Luhansk Favorite Tips by hunterV Top 5 Page for this destination

Lots of Monuments

Favorite thing: Many foreign travelers I have met in Luhansk wonder that we have so many different monuments and memorial places.
Many of those monuments are the Soviet legacy, others have been dedicated of late and are devoted to the city history and its outstanding people.
I think every year the city gets a new monument now, which was not the case in Soviet times.
This huge and impressive monument to Clement Voroshilov (1881-1969), a five-star general and a close associate of Joseph Stalin, stands in Voroshilov Square opposite the City Council at 14 Kotsyubinsky Street. I remember Voroshilov was called "the first red officer" in Soviet times.
The bronze monument itself is a work of art.
It represents "the first Soviet officer" greeting the army at the parade.
It was dedicated on February 4, 1981 when the centenary of Voroshilov's birth was celebrated.
They say the monument cost a pretty penny then.

Internet Clubs

Favorite thing: There are several Internet clubs downtown.
They have "Linux" on their computers, high speed, things to order at the cafe and often vacant computers.
The drawback is that they often save on air- conditioning and you have to put up with the stuffy rooms...
Here is a short list of our computer clubs:

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Central Post Office
located in the OldTown in Pochtovaya (Post) Street
It has 6 computers with decent speed.

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Monitor
located at 4B Oboronnaya Street
(at the back side of the tribunes of Vanguard stadium,
opposite Absolute supermarket:
tel. 54 00 65,it ism open round the clock;
it has 22 computers with Internet 112 Kb (6 UAH an hour);

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Infocenter
located at the campus of Luhansk National Agrarian University
(Sovietskaya Street Gayevoy Circle further along Sovietskaya Street),
tel. 57 78 99,
it is open round the clock,
with 47 computers with Internet : 125 Kbs (5 UAH an hour);

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Deep Town
located downtown next to Red Square opposite School 20
(behind Mediana supermarket),
tel. 58 87 74, 21 computers, Internet : 4 UAH an hour;

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Mouse
located in the western blocks
(West End of Luhansk) at 14 Mirnyi Block,
tel. 32 22 50, Internet 2 Mb/s, 4 UAH an hour;

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Site Club located in the eastern block
(East End: 4a Zhukov Block.
Tel. 41 40 77, 59 98 87,
open round the clock,
15 computers,
connected to Net and InNet, Internet :256 K - 2 UAH/Mb

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www.games.lg.ua

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Visiting City Cathedrals

Fondest memory: Attending a liturgy at the city cathedrals such as:
St.Nickolas Transfiguration Cathedral,
Philip's Chapel where our saint, not yet canonized, Philip of Luhansk (1858-1956) is buried and others, especially on Christmas and Easter.
St.Nickolas Transfiguration Cathedral is in October District at 111 International Street.
It is at the end stop of tram #6 - not far from Rosa Luxembourg Square, City Leisure Center that is called Lenin Palace of Culture.
Tel. +38 0642 55 38 03.
Another famous cathedral is
St.Peter and St.Paul's Cathedral in Stone Ford District in the northern part of the city.
This is where the treasure of Luhansk is kept:
Luhansk-root Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God.
It is to the left of the cathedral altar.
You can also see another new cathedral here :
St.Alexander of the Neva Cathedral located in Budyonny Street in the East End next to the campus of the East-Ukrainian National University.

Top Five Supermarkets

Favorite thing: Shopping downtown , for instance, in "Perets" supermarket in Sovietskaya Street located in Heroes Square.

