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Kyiv holidays

May 2017

  • View of Independence square and old buildings in Kiev, Ukraine

    On the radar
    Kickin’ Kiev: Ukrainian capital hopes Eurovision will jump-start tourism

    Ukraine’s historic capital may be preparing for the pop and ‘nul points’ of Saturday’s Eurovision but, kitsch aside, it is developing a creative edge

March 2017

  • Models present creations by designer Olha Demydova during Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kiev, Ukraine, February 6, 2017.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

    Kiev's cutting-edge: the designers ignored by Ukrainian fashion week

    The so-called ‘new east’ is home to the most talked about creatives in the industry. So why weren’t they showing in Kiev last month?

September 2006

  • Head space

    Kiev: not an easy place to get your head around. Now that's a slogan.

May 2005

  • A song for Europe in the wake of revolution

    The 50th Eurovision song contest will be celebrated this Saturday in Kiev. Ukrainian novelist Andrei Kurkov gives an insider's guide to the host capital.

September 2000

  • Orthodox approach

    James Meek finds the Ukraine capital putting its faith in a wealth of architecture.

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