LVIV, UKRAINE (Why This Is the Safe Place During the War) 

@grantzhang7500 thanks for watching!

@user-lb6py8qg4i glad you liked it!

Lviv its old polish city. 500+ years. Old "amazing buidling in Ukraine" (west), Cementery Lyczakov its polish culture.

Lviv its old polish city. 500 years its Poland. Old buildings Lviv polish culture.

@@MagorzataKocjan Yeah, Lvov or Lemberg was Polish but also Austro-Hungarian... Beautiful and historical city... However nothing is Ukrianian there except for the people currently living in the city !

​@@MagorzataKocjanLviv was founded by the king of Rus Danylo in the middle of the 13th century, later expanded by his son Lev. Later, part of Rus, the ancient state of modern Ukrainians, then Ruthenians, after the weakening of the long-term war with the Horde, became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Rus and Zhimantii, and later became part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. But Lviv has always been a Ukrainian city

@barathyvijayanathan9215 it certainly is!

You are welcome! Thanks for watching!

@petermilne9598 I have always wanted to visit this place and was very pleased with its current state. I'm the type who enjoys visiting old cemeteries around the world.

@williamkrugel7644 Thanks for watching!

Thank you for watching! I wouldn't recommend visiting Kharkiv or Odessa. I spent the last few weeks in Kharkiv, and it's not safe, especially the city center. You wouldn't be able to enjoy it at all. Kyiv is a better choice, and Lviv is the safest place among these four cities. You can have a stop in Lviv and then travel further East to visit Kyiv. There are plenty of trains from Lviv to Kyiv. I hope you have a nice journey!

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching! Yes, I also find it interesting how many times borders have changed in Europe!

@trendingwwwandw Thanks!

Thanks for watching and for your well-wishes. The cemetery in Lviv is an interesting place to visit.

It really is!

Lo sé ,he estado hace un mes visitando a mi novia

Built by the Polish and the Soviets

Absolutely!

@canbarscevik6253 Thanks for watching and for your well-wishes! Good luck with your move to Lviv. While I find Kharkiv way better in terms of cityscape and infrastructure, Lviv is definitely safer.

@@TetianaSim unfortunately now it is not the best days for Kharkiv but those days will come soon. Take care and be safe…

@@canbarscevik6253 Thanks you too!

@stanistelb7704 you are very welcome! Yes, the Opera house is beautiful!

@franktoledo6342 it certainly is! Thanks!

LoL. It’s under constant attack and produces nothing. It’s a miserable crossroads.

​@@michaelhoran407 Lviv has been a significant cultural, political, and economic center for centuries. It has a rich history influenced by various cultures and empires, including Polish, Austrian, and Soviet. Lviv is a major hub for education and commerce in Ukraine. It is not an industrial city, but it is an IT hub now; for example, many branches of international tech companies are located in Lviv. It is not under attack. The city looks a bit shabby but it still has a lot to offer.

@@michaelhoran407 Well hope for peace Nato troops are on the border could be WW3

You are welcome! Yes, the cemetery is a tough place to visit; you can barely hold back tears understanding that these men might die in cold trenches, full of fear, overcoming self-preservation instinct. It is scary, and this is the reason I am against the majority opinion that this war has to be continued until the borders of Ukraine in 1991 are restored. It is already impossible. The Ukrainian government lives in a dream while regular folks die. The war should be stopped as soon as possible through negotiations. It is the politicians' job to find compromise and live in peace with neighboring countries, including Russia.

Thank you!

@rjakob8073 In '39, haha. '38 was my slip. 1. Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia (1199-1349): - Lviv was founded by King Daniel of Galicia in 1256. 2. Polish Rule (1349-1772): - Lviv became part of the Kingdom of Poland in 1349, under King Casimir III the Great. 3. Austro-Hungarian Empire (1772-1918): - During the First Partition of Poland in 1772, Lviv came under the control of the Habsburg Empire and was known as Lemberg. 4. West Ukrainian People's Republic and Polish-Ukrainian War (1918-1919): - After World War I and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Lviv briefly became part of the West Ukrainian People's Republic. 5. Second Polish Republic (1919-1939): - Following the Polish-Ukrainian War, Lviv was integrated into the Second Polish Republic. 6. Soviet Rule (USSR) (1939-1941, 1944-1991): - Lviv was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1939 following the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and became part of the Ukrainian SSR within the USSR. It was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944 during World War II, after which it reverted to Soviet control. 7. Nazi German Occupation (1941-1944): - Lviv was under Nazi German occupation during World War II. 8. Ukrainian SSR (USSR) (1944-1991): - After World War II, Lviv was part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic within the Soviet Union until the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. 9. Independent Ukraine (1991-present): - Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Lviv became part of independent Ukraine.

