Blue &Yellow: Politics and Economics in Ukraine

The effort expended in the name wars would be better spent on smartening up what was once a wonderfully grand provincial metropolis. Along with the ghosts of murdered Jews and deported Poles, echoes of past glories are unmissable, particularly in the fine frontages of the city centre. Not only there: your correspondent once visited the city’s museum of sewerage to inspect the magnificent wrought-iron pipes of long ago. 

The Economist has the rest here. Its a brief look at L'viv, but also the EU's relationship with Ukraine. Michael Palin said something similar in his brief visit to the city in his documentary Michael Palin's New Europe. He spends more time in Kyiv and that part feels dated. He was with Tymoshenko's daughter and son-in-law during (I think) the 2006 post-election protests.