The current world event par excellence, the now condemned invasion of Ukraine beginning on 24 February 2022, is writing history. Product Cluster would also like to address the topic of Ukraine, the second largest country on the European continent with almost 42 million inhabitants. While still integrated into the USSR, it suffered the first major nuclear super-GAU (meltdown) of a nuclear power plant in 1986 with European implications, because in the economic system existing at that time, economic plans dictated by the central government were more important than common sense. The incisive event then also heralded the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union experiment.
After all, Ukraine regained its independence in 1991, so that with the help of the EU, the only unit 3 still operating without serious accidents, and thus the entire site, was shut down in 2000. (No. 4 suffered the Super-Gau, No. 2 suffered a hydrogen explosion with total fiscal damage, No. 1 had an incident with an overheated nuclear fuel rod and was shut down in 1996).

So this Ukrainian country, once again breaking free from its grip, then freed itself from the Tsarist Empire during the First World War and soon after brought back into a centrally directed system in the Russian Civil War by Leon Trotsky’s Red Army under Wladimir Iljitsch Lenin. The monarchical tsardom was replaced by the Leninist one, and it is fair to say that the government’s new economic goals could not be implemented so quickly in such a gigantic country. Thus, the great new Soviet Union with mineral resources and agriculture sank into famine, something the so-called West experienced for quite different reasons as a global balance through the Black Friday of 1929. It should be noted that the event has nothing to do with the sales events of large department stores.
The original economic model used by Lenin was then replaced by a centrally planned economy. It is up to everyone to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the real existing economic systems. In any case, many Soviet republics decided to withdraw from the USSR system as soon as it seemed peacefully possible. Measured by economic indicators, no state was worse off after its independence from the disintegrating Soviet Union, which Mikhail Gorbachev tried to save with his policy of Glasnost und Perestroika .

In the years of Ukrainian independence, a democratic, republican, socially and legally organised unitary state with a presidential system of government established itself as the form of state. There are many examples of the economic lows that have to be overcome before something like a free market economy emerges from a planned economy. Thus, privatisation was handled carefully and attempts were made to avoid chaos. Nevertheless, development suffered from the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014, suffered from the economic crisis in 2007 and suffers from the inherited burdens of Chernobyl disaster. But all setbacks are being made up well, of course also by the EU’s willingness to support. It is also clear that the EU is the largest trading partner with 40 %, with machinery, chemicals and industrial goods accounting for the largest share of exports to Ukraine. One has to take into account that Ukraine’s energy needs are immense and a large part of its trade goods are in the energy sector, which presumably takes a large share in the total trade with the Russian Federation of 21.1 %. Ukraine exports food (mainly cereals (wheat)), metallurgical products (mainly rolled steel, iron) and chemical products. Thus, many companies have emerged in modern times in Ukraine, including in the field of educational toys.

Current toy manufacturers in Ukraine

The company VEMA KIDS, which produces children’s furniture and furniture for kindergartens, day-care centres and schools, but also products for rehabilitation, is worth mentioning here. Toys are also in the portfolio. In order to export and grow, they are currently looking for distributors in the EU. The manufacturer does not yet have foreign languages on its website, but its portfolio is nevertheless well presented.

The company TIGRES produces toys and games, made of plastic and rubber among other things, as well as soft toys. Have a look…

AVTORSKAYA GALEREYA DIZAYNERA YULII SKARBOVOY, the gallery of designers is known for dolls, also from the area for collectors as well as other toys.

FLAMINGO TOYS PE, CE certified, specialises in games and toys from the musical field, but also produces other games and toys such as toys for the beach or sandbox, tolocars and logical toys.

Then there is the SOFT TOYS FACTORY, as the name suggests, plush toys.

BOMBATGAME LLC builds board games and board games. They have a creative homepage, we think, just click in via the two links.

PRJSC WESTERN INDUSTRIAL GROUP produces watercolour and acrylic paints. Have a look, colourful … Maybe there are also colours for your fingers.

MR.PLAYWOOD is known for wooden toys, maybe you have seen some somewhere, the 3D models for example.

The company Doloni Toys is also active in the market of games and toys, mostly made of plastic. So you can find a lot of things that are suitable for outdoors, and that doesn’t just apply to the playhouses and the garden slides. There are also scooters and toy cars, construction games and board games.

For example, the main services of the company RANOK CREATIVE Ltd. are toys that are mostly electric, sets for girls, creative building sets, science games.

Founded only in 2017, YAROKUZ is a manufacturer of plush toys and stuffed animals. It can also be commissioned for work.

EKOGOODS, found on http://ekogoods-toys.com/ offers very nice 3D models made of wood, some can even be controlled remotely. Their website may be down at the moment due to the political situation, but the Facebook page is very nice.

The toy company LEVENYA was founded in 1996. They make products for children. They are a manufacturer for Cubika, which offers wooden toys, also supply Puzzlika, which sells puzzles.

PARITET-TOYS builds wooden toys, games and playthings.

CADILUCK specialises in model making.

CREATIFWOOD also has a nice website with beautiful products in the field of puzzles made of wood.

PC KAMERTON a supplier of games and toys.

EWT Ltd. is a one-stop shop for second-hand products, including toys and clothes.

It is hoped that the country will be allowed to quickly return to its former glory. We wish it luck, hope and perseverance.

If you are interested into the history of toys, please feel free to find more information here.

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