Just up-hill from Khres-chatyk Street on Prorizna you will see a statue of Panikovskiy, walking with a stick and dark glasses. He is a main character of the book "The Golden Calf", a comedy by the Odessan writers l.llf and E. Petrov, written in the 1920's. In this novel, Panikovskiy posed as a blind beggar, hence the cane and glasses on the statue. The character's relevance to this particular spot is that it is there in the novel he met the city's major every month to pay a bribe of 5 rubles in exchange for being left alone by the police. Some things never change. Supposedly there is a kopek stuck to the bottom of his shoe, which you can see if you hold a mir¬ror under it. Unfortunately, the male writer of this article hasn't had a cosmetic mirror with him when passing by this statue.

The second monument depicts characters from the book "Chasing Two Hares" by Mykhailo Staryts'kyi, and can be found near St. Andrew's Cathedral. The story revolves around Golo-hvastov, the son of the hairdresser who was relatively poor. He was in love with a girl of a similar social standing, but managed to capture the attention of a girl from rich family, Pronia Prokopovna, by convinc¬ing her that he was wealthy. Predictably, the plot line centres around Golohvastov' courting and deceiving the two young women, but is eventually caught when the two find out about each other. The monument marks the spot of this catastrophe, a memorial to Golohvastov, and the local men and at least one foreign man who have found themselves in a similar situation. In the end he is left without one of them, which make the fact that couples on their wedding day will visit this monument (as well as others) and place flowers on it seems contradictive. The monuments were commissioned in 1998 and 1999 respectively, commissioned by owners of the Etalon Bank in Kyiv.
Beauty salons
EDO A. Barbiusa 22/26-91, (M) Palats Ukraina, tel. 461 99 88, www.edo.ua. > Open 10:00 - 21:00.
Estet-centre A-5, Chervonoarmiys'ka 25, (M) L'va Tol-stoho, tel. 235 0513. > Open 09:00 - 21:00.
Jacques Dessange H-5, Lesi Ukrainky bul'v. 30B, (M) Pechers'ka, tel. 569 50 69/569 50 79, www.jacques dessange.com. > Open 08:00 - 21:00.
NK Club C 4, Mykhailivs'kyi prov. 20, (M) Maidan Neza-lezhnosti, tel. 278 33 44, fax 278 06 18, www.nkclub.com.ua. Among its many services, this all-inclusive beauty centre can cure those annyoying hair and cellulite problems. > Open 09:00 - 21:00.
Dry cleaners & laundries
Mister Well B-4, Khreschatyk 25, (M) Khreschatyk, tel. 279 87 81. Laundry, dry-cleaning, leather and suede goods care, clothes repair. Suit cleaning - 44Hr, delivery: 30Hr. Also at: Dehtiarivs'ka 5, tel. 484 64 15. > Open 09:00 - 19:00. Closed Sun.
Swiss Dry Cleaner Cinderella Chervonoarmiys'ka 145/1, (M) Lybibs'ka, tel. 529 26 01. Open 08:30 - 20:00, Sun 10:00 -16:00. Also at: Schekavyts'ka 9A, tel. 417 14 33. Open 08:00 - 20:00. Closed Sun; Sichnevoho Povstannia 5, tel. 280 58 16. Open 10:00 - 19:00, Sat 11:00 - 18:00. Closed Sun; Turhenevs'ka 80, tel. 486 88 91. Open 10:00 -19:00, Sat 10:00 -16:00. Closed Sun.
International schools
Kyiv International School Sviatoshyns'kyi prov. 3A, (M) Sviatoshyn, tel. 452 27 93/452 29 98, kisukr@so-vamua.com, www.kievinternationalschool.com.
Pechersk School International Zabily 7A, (M) Lybids'ka, tel. 455 95 85, fax 455 95 80, www.psi.kiev.ua.
The British International School (Secondary) Tolbukhina 45, (M) Nyvky, tel. 422 21 10/502 39 09, bisk@mail.vtv.kiev.ua.
The British International School (Primary) Scher-bakova 36A, (M)Nyvky, tel./fax 422 20 77, bisk@mail. kar.net, www.bisk.kiev.ua.
Language courses
Artex 94 D-6, M.Hrushevs'koho 28/2, (M) Arsenal'na, tel. 253 00 09, fax 253 06 63, www.artex.com.ua. Individual Russian lessons and classes. > Open 09:30 -18:30. Closed Sat, Sun.
InterLingua G-5, Fizkul'tury 1, (M) Respublikans'kyi Stadion, tel. 280 60 66, www.interlingua.com.ua. Ukrainian and Russian for foreigners. > Open 14:00 -19:00. Closed Sat, Sun.
Monarch International Language Academy Tol¬bukhina 45, (M) Nyvky, tel. 451 78 39, fax 443 39 32, www.monarchila.kiev.ua. Come to Monarch for lessons and courses in Russian, Ukrainian, English, German and French. > Open 10:00 - 18:00, Sat 10:00 -13:00. Closed Sun. Courses 07:45 - 20:30.
Oxford Class A-3, M.Kotsubyns'koho 6, office 7, (M) Universytet, tel. 234 79 29/244 97 92, fax 244 97 93, www.english-ok.com.ua. Ukrainian and Russian for foreigners. > Open 10:00 - 19:00. Closed Sat, Sun.

Culture centers
American Library G-1, Volos'ka 8/5, building 4, #116, (M) Kontraktova Ploscha, tel. 417 31 13, www.library. ukma.kiev.ua/amer/. English language publications. > Open Mon, Fri 11:00 - 17:00, Tue, Thu 14:00 -17:00, Wed
14:00 - 20:00. Closed Sat, Sun.
British Council G-l, Skovorody 4/12, (M) Kontraktova Ploscha, tel. 490 56 00, fax 490 56 05, www.british-council.org.ua. > Open 11:00 -19:30, Fri 11:00 -18:00, Sat 11:00 - 17:00. Closed Sun.
French Cultural Center G-6, Gorkoho 104, (M) Palats Ukraina, tel. 529 27 59/529 41 57, www.ifu.com.ua. French books, French language courses, mediatheque and information center about present-day France. A lot of cultural events., records, cassettes. > Open 15:00 - 18:00; Tue, Thu 10:00 13:00, 15:00 -18:00; Sat. 10:00 -14:00. Closed Sun.
Goethe Institute G-l, Volos'ka 12/4, (M) Kontraktova ploscha, tel. 496 97 85, info@kiew.goethe.org, www. goethe.de/kiew. > Open 10:00 - 17:30, Tue, Fri 10:00 -16:00. Closed Sat, Sun.
Ukraine-Japan Center Peremohy prosp. 37, (M) Poli-tekhnichnyi Instytut, tel./fax 241 68 66, library@uajc. ntu-kpi.kiev.ua, www.uajc.com.ua. Business Course. Japanese Language Course. Science Cooperation. Reciprocal Cultural Exchange (Ikebana, Tea Ceremony, Calligraphy, Go). Seasonal Events. Library (books, magazines, newspapers, videos, DVDs, CDs, Copy Service, Internet corner, Video corner). > Open 11:00 -19:00, Sat 11:00 -18:00. Closed Sun.