There’s no place like Kyiv in the summertime. The sandy shores of the islands on the Dnieper River that divides Ukraine’s tree-covered capital, one of the greenest in Europe, attract sun-bathers and DJs that continue into the evenings around bonfires. In the shadow of Russia’s invasion, Kyiv in the summertime resists as a constant art festival celebrating life, full of galleries showcasing defiant statements of the country’s artists, leafy café terraces full of young men and women adorned with tattoos and representing a national hipster infiltration that rivals Williamsburg and Silver Lake. And popping up around the city like towering …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
