National dress and National Pride

Maybe this is the Ukrainian equivalent of Morris Dancers; I can't remember what it sounded like so it can't have made that big of an impression. Public sculptures abound, which makes for plenty of random photo opportunities.
I really dug this part of town and we had food and drinks sitting outside a cafe on the left. There is something about summer evenings and the mellow ambiance of the place.I thought some of the buildings looked almost Austrian but maybe someone better travelled than me has a closer match.Walking back into town in the evening we came across an event celebrating the Ukraine hosting some sort of European games; the Ukraine wants to be in the EU so bad and I didn't need a visa unlike Russia.The traditional dancers were nuts, in a good way and I watched them warm up which consisted of them doing head high kicks and then squatting so their butts almost hit the floor. To me it looked like Cossack dancing but I'm sure they'd be mortally offended by the comparison.