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In addition to the sites on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site has previously been listed on the tentative list. [16] As of 2023, Ukraine has 16 sites on its tentative list. [3]
Benidorm skyline Poniente Beach Balcón del Mediterráneo. Benidorm is popular with tourists from the UK, Ireland, Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands. Benidorm's initial growth in popularity can be attributed to the package holiday explosion, and continues year round, due to the night-life based around the central concentration of bars and ...
The publication of History of towns and villages of the Ukrainian SSR was also published in Russian. There were published 26 volumes of the encyclopedia (one for each region of Ukraine). In addition, there are also ten more volumes that were published separately in the Russian language .
First historic and cultural reserves in Ukraine were created in 1920s. Resolutions of the Council of People's Commissars of the Ukrainian SSR proclaimed next territories as reserves: Ancient Greek Colony of Olbia (31 May 1924), the Monk's Hill in Kaniv – Taras Shevchenko burial (20 August 1925), Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (29 September 1926), Monastery of Barefoot Carmelites in Berdychiv (8 March ...
On 21 March, the Ukrainian parliament passed On the Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policy in Ukraine and the Decolonization of Toponymy (Law No. 3005-IX), officially prohibiting placenames considered to promote Russian imperialism or the Russification of Ukraine. [5] An official list of placenames associated with ...
Ukraine, with its rich natural resources and strategic location, was a key focus of these plans. Ukraine became a major center for heavy industry, particularly in coal mining, steel production, and machine building. Cities like Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk (now Dnipro), and Stalino (now Donetsk) were transformed into industrial hubs. The rapid ...
But when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, sparking Europe's largest military conflict since World War II, Vitvitsky shifted her advocacy to charities that were aiding the Ukrainian war effort.
Sometimes the term "South-eastern Ukraine" is used to define both regions of the Southern and Eastern Ukraine. Due to the shape of the country, in narrow definition, term "Northern Ukraine" is often used to denote either the bulge of Chernihiv / Sumy oblasts or, in broader terms, the whole of Polesia .