All of us have our memories. They save information about our past experience, people we ever met, positive and negative emotions we went through, etc. Our memory warns us (never do it again!), educates, helps us to adjust our social behavior to feel safe and comfortable in everyday life. The same does culture for the society being its historical memory.

Ukraine’s culture is at least 1,500 years old. Over the years it accumulated experience of many generations of people who have lived in the area of present Ukraine. They formed a base of modern Ukrainian culture: moral and spiritual values, language and beliefs, literature and music, traditional holidays and superstitions. Ukrainian culture has common historical roots with Russian and Byelorussian cultures. All three nationalities originated from the same home - Kievan Rus. During its 1,500 - year turbulent history Ukraine culture experienced considerable influences of other cultures. It came a long way from Paganism to Christianity, suffered from invaders, survived collapse of the Soviet Union, which completely transformed the lives of all those who once lived there. In spite of a dramatic history, Ukraine has preserved its cultural heritage from the early times of its existence. About 80 % of the monuments of Kyevan Rus epoch (IX - XII centuries) are located in the territory of Ukraine. In 1990 two historical objects Kiev-Pecherska Lavra Monastery and St. Sophia Cathedral dating from XI century were enlisted on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. More than 600 museums introduce remarkable facts and outstanding personalities of Ukrainian history and culture. More than 150 thousand monuments of culture, archaeology, history, reflect memorable or heroic events in the life of the Ukrainian state. Ukraine culture absorbed the diverse and rich heritage of more than 110 ethnic nationalities which live in the country. 77.8% of its population is Ukrainians, 17.3%-Russians, 0.6%-Byelorussians. The majority of Ukraine’s people are bilingual. They don’t need any interpreters to understand each other. Very many regions of Ukraine have preserved their ethnic originality. You have a great opportunity to get acquainted with national traditions, folk songs, dances, and to taste famous Ukrainian meals: borsch, vareniky, holubtsy, etc. Over the centuries, generation after generation has developed their own rules of social behavior, traditions, customs, taboos, and superstitions. They are reflected in national folklore, songs, dances, unwritten code of etiquette. Through them you will be able to understand the real soul of Ukrainian people. Just be attentive and gaze. It will be opened to you.

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Before your first visit you must read as much as you will find about many cultural and social differences between two nations, about unique Ukrainian mentality, about what to expect from Russian lady and what she expects from this international date. Where to find this information? Internet will help you. There are many online forums and communities of Western men who were lucky to find their right ladies in Ukraine and they can tell you what is the country like, how tasty is the food, how are the apartments, what is the traffic, how to exchange money, how to buy things at the supermarket, what to bring with you and much more. The most important question for each traveler is where to stay for accommodation. Just imagine the situation: you are a foreigner; you came to Ukraine for the first time, alone. What will you do first? Of course you will search where to stay. Of course, you can chose a hotel, but if you need something better than a hotel room? Then you need to know where you can rent an apartment for any period you want, which meets European and American standards. What are the apartments’ advantages over the hotel room? It is usually bigger, more comfortable and the most important you may cook anything you want. In case you go to meet your Russian or Ukrainian bride, there is a nice opportunity for her to cook a delicious dinner for you in the apartment.

A reliable a trusted marriage agency must have visible contact information and their website, be able to provide you with contact of their previous customers so you can talk to a real men who used their services before. If you are still in search of your right lady you may be interested in looking at the ladies profiles. The girls at the agency website must look natural, yes, most of them may look very attractive and pretty, but stay of away of the agency where all girls are of model look only because it is scam and fake photos.

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One of the most exciting moments in dating Ukrainian brides is planning your first arrival to Ukraine and the first meeting with your online date, face to face. Of course each of you has certain expectations and hopes, and possibly some fears, too. Though, as you would definitely learn later, not all your expectations would come true and not all your fears would be justified.

Now, dating Ukrainian brides, you have to realize that at times your dress style may shock them as well. Lots of American and European men prefer to wear casual or sports clothes. For instance, French men love wearing corduroy pants, while Americans love wearing jeans and shorts. However, such casual clothes may seem to your Ukrainian lady inappropriate for dating activities, such as dining out, theatre night, etc. People here love to smile and to have fun, but it is not a part of the local culture to smile at people you do not know on public transportation, on the streets, at stores or other public places. If you would smile here as much as you do in your home country, people may think you are not in your right mind. Your Ukrainian lady may think the same! Flowers. When dating Ukrainian women never give them even number of flowers, because such bouquets are given only for funerals. Also avoid giving them yellow flowers, because here yellow is the color of separation. A superstitious lady may consider it to be a bad sign or a bad luck.

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