Central Ukraine The political, economic, and cultural center of Ukraine, centered around the capital Kiev |
Crimea A peninsula that serves mainly as Russia's favorite beach resort, with some beautiful Black Sea coastline and mountainous interior |
Western Ukraine Historically under the control of non-Russian European countries for centuries (e.g Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia and Turkey); accordingly you'll find Central European architecture, cuisine, language and religion here |
Eastern Ukraine The heavily industrialized and Russified coal-mining region of the Donbass, home to big Soviet cities and much of the country's ethnic Russian population |
Southern Ukraine The popular Ukrainian Black Sea coast (albeit not quite so popular as the Crimea), best known for the magnificent city of Odessa |