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.

3 The fact about Ukraine. Part two

The deepest metro station in the world

The metro station Arsenalnaya in Kiev is the deepest in the world - 105,5 meters. It was constructed among the first five stations in the capital of Ukraine, in close proximity to the parliament building. The photo from social networks the Metro station Arsenalnaya in Kiev is the deepest in the world the Name the station received from the nearby large plant Arsenal. Arsenalny since 1986 has the status of a monument of architecture.

The song which overtook in popularity of "Yesterday"

One of the most famous songs in the world - Summertime - George Gershwin wrote under impression of a lullaby "To go oh a dream at windows" performed by the Ukrainian National chorus which he heard in New York. The aria Summertime appeared from under a feather of the famous composer in 1935, and it was written for the opera "Porgi and Bess". Since the emergence, the song was sung in the most different vocal and tool interpretations. It is considered that by the number of different executions the aria advances the well-known song Yesterday of "Beatles". As of May, 2014 it is known approximately of 67 146 public performances of the aria Summertime.

The most environmentally friendly launch vehicles

At the Dnipropetrovsk plant Yuzhmash make the most environmentally friendly launch vehicles in the world - Zenit of 3SL. Thanks to which Ukraine is a co-owner of the project Sea start (together with the USA, Russia and Norway). NASA 3SL - the most environmentally friendly launch vehicles in the world. This project consists in start of commercial freights into an orbit from the floating spaceport on the equator. So, all start-up Zenit-3SL were executed from the floating platform "Ocean Odyssey" within the project Sea start. Its other modifications were started from Baikonur Cosmodrome.

3 The fact about Ukraine. Part one

The anthem of Ukraine consists of only six lines
1. The Ukrainian anthem consists of only six lines, but not four couplets and two refrains. The second, third and fourth couplets of the anthem written by the poet Pavel Chubinsky and the composer Mikhail Verbitsky weren't approved in 2003. They should are approved because deputies of the Verkhovna Rada considered them not absolutely correct because of words that meant claims for territories of Russia and Poland.

2.One of the most visited McDonald's in the world
Whether you knew that nine fast food restaurants McDonald's in Ukraine were included into TOP 100 of the most visited institutions of the American network? You will be surprised, but this is true. Kyiv Post Ukraisky McDonald’s one of the most visited in the world And McDonald's which is near the Kiev railway station, last six years was included into the three of the most visited institutions of network of fast food in the world. In 2010, he took the third place among 30 thousand institutions. In 2011 - the second among 33 thousand institutions.
 
3.The shortest central street
All fatal events for Ukraine took place in epicenter of the main capital street sung by poets of many generations at all times. Perhaps, many will be surprised by the fact that the Khreshchatyk, the central street of Kiev, isn't so big as it can seem. The photo from social networks the Khreshchatyk is the shortest central street of the capital in Europe the Khreshchatyk is the shortest central street of the capital in Europe. It begins from Evropeyskaya Square, passes through the Maidan Nezalezhnosti and comes to an end with Bessarabskaya Square. Length of the Khreshchatyk makes 1225 meters.