.) Anastas Mikoyand.) Leonid Brezhnev

9. Which British military action during the nineteenth century Crimean War in today’s Ukraine was immortalized in an epic poem by Lord Tennyson?a.) The Charge of the Heavy Brigadeb.) The Charge of the Light Brigadec.) The invention of the Balaclava d.) The Highlanders’ Thin Red Line

10. Residents of which Ukrainian city are known as Leopolitans?a.) Lutskb.) Luhanskc.) Lvivd.) Chop

11. Which Ukrainian pop stars enjoyed a huge 1990s hit with the song ‘Spring’?a.) Okean Elzyb.) Green Greyc.) Viagrad.) VV

1. Which Ukrainian gymnast won two gold medals and a silver to become one of the stars of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?a.) Irina Deriuginab.) Kateryna Serebrianskac.) Olesya Dudnikd.) Lilia Podkopayeva

2. Modern Lviv’s Stepan Bandera Street was known by what name during the Nazi oc-cupation of the city in WWII?a.) Lemberg Streetb.) Hitler Streetc.) Hindenburg Boulevardd.) Reich Street

3. How many times have Ukrainian football clubs won European honours?a.) Neverb.) Twicec.) Four timesd.) Three times

4. Which Beatles song features a tribute to ‘Ukraine girls’?a.) Love Me Dob.) All You Need is Lovec.) Back in the USSRd.) Yellow Submarine

5. In terms of pre-1939 nd post-1945 bor-ders, which European country gained the most territory as a result of WWII?a.) Russiab.) Ukrainec.) Polandd.) Hungary

6. In 1999 former Ukrainian Prime Minis-ter Pavlo Lazarenko hit the international headlines for all the wrong reasons when he was detained at the Swiss border while in possession of a passport from which Latin American country?a.) Hondurasb.) Costa Ricac.) Panamad.) Argentina

7. Which Russian football club has re-cently threatened to switch to the Ukrainian Premier League following a spat with the Russian Football Federation?a.) Spartak Moscowb.) Zenit St. Petersburgc.) Dynamo Moscowd.) Lokomotiv Moscow

ANSWERS: 1.) d 2.) b 3.) d 4.) c 5.) b 6.) c 7.) b 8.) d 9.) b 10.) c 11.) d

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