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hunterV Says: The monument is located in Kirov Square in front of the local leisure center.This is one of the most special Kirov monuments I have ever seen. It represents one of the Soviet idols – Sergey Kirov - the Communist party boss of Leningrad region, who was murdered in his office...
Kiss Comrade Lenin on the Cheek
hunterV Says: The city local lore museum is perhaps the only place where it is possible.The thing is the Lenin's bust is so huge that eight young men had to carry it into the hall.It used to stand at one of the local vocational schools.Now the bust is deprived of its pedestak (which I...
Lastochka ("Swallow"): For a Big Company
hunterV Says: This cafe often provides service for parties or weddings. It is rather spacious, has good Ukrainian food and an affordable menu. The cafe is located on the western outskirts of the city on your way to the railway station.
hunterV Says: This new cafe is located to the right of the entrance to the city park.It has two halls: the bar hall and the terrace hall.We had lunch in the terrace hall two times and enjoyed it a lot!You can enjoy the popular dishes dishes of the Ukrainian cuisine here. Ukrainian...
hunterV Says: We enjoyed the views on both sides of the Bakhmutka - the old Cossacks' road on the old border of the Russian Empire.The road is somewhat elevated and there are wonderful views on the left of the road.You can see a lot of sunflower flieds on both sides of the road.
hunterV Says: There are buses to Luhansk departing from Borissov Street (market area) every area starting with 6 a.m.The bus number is 301.Buses from Luhansk to Kirovsk start at 9 a.m. (from Youth Block) and at 10 a.m. from the central stadium area in Oboronnaya Street. The buses to...
hunterV Says: The city railway station is called Golubivka in honor of the city founder Peter Golub who was among the first settlers of the area.There are different trains that you can take here:#846 Debaltsevo( a famous railway junction) departing at 9.21 p.m. #6882 Vengerovka(a...
hunterV Says: You can take a bus to Luhansk or other cities and towns of Luhansk region.Market Square has become the place of their departure to substitute the bus terminal that no longer functions. The new bus terminal is under construction now.The bus fare is no more that $5 wherever...
Meat Pavillion: Central Market
hunterV Says: This is the place where you are attracted by special odor of meat products, especially smoked meat. You can buy our national pride – salted pork fat for $5 a kilogram, lots of sausage, cheese and other products.Picture 2,3: There is Style store in Market Square and you...
Vegetables and Fruit: City Market
hunterV Says: The market itself is rather old and has different pavilions.There are also people from the country who bring their vegetables and sell them “from land”, as we say. They usually stand outside the market. You can negotiate to bring down the price, which will bring you maximum...
hunterV Says: The reading room of the local library is another attracting place for many young (and not so young) people. It was interesting for me to read some chapters from the book of the local writer Sophia Yanush-Zharko (1915-1995) She was an enthusiastic archives collector, the...
hunterV Says: Like in many towns and cities of the former Soviet Union, there is an Afghan War memorial in this city, too. It stands in the city park and represents the mourning pictures of the four soldiers and officers, city residents, who died during their service in Afghanistan in the...
hunterV Says: Since the city residents use the water from the polluted Seversky Donets, it is not worth while taking a risk of drinking the tap water, even though it may be purified well enough. Remember that the tap water is just raw material to be processed by the end consumers (us) and...
hunterV Says: Since the city sidewalks and roads leave much to be desired, it is advisable that you have a small torch when walking at night. You never know what pit you may fall into on your way home, especially if the entrance door to your apartment house is not lit like this one...And,...
hunterV Says: Trying to visit all the three settlements that belong to the city. Study the map: they are so scattered (from 10 to 20 km from each other plus horrible roads) that you will have to spend the whole day trying to see them all. Do it on three separate days and then you will...
hunterV Says: During my stay in Kirivsk I decided to visit the old railway bridge that I had seen last time.It's a wonderful place to enjoy the countryside.The views are fantastic!You can see the nearest village of Golubivka and the horizon of Kirovsk.The bridge is located on the road to...
hunterV Says: This obelisk located in the old city park was dedicated in 1977 when the 60th anniversary of the Bolshevik uprising called the Great October Socialist Revolution was celebrated.You can see an inscription at the obelisk: To the Fighters of the Revolution and the bas-relief...
hunterV Says: The city boasts a nice stadium called Coalminer ("Shakhtar" in Ukrainian). You can watch soccer matches of local schools or the local soccer team that is also called "Shakhtar" ("Coalminer").
hunterV Says: The city newspaper has been published since April 2, 1965.It is an 8-page newspaper with lots of local information. It is called The Workers’ Word.The phone numbers of the editorial office are: +38 06446 4 13 33Fax: +38 06446 3 00 65Contact person: Vera Mova.E-mail:...
hunterV Says: Der lange Weg nach KirowskDer von den Faschisten entfesselte Krieg war zu ein zweischneidiges Schwert geworden: im Dezember 1944 geriet Obergefreiter Karl B. während des Rüchzuges der deutschen Armee in sowjetische Gefangenschaft. Wir haben eine Kopie seine Sache im...
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Trying to visit all the three settlements that belong to the city. Study the map: they are so scattered (from 10 to 20 km from each other plus horrible roads)...
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The city is located in the hilly valley of the River Luhanka 70 km to the northwest of Luhansk, the regional center. The territory of the city is 28.4 sq.km/11 sq.mi (even more with suburbs: 35...
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