Fondest memory: Among many other memories:
shopping at the modern supermarkets in the city:

Seagull:
11 Brest Fortress Heroes Block;
Tel. +38 0642 42 06 01;
Perets
1, Heroes Square;
Tel. +38 0642 58 15 45
Vesta
9 Olkhovsky Block;
tel. +38 0642 32 10 90;
Temp
10 Artyom St. Yubileyny Settlement;
tel. +38 0642 34 62 25

Some Useful Links

Favorite thing: There are several web sites with the map of Luhansk. You can check them out to find out if they are useful to you:

Map of Luhansk

Map of Luhansk

Map of Luhansk

Fondest memory: Here are some useful links about Luhansk that I have often visited:
(the majority of them are in Russian, though)
More sides of the cultural life of the city are reflected in the Virtual Lugansk site at
http://lugansk.netfirms.com
and in the site of the city newspaper “Life of Lugansk”:
www.life.of.lugansk.ua
(in Russian)
and also in the website dedicated to the Ukrainian ladies and published by a friend of mine:
www.afield.org.ua (in Russian);
and one more site:
www.lugansk.ua
(an Internet provider's site);
you can also have a look at the site of a city portal:
http://www.lugansk.info
(in Russian)
and http://www.citynews.net.ua
(in Russian)
Theater Square web cam;
and the site of 'Luhansk Initiative' organization:
www.danilov.lg.ua .
The First Golf Club of Luhansk region
Green Luhansk
Besides, you can read about our local saint Philip of Luhansk (1858-1956):
www.stphilip.wwservers.com
And take a look at :
some of pictures from Luhansk

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Pictures of Luhansk

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Your Possible Assistants

Favorite thing: If you experience problems in finding the right things in Luhansk (post office, telegraph, menus in English, institutions, etc.), Intourist company could be one of your assistants then.
They have their office in Kotsiubinsky Street opposite Absolute supermarket and could help you contact any office, offer you any route in Ukraine with the help of other such offices all over Ukraine.
It is a state tourism office. They could also provide you an interpreter during your stay.
Although there is no tourist information in booklets (maps, routes, museums, etc.) about Luhansk, you can agree about the service during your stay here.
Their phone number is +38 0642 53 06 51 (it is also a fax) and +38 0642 53 44 53. Ask Irina.
E-mail: lug.inturist@leasat.net

Orientation in the City

Favorite thing: It's true there are no maps of Luhansk in English on sale.
But you can buy this Passport of Luhansk in Russian (UAH 30) where you can find all houses in the city.
It might be helpful to you.

Museum Exhibitions

Favorite thing: Several exhibitions of the local lore museum are devoted to our twin cities: this exhibition is about Cardiff (Great Britain) and Saint Etienne (France).
These cities have been the twin cities of Luhansk since 1963.

Fondest memory: Call the museum +38 0642 55 17 43

Local Lore Museum

Favorite thing: This museum is very popular with the public.
It has several exhibitions, among them the well-known local nature exhibition.
The entrance fee is about $1 and some more for allowance to take pictures, but of you want to take a picture of an exhibit, you have to pay extra fee - $1 for each exhibit you want to take a picture of.

Fondest memory: Local Lore Museum offers several exhibitions:
- Museum relics;
- Traditions and customs of Luhansk region;
- Luhansk region from the twenties to the forties;
- Modern Luhansk region;
- Luhansk region in ancient times;
- Nature of Luhansk region
- Treasures of Tibet.

At Our Flags

Favorite thing: Lots of nice (and expensive) stores with a wide choice of goods: cafes and restaurants.

Fondest memory: When you arrive to Voroshilov Square located opposite the City Council building at 14 Kotsiubinsky Street, why not drop in at the city council lobby and take a picture at the entrance at the background of our flags: the Ukrainian national flag and the flag of Luhansk (to the right) with two orders above you.
Don't forget to ask for the secutirty's consent for that. The security is to your left at the entrance.
Some history:
the city was awarded with these two orders:
for the first time in 1924 with the Order of the Red Battle Banner
and for the second time - in 1970 with the Order of the October Revolution for the great merits of the city residents during the hard times of its history.
I remember it was a great honor in Soviet times when you have a picture taken of you at the background of such a flag.
For example, when I was a soldier in the Soviet Army in the eighties, I saw the pictures of the best soldiers who had a valuable present: their picture at the background of the battle flag of their unit.