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| Today's visit was to the Caves Monastery, which is a giant monastic complex complete with upper and lower parts and extensive catacombs. The site is the center of the Ukrainian Christian population; as 78% of Ukrainians are Russian Orthodox, this was quite evident today--Sunday--as the monastery and its many churches were overrun with the faithful of all ages. We even saw services in some of the churches and in the catacombs, which are filled with the mummified bodies of monks. |
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| After the monastery, we went to a 2009-erected memorial of the Soviet-induced 1932-1933 famines, during which several million Ukrainians died of starvation...even though the Soviets outlawed listing 'starvation' as a cause of death in Ukraine from 1932-1937. It was a very well-done and moving exhibit, and wasn't without a certain anti-Soviet political twist. |
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| Like Moscow, the metro stations in the Ukraine are very nicely decorated and kept up, as you can see behind Janine. For this reason among many others, this small-town-feeling big city gets two thumbs up from us! |
2 comments:
went out to lake mi all afternoon,beautiful. So happy to read your blogs. Love Ya
hey kate, I need to go back on my starvation italy diet/walking I think I've put some weight back on. Pictures/blog are still an uplifting and relief part of my day that you are still having fun and are safe. Love & prayers mom
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