Dnipropetrovsk -- Дніпропетровськ

I want to talk about my native city Dnipropetrovsk and Dnipropetrovsk region. Did you know that the longest quay in Europe, 23km long, is in Dnipropetrovsk? It consists of 3 quays: Peremsky, Lenina and Zavodska. A beautiful beach and park zones with various entertainment establishments were created along the quays. There is also a special Festival berth where various youth activities take place.
The most legendary place of Dnipropetrovsk is Monastyrskyi Island, covered with greenery and located near the quay in the centre of the city. They say that once such famous persons as Apostol Andrew, Princess Olga and and Prince Volodymyr the Great visited it. It is now the home of a restored Orthodox monastery. Newly-weds and tourists like to take photos on the island.
The population of the city exceeds a million inhabitants and they say that Dnipropetrovsk is ahead of Kyiv (Kiev) for the number of restaurants and night clubs.
In the Kyiv Museum of Historic Treasure of Ukraine the famous golden Pectoral of the 4th century BC (a chest adornment owned by a Scythian King) has been on display for more than 3 decades already. This unique golden decoration weighing more than 1 kg and about 30 cm in diameter is considered a world masterpiece of jewelry. Guess where it was found??
Right. In the Dnipropetrovsk region. In 1971 Ukrainian archaeologist Borys Mozolevsky found it while excavating an ancient mound.
The territory of the modern Dnipropetrovsk region was settled during the Neolithic. In the 7th to 4th centuries BC the Prydniprovia Steppe became the centre of the Greater Scythian State. One thousand years later, Slavs appeared here. In the time of the Kyiv Rus state the Mongol and Tartar invasions of the 13th century wasted Prydniprova and the 15th century saw the heroic culmination of the Ukrainian Cossacks, closely connected with the history of Dnipropetrovsk. Residents of the region are proud of the fact that one of the first democratic republics in Europe, the Zaporizka Sich, appeared here.
Five bridges, which connect not only two banks of the river, but also two parts of the Ukraine: Left Bank and Right Bank are the highlight of Dnipropetrovsk.
ALEX