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Kherson is the southern Ukrainian city. It is built on the right bank of the river Dnieper. If you want to go to the Black Sea it will take you 1,5 hours by car or 2 hours by bus. The climate here is dry. Winters are cold and summers are hot, and the winds often blow. In summer many people go to the river bank or to the Black Sea, and there are many fruit and vegetables: apples, cherries, strawberries, peaches, grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, etc.

Population of Kherson is nearly 360, 000 people. Today it is a large sea- and river-port. There are two bridges over the Dnieper which join Kherson and a smaller town Tsurupinsk. There are wonderful views of the river and the countryside. There is fresh air and good climate, so many tourists visit Kherson in summer. Kherson is over 200 years old. Admiral Ushakov and his soldiers built many ships here in the 18^th century and fought with Turkish army. Russian army won.

10 years ago the main branches of industry here were ship-building, textile and building of agricultural machines. But there is an economic crisis in Ukraine nowadays, so many factories closed down. Nowadays the main branches of industry are ship-building and tinned food factories, but there is not enough work for all people. Those who work don’t earn much. There are many good colleges and universities such as the Kherson State University, the Technical University, the Shipbuilding University and the Agricultural University.

There is a good drama theatre and a puppet-show. If you like painting you can go to the Art Museum. There are good pictures of the painters of the 18^th, 19^th and 20^th centuries. There are also many bars, cinemas, clubs, gyms. People sometimes call Kherson «a green city» because there are many parks there.

Many citizens of Kherson are known in the world. Our fellow countrymen: N. Durova, the glorified heroine of Patriotic War of 1812, writers: A.A. Fet, M. Kulish, B. Lavrenyov; outstanding historian E.V. Tarle. The creative talent of Soviet film director S. Bondarchuk, the film director, the national actor of the USSR E. Matveev, the Ukrainian actor and director H. Deliev was developed here.

Kherson people are known in the sports world. L. Latynina - the first Olympic champion on art gymnastics; M. Startsev - the goalkeeper of national football team; S. Vsevolodov - the world champion, honored coach of Ukraine, the president of the Ukrainian union of kyokushin karate; Moshe Sharet - the second prime minister of Israel; Serhiy Stanishev - the present prime minister of Bulgaria.

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LEGAL PROFESSION(ALS)

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