Owwa! Ukraina dla dociekliwych

The ninth volume of the series A World for the Inquisitive will take you on a fascinating journey through Ukraine. Free, independent, and whole – a country we hope to visit soon, once the war ends.

Ukraine is our largest neighbor, and Ukrainians are our colleagues. We hear Ukrainian everywhere: in shops, at school, on the playground. And we understand a lot – after all, we share a 70% vocabulary. But do we really know this country?

The famous steppes and the bear-shaped mountain. Cossacks and embroidered shirts. The world's deepest metro station and an astronomical observatory in the heart of the Carpathians. And all this in Ukraine? Owwa! Oh my!

In this book, you'll discover what the Crimean Mountains smell like, why the Black Sea is black, and how much the world's heaviest plane weighed. You'll observe Ukrainian carol singers in action and discover how much the bumps in the road have in common with potholes. You'll delve into the Odessa catacombs and confront the Niavkas and the Vii. But you'll also learn why the Russian authorities don't call the war they started a war, and why Ukrainians must fight for their country today.

Series A World for the Inquisitive presents the culture of different countries: it tells about places, characters, monuments, dishes and concepts that almost everyone has heard of, but few people really know the stories behind them – as well as about lesser-known ones that are worth knowing.
The book is under the honorary patronage of the Mayor of Warsaw.