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Chervonohrad in Ukraine UKRAINE ukraine. chervonohrad Informations and links Chervonohrad Map Chervonohrad Photos Chervonohrad Population on 05-Dec-01 : 70568 ------------------------------- The first time I went to the Carpathians I was lucky enough to have been invited by the graduating class of School #8, Chervonohrad, Ukraine, some of whose students I taught in 1993 on a summerlong stint as an English teacher with the Ukrainian National Association/Prosvita project "Teaching English in Ukraine". The above photos were taken on a hiking trip not far from the city of Skole, Lviv oblast. When I was invited on that trip, I was really excited because, having previously "studied" the Ukrainian Carpathians, I thought we would go to an area where there were "real" mountains. Although the mountains I saw on that trip were by no means artificial, I was a bit disappointed because I led myself to believe that we would be hiking up mountains with veritable timberlines, and in an alpine setting comparable to the Chornahora. To make a long story short, I was lucky enough to be accompanied, or "guided," by Ukrainian natives when I went in 1993. We camped in a mountain valley, sang songs at night, and essentially went for the social atmosphere, not the mountaineering. The students who I went with, accompanied by an adult, were very generous and provided me with food, shelter, plenty of horilka, and company. One of the students on the trip I came to know very well and consequently married her the following summer. This led to my 1994 trips to the Carpathians and Mt. Hoverla. Ukraine was the center of the first Slavic state, Kievan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kievan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duc.
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