Express YourselfIf all of the world´s cultural heritage (sports, music, fashion,

architecture, literature, painting, etc.) was contained in a time capsule, what would you include to demonstrate the legacy of your

country?

Author - Vladyslav Sivtsev Candidate for Executive MBA program#IEApplication

A few interesting facts about my country – Ukraine:

- The biggest country in Europe

- Borders with 7 countries

- Territory washed by two seas (Black and Azov)

- Population is 43 mio citizens

- The world's largest reserves of manganese ore

- ¼ of all stocks in the world of humus

- 4th place in the world for the number of citizens with high

educationHowever what to include into time capsule in order to

demonstrate the legacy of Ukraine?...

Flag

Coat of

arms

Hymn

First of all I would like to put inside of time capsule the official

symbols of Ukraine: flag, coat of arms and hymn.

There was revolution in Ukraine in 2014 - European integration,

and later anti-government mass protests in Ukraine in response

to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to

suspend the process of preparation for the Association

Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. In the world and

Ukrainian society known as Euromaidan or Evrorevolution.

After this revolution, these symbols starts to be symbols of

freedom , independence, anticorruption and eurointegration for

Ukrainian citizens and real patriots.

There is plenty of fascinating folklore in Ukraine!

Starting from fanciful dress up to brightly painted eggs

(“pysanka”). The traditional Ukrainian folklore is usually an

artistic expression of many of the fundamental beliefs of

Ukrainian society.

Many of these practices have been enjoyed for hundreds of

years and have continued to play an integral role in society

despite political and religious reforms.

Borshch (vegetable soup with beetroot and

meet)

Varenyky (boiled dumplings)

We are very proud of Ukrainian cuisine well-known for its great diversity and amazing flavors.

Ukrainian cuisine has had a number of influences from Russian, Polish, German and Turkish cuisines.

Popular ingredients in the cuisine of Ukraine are meat, mushrooms, vegetables, berries, fruit and

herbs. As Ukrainians are extremely hospitable our meals are served in very generous quantities. So, I

will put inside of time capsule salo, borshch and varenyky as outstanding representatives of

Ukrainian cuisine…

Salo (cured fatback)

We have the unique collection of "Scythian gold" from

the excavations of burial mounds - burial sites of the

Scythians, a nomadic people who in VII-III century BC

dominated on the territory of modern Ukraine.

The most impressive archaeological discovery of the XX century is gold

pectoral. Pectoral of Scythian king lived in IV century BC. Weight - 1148

grams, 30.6 cm in diameter, made of gold 958 with usage of the technique

of casting with beading and enamel filigree.  

Also, we are very proud of our sportsmen’s success.

The most famous representatives are Klitschko brothers.

The first time in history two brothers became world champions at the

same time.

All major recognized Heavyweight champions belts were in the Klitschko

family.

Definitely it would be impossible to ask brothers stays in time capsule for

years, but let me put boxing gloves inside of capsule as a reminder

about sport achievements and demonstrated willingness to win...

And some photo cards with amazing Ukrainian nature

must be added to the capsule...

THANK YOU!