Kharkiv is the second largest city in .
Ukaraine, one of the largest countriesinEurope, long associated with its colossal neighbourRussia, it’s a country of varied landscapes and surprising cultural diversity.Ukraine's busy capital,Kiev, founded in the eighth century, displays a heady mix of architecture befitting of a city that was once capital of Kievan Rus, the precursor of the modern Russian state. The country is alsobest known forits Orthodox churches, Black Sea coastline and forested mountains.