@theycalledmebumpy1241 that's nice. This name is like Bob in America, very common! Thanks, I will do me best!

@ZainAlHasan1982 it really is!

@kostap8210 Haha, I get it, salo (raw pig's fat) might not sound too appetizing at first! But it's actually a beloved traditional Ukrainian delicacy. Think of it as our version of bacon-just without the frying! And don't worry, margarine and butter are definitely available.

@josemanuelpalomares9687, Glad you liked it! I've seen quite a few foreign tourists in Lviv, from Canada and the UK. Tourists in my hometown, Kharkiv, are a rarity.

@@TetianaSim my girlfriend is ukrainian

@@josemanuelpalomares9687 good for you! Where did you meet her?

Ukrainian girls are very exotic for me !

@@TetianaSim by Internet ,in contact page, i knew her

@safetyamsv3515 Thanks for watching, glad it brought some good memories!

Hi @nickmaragkos6177! Thanks for this bit of history!

​@@TetianaSim I told this to my best friend from Lviv, she works as an IT project manager by the way, lives in Thessaloniki since 29/2/2022... When she heard that, she was so shy that she didn't know it, hahaah!! She loves ancient greek history and mythology.

I still remember ( i won't forget) when she sent me a message in the midnight of 25th of February, 2 years ago, telling me that she leaves from Lviv because Ukraine had been invaded by the orcs. I remember that she told me the Poles had taken care of her parrots when she arrived in Krakow...

@user-kv8sk3uq8m it is worth visiting, but I wouldn't say it is the best town in Ukraine. :) Kyiv, Odessa and Kharkiv are even more interesting!

@MagorzataKocjan during Austrian rule from the late 18th century until the end of World War I, both Krakow and Lviv were part of the same administrative region called Galicia. This is what I mentioned. I also noted that Lviv used to be part of Poland. I'm not sure what exactly sounded like owning something to you.

@@TetianaSim Nie można budować swojej państwowości na historycznych kłamstwach, bestialskim ludobójstwie innego narodu i zawłaszczaniu jego własności. To nie przetrwa. Życzę Ci dobrego i uczciwego życia.

@@TetianaSim Jeszcze raz. Nie można budować swojej państwowości na historycznych kłamstwach, skrajnie bestialskim ludobójstwie innego narodu i zawłaszczaniu jego mienia i dorobku. To nie przetrwa. Tobie i Twojemu pokoleniu Ukraińców życzę uczciwego i dobrego życia, we własnym kraju, którego nigdy wcześniej nie było. Macie szansę stworzyć wreszcie coś własnego i swoją ciężką pracą.

Thanks, I subscribed yours! Good job, your vids are informative and well-edited!

@fredyyfredfreddy haha, it turned out to be a bas-relief, not mosaic. So he won't come, I suspect. :)

Hi @SilveiraWTraveler! I think there are a lot of English-speaking guides in Kyiv, but it's better to book in advance. You can google some info. A quick Google search gave me this Instagram account: instagram.com/bestkyivguide/. Unfortunately, I can't recommend any of the guides, as I have never used the service. I also know this girl ru-vid.com/show-UCUzWOuj5kSKJxANMckRoqxA who conducts tours around Kyiv, but I have no idea how professional she is. Good luck with the journey! Stay safe!

@@TetianaSim thank you for the tip.

@@SilveiraWTraveler you are welcome!

Hi Jenna! Thanks for your well-wishes! I absolutely loved the opera house! I've been to one of the most famous opera houses, La Scala in Milan, but in my humble opinion, the sound and the way the orchestra played in Lviv were even better.

Oh wow that's amazing you have also visited the opera house in Milan. I have been to the opera house also in lviv, to see Tina Karol and it was incredible. Such a beautiful building inside and out. Such fond memories. I hope your safe in kharkiv. Slava Ukraina 💙🇺🇦💛

@@jennacooper9240 I would also love to attend Tina's concert! I spent 3 weeks in Kharkiv with my mother and returned to Poland, thanks I am safe and sound!

@joeperkowski Thanks for watching. Hope you'll find time to visit the capital as well! Lviv is not a typical Ukrainian city it feels very different from the rest of Ukraine. To get a better idea about Ukraine it would be nice to visit other big cities.

