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Et Bonjour A Toi L'Artiste (1975) 

Kyiv's romance with dance in France 

EUROVISION COUNTRY: France 
KYIV DESTINATION: National History Museum, French restaurants 

France and Ukraine are linked through the dance of Serge Lifar. Born in Kyiv in 1905, Lifar has been called the greatest ballet dancer of the 20th century.
Having escaped the Soviet Union in 1921, Lifar was spotted by Nijinsky at Le Ballets Russe where he was a principal dancer. 
He later became ballet master at the Paris Opera either sides of the second world war.
You can see an entire room devoted to his life at the National Museum of Ukraine http://www.nmiu.com.ua/index.php/en/ on 2, Volodymyrska St, daily from 11.00-17.00. 
Other French organisations in Kiev:
Alliance Française: http://www.afukraine.org/accueil-fr 
French embassy: http://www.ambafrance-ua.org 
Address: 39, Reitarska St, Kyiv. 
Tel: (+380 44 590 36 00). 
Institut Français: http://institutfrancais-ukraine.com
84, O Gonchara St, Kyiv.
Five French Restaurants in Kyiv:
Très Francais: 3, Kostolonya St. https://www.facebook.com/TresFRANCAIS
Citronelle: 23, Bogdana Khmelnitskogo St, Kyiv. http://citronelle.com.ua
Comme Il Faut: InterContinental Hotel Kyiv, 2A, Velyka Zhytomyrsak St, Kyiv. http://kiev.intercontinental.com/en/restaurants-and bars/comme-il-faut-french-restaurant.html 
Crepe de Chine: 25, Gogolivska  St. Kyiv. 
Belmondo: 19, Gogolivska St. Kyiv.http://www.belmondo.kiev.ua
What other French spots do you know of in Kyiv? Let us know!
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