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Exploring Ukraine: Vinnytsia

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  • TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia was once the capital of the Ukrainian People's Republic.
    TRUE, with an important qualification: it served as a temporary capital during the Ukrainian Revolution.
  • TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia has more than 100 museums in the city itself.
    False.
  • TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia had electric trams before Kyiv.
    False. Kyiv's electric tram system predates Vinnytsia's.
  • TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia is associated with composer Mykola Leontovych.
    True. And Leontovych's “Shchedryk” became internationally famous.
  • TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia is associated with writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi.
    True :)
  • TRUE OR FALSE? The famous water tower was originally built as a medieval castle.
    False. It was connected with the city's early-20th-century water-supply system.
  • TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia's history began only in the Middle Ages.
    FALSE. Archaeological evidence indicates human settlement in the area much earlier.
  • TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia is traditionally considered to have been founded in 1363.
    True. This is the conventional historical date used by the city.
  • TRUE OR FALSE? The city has an underground system similar to Kyiv's metro.
    FALSE. It does have historical underground spaces, but no metro system.
  • TRUE OR FALSE? The famous surgeon Mykola Pirogov lived and worked in the Vinnytsia area.
    True
  • TRUE OR FALSE? There's a river running through Vinnytsia.
    True. It's the Southern Bug.
  • TRUE OR FALSE? The Roshen Fountain is the largest floating fountain in Europe.
    TRUE, according to its official project description.