@ashrafrawy thank you for watching!

@edwinodus Ukrainian is the official and predominant language in Ukraine. Roughly estimated, about 60% of the population speaks Ukrainian, while 40% speaks Russian, with variations depending on the region. Ukraine is a linguistically divided country.

Hi! Thanks for your well-wishes. Yes, Kharkiv is not very safe right now. I spent 3 weeks there visiting my mom, but I am back in Poland now, safe and sound.

@Steveh-wk1xd Privit! Thanks for your recommendations. Yes, I am very new to making vlogs, so it's great to hear feedback from people who have watched some of my videos. There were a couple of reasons why I decided to visit my family in Kharkiv: Poland is updating a law regarding the legal stay of Ukrainians, and I might not be able to leave Poland soon. With the situation worsening in Kharkiv, I wanted to see my family while the trains are still running and the city is not too bad to visit. Who knows what will happen in a couple of months. We do have street markets in Kharkiv. I spent three weeks there and just returned to Poland yesterday. I could have filmed my neighborhood, but I was mostly at home since the city center is no longer safe. Kharkiv is under bombing almost every day, so staying indoors was the best option.

@@Steveh-wk1xd Thanks for your comments and well-wishes. I live close to The Rynok Heroyiv Pratsi which translates into English as The market of labour heroes :)

@bookooc5605 My mom lives in Kharkiv, and I wanted to visit her. As a local, I know that my neighborhood is relatively safe.

Thanks war your comment! Yes we all want this come to a halt! Glad you liked Lviv!

You are welcome! Thanks for watching!

Haha :)

@gregblake2635 yes, that's true! Ukraine is a linguistically divided country. Kharkiv, Odessa, Dnipro, Donbas, and Crimea are Russian-speaking regions. In the capital of Ukraine, people speak both Russian and Ukrainian. But in Western Ukraine, only Ukrainian is spoken. Historically, Kharkiv and Odessa were heavily influenced by the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union. During the Soviet era, Russian was promoted as the lingua franca across the USSR, including in Ukraine. Industrial and urban centers like Kharkiv and Odessa attracted a large number of Russian-speaking workers and administrators, which reinforced the use of Russian. Lviv, on the other hand, has a long history as part of the Austrian Empire and Poland, while Kharkiv and Odessa were under the Russian Empire at that time

@gregblake2635 Ukrainian and Russian share a significant amount of lexical similarity due to their common Slavic roots.

Hi @ghostmalones! Thanks for checking in and watching the video! I am safe and sound and about to post a new video! Thanks for your concerns and have a nice day!

@@TetianaSim Well, then I shall see you in the next video. Take care.

@@ghostmalones Thanks, you too! See ya!

Hi @vidong1704! Thanks for your concerns! Statistically speaking, Lviv has had around 20 war-related deaths since the invasion. Let's compare that to the city of Chicago (USA): Total annual gun-related deaths (2021): Estimated at 797 (according to the Chicago Police Department) Average daily gun-related deaths: 797/365 ≈ 2.18 per day Total annual fatal car accidents: 175 (according to the Illinois Department of Transportation) Tourism: Chicago sees around 50-60 million tourists annually. So, statistically, it's actually safer to go to the city of Lviv during the war than to the city of Chicago under normal circumstances.

@@TetianaSim Nice to know. You will be telling all this to the families of dead tourists who died by a Russian bomb.

@vidong1704 I didn't claim it was safe. Anyone who visits the city is well aware that it is a war zone, but I provided you with figures. Anything in a war zone is not safe by definition. I also mentioned in my video that the city of Lviv is "relatively" safe compared to the East and South of the country. I didn't encourage anyone to visit it; I just showed that in this part of Ukraine, people are not affected by the war as much as in other places in the country.

@@TetianaSim All right, we have presented our reasons, and now, it is up to the reader to decide.

​@@vidong1704 agree! Thanks for the polite tone!

@MYKOLA_SS дякую за прогноз!

@user-vj8tg1xz2x I practice my English and I like filming and photography. I was also curious if RU-vid so say 'works' and one can gain views. I also wanted to overcome the awkwardness of filming in public and hearing my voice.

Well done,bubbly girl ,encourage U to make more videos. Hope U superb time . With pleasure.

Thanks you very much for your encouragements!

@ChelseaChfy-ex1po why do you think so? Are you talking from your own experience?

@alexsc6070 очень смешно!

@@TetianaSim на Украдине наших девушки встречают👆 прыгая топлес на танки с российским флагом 🤟

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