Ukraine (2)

The weekend was filled with excitement as I was invited to visit the city of L’viv.

In the 18th century, Lviv was the heart of the western ukrainian empire. The eastern and western bloc were divided. The eastern was more inclined towards the culture, tradition and political influence of the Slavian countries whereas the western part were within tight Russian control. Lviv was the pride of the eastern bloc. Humanistic and artistic values flourished within the Greek Christian orthodox state, and it is evident by the presents of countless cathedrals and statues of great Ukrainian poets (one that I could remember was Taras Shevchenko, the 1st Shevchenko known so well that apparently the 2nd one came, Andriy Shevchenko, in the 90s and replaced Tasras’ popularity!).

We were entertained by the various museums we visited in the city. One of them were the museum of traditional drug. It was originally a laboratory where eminent chemists of the region experimented on new drugs. The one thing that caught my eye was the potrait of Avicenna on the wall, in line with other Ukrainian chemists, which made me wonder whether Avicenna did make a visit to this wonderful city when he was alive.

I am still unable to navigate online within the compound of my apartment. No cable connectors or telephone plug in my room! It takes a while to update this blog every now and then.