The Dnieper River tells a complex story that includes Greek, Mongol, Tatar, Ottoman, Cossack, Jewish and Russian chapters. Historic cathedrals and monasteries, Soviet-era monuments, museums and displays of legendary horsemanship, and music and dance enliven the river’s banks from Kiev to Odessa. Here are some sample highlights you will see on a Ukraine river cruise with Viking:

• Kiev’s stunning cave monasteries
• The acrobatics and skill of Cossack horsemen
• The shining domes of Kiev’s St. Sophia Cathedral
• Charms of a local family’s home in Kremenchug
• Dnipro and Kherson, founded by Catherine the Great
• Decorative floral painting traditions
• Cossack fortress of Khortitsa
• Coastal Kherson, “Cradle of the Black Sea Fleet”
• Odessa’s fascinating Catacombs
• Colorful collections of the Odessa Art Museum