November 20, 2012

Lviv, Lvov, and Lemberg

I always mention Lviv every year when we celebrate Ludwig Von Mises' birthday. Mises who is a famous economist, political philosopher, historian, and social scientists was born in the Jewish family in Lemberg, Galicia province, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Now, Lemberg is know as .... Lviv, Ukraine. During the Soviet regime Lemberg became Lvov. And now it's finally Lviv.
Anyways, here are very beautiful pictures of Lviv. You should check it out (ht to Roman Skaskiw). You should also follow Roman in Ukraine blog. Roman is an American journalist of Ukrainian origin traveling in Ukraine.

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