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Newest Review: ... Unfortunately the museum's take is very narrow and relates almost entirely to the experiences of young men from Vinnitsa sent to fight there. It wasn't that it wasn't interesting but it was a bit too narrow. However, having met people in Georgia and Russia earlier on our trip who had relatives who had fought in Afghanistan, there was some interest in the letters and memoirs displayed in the museum. Elsewhere in the nicely laid out park there are three statues of soldiers and the obligatory eternal flame dedicated to those who perished during the Great Patriotic War (the Second World War to you and I). Back in town we decided on a drin... more

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Vinnitsa - the hidden city (1533 words)
by - written on 05/09/09 (Very useful, 75 readings)
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Note - I am using the English spelling of the town's name; Dooyoo is using the German I would never have even heard of the Ukrainian city of Vinnitsa had I read my Lonely Planet Guide to Moldova properly. It was not until we were making plans to leave Ukraine by way of Odesa that we learned that you can only enter Moldova through Romania if you haven't bought a visa in advance. The only option was to travel north and enter Romania through its northern border with Ukraine, a long journey that would be made more difficult by the fact that Ukrainian bus travel throws up lots of challenges. The other problem was that the journey would entail overnight ... Read the complete review

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