Malcolm Teasdale visits Kiev, Ukraine for a few days of sightseeing and education. Architectural beauty, historical monuments, and a history worth learning about.
A lot of people asked the question, "why?" when I mentioned I was visiting the Ukraine. My answer was a prompt "why not?" It became independent from Russia after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. There of course is plenty of influence in the city from the Soviet days.As I was in Moscow during the final week of the Soviet Union's existence, I was amazed at the architecture in the city and I thought Kiev might be just as dramatic. I was not disappointed.There was a language barrier of course, but it mattered not. I walked 6 miles a day to see some of the wonderful buildings, with a map and…
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