Ukraine borders Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. Now that certainly guarantees a lot of activity at all times. The ever popular city of Kiev (Kyiv) is the capital as well as the largest Ukrainian city. Despite Russian been spoken popularly, it’s only official language is Ukrainian. The dominant religion here is Eastern Orthodox Christianity and at one time Ukraine was popularly nicknamed Little Russia. In 1993 due to rising inflation the country plunged into poverty and things stabilized once the national currency hryvnia came into circulation in 1996. If you’re visiting in the football season, you could even try and watch an exciting Ukrainian football league game.