3 the fact about Ukraine/ Part Three

Ukrainian "Sahara"

Oleshkovsky sands are often called Ukrainian Sahara. The area of sands which were stretched in the territory of several districts of the Kherson region makes more than 160 thousand hectares that does them by the biggest desert of Europe. Oleshkovsky sands are well visible from space. Photos from social networks often call Oleshkovsky sands Ukrainian Sahara the Fauna is presented about 1 thousand by species of insects, 5 species of reptiles, tens of bird species. There are both wild boars, and wolves, and pheasants. But the most interesting is the fact that here the largest groups of a jerboa-emuranchika live.

The biggest drawn flag of Ukraine

The embankment on Obolon in Kiev is decorated now by a huge hundred-meter flag. At the beginning of June, 2014 it was drawn by locals. The total area of a flag makes 1700 square meters. As organizers speak, there was many work. At first they had to clear a concrete slope of a grass, to cover holes but only then to begin to paint it. On a huge flag left half-tons of yellow and blue paint.

World famous Christmas song

Shchedrik — the Christmas Ukrainian national song which received the world popularity in musical processing of Nikolay Leontovich who wrote it in 1916. In English it is known under the name "Carol of the Bells". The song was heard in many foreign movies. For example, in all the favourite movie "Home Alone" it is one of the most important soundtracks. Besides, numerous covers of Shchedrik gain the improbable number of viewings on YouTube.