UNIQUE UKRAINE by Galina https://padlet.com/galinaslinchuk/m9yv8e6k5zfd with Love en-us 2017-07-27 07:12:18 UTC 2023-10-14 03:36:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Doubleheart.png galinaslinchuk https://padlet.com/galinaslinchuk/m9yv8e6k5zfd/wish/179576879 Ukraine, the largest state situated entirely in Europe, appeared on the map of the world in 1991. It was quickly recognized by the international community. It has an area of 603,628 km2, making it the largest contiguous country on the European continent]]> 2017-07-27 12:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/galinaslinchuk/m9yv8e6k5zfd/wish/179576879 galinaslinchuk https://padlet.com/galinaslinchuk/m9yv8e6k5zfd/wish/179576964 World's First Constitution 
In 1710, Ukrainian Hetman Pylyp Orlyk introduced “Pacts and Constitutions of Rights and Freedoms of the Zaporizhian Host”, at that time a super-progressive document which meant to separate powers into three branches and regulate the rights and responsibilities of the government and citizens. Some researchers believe that this document is one of the world’s first constitutions. For example, U.S. Constitution was adopted in 1787 and French and Polish in 1791.]]> 2017-07-27 12:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/galinaslinchuk/m9yv8e6k5zfd/wish/179576964 The deepest metro station in the world (105 meters) Arsenalnaya Metro Station located in Kiev is the deepest in the world (105 meters). The station was built in 1960, very close to the House of Parliament. According to some reports, the tunnels near Arsenalnaya house secret shelters built specially for the political elite. galinaslinchuk https://padlet.com/galinaslinchuk/m9yv8e6k5zfd/wish/179577018 2017-07-27 12:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/galinaslinchuk/m9yv8e6k5zfd/wish/179577018 The world’s heaviest aircraft The world’s heaviest aircraft is An-225 Mriya is created by the Kyiv-based Antonov design bureau. The plane was designed to airlift space shuttles and rocket boosters, however is now carrying oversized payloads. galinaslinchuk https://padlet.com/galinaslinchuk/m9yv8e6k5zfd/wish/179577092 2017-07-27 12:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/galinaslinchuk/m9yv8e6k5zfd/wish/179577092 “Carol of the Bells” is a Ukrainian folk song One of the most famous Christmas songs “Schedryk” (a folk song written by a Ukrainian composer, Mykola Leontovich) is known to the rest of the world as “Carol of the Bells” or “Ring Christmas Bells”. Based on an old Ukrainian folk song, the original lyrics describe a swallow flying into a household to proclaim the plentiful year that the family will have. The song's title is derived from the Ukrainian word "shchedryi" which means "bountiful." The folk melody was sung in many Ukrainian villages. The song has been used many times in the soundtracks for films and television. galinaslinchuk https://padlet.com/galinaslinchuk/m9yv8e6k5zfd/wish/179577230 2017-07-27 12:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/galinaslinchuk/m9yv8e6k5zfd/wish/179577230