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Scythians in The Iliad of Homer: ‘Most decent men alive’
Iliad, Book 13 Book 13 of the Iliad describes a crucial battle for the ships. It starts with the following lines: But once Zeus had driven...
Anacharsis: Scythian Frugality and Wisdom
Herodotus & Anacharsis The famous Greek historian Herodotus is the earliest author who mentioned Anacharsis. Here is what the Father of History wrote around 450...
Scythian Achilles? Achilleid of Statius and Famous Gorytos from Ukraine
https://youtu.be/Q2IFGWQJrrs Achilleid of Statius Achilleid is an unfinished epic poem by Publius Papinius Statius that was intended to present the life of Achilles from his youth...
Richest Scythian Female Burial in Ukraine: Priestess-Queen in Griffins Headdress with...
https://youtu.be/GgNPqrBVy8U Side Tomb In May of 1971, archaeologists began clearing the Side Tomb of the Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan, which reached a depth of 6.2 m. It...
Ballet Puff Tutu was invented by Ukrainian Oscar-Winning costumier Barbara Karinska
“There is Shakespeare for literature, Karinska for costumes!” (George Balanchine) "When George Balanchine was asked by the Ford Foundation in 1963 what was the thing...
The Rus are Slavs, wrote Ibn Khordadbeh before 860 AD. What...
“The Rus, who belong to the Slavic race, go from the most remote regions of the country of the Slavs, on the coasts of...
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Proto-Indo-European homeland was in what is today Ukraine, – American Professor
"I believe with many others that the Proto-Indo-European homeland was located in the steppes north of the Black and Caspian Seas in what is...
“Baida” in Ukrainian means…
"Baida" in Ukrainian means an easy-going, somewhat mischevious person. There are several Ukrainian folk songs devoted to baida. Like this one for xample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfkcDElc8Nk&ab_channel=TarasZhytynsky And...
Muscovy-Russia paid tribute to Crimean Khans until the Treaty of Constantinople...
The Treaty of Constantinople was concluded on 13 July 1700. The Tsardom of Russia and the Ottoman Empire agreed on a truce set to expire...
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The picture of Russian manners varies little with reference to the prince or the peasant. The first nobleman in the empire, when dismissed by...
Ronald Reagan’s AI-generated Speech on Ukraine
Dietmar Pichlet conducted an experiment. Since President Reagan is no longer with us, he was curious and asked ChatGPT what Ronald Reagan might say...
Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s family original last name was Chaika (Seagull) and it...
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Richard Gere auctions his 30k-Mile 1999 Jaguar XK8 Convertible to support Ukraine
"The full sale amount, including the BaT buyer’s fee, will be split evenly between the World Central Kitchen and Open Arms Ukraine, both of which are 501(c)(3)...
Zoroastrian Fire Worship and Purification of Metals: How and Where the...
In her PhD dissertation 'Crucible Steel in Central Asia: Production, Use, and Origin' presented at the University of London (available at Academia.edu), Anna Marie...
Ivan Kozhedub, a Ukrainian, was the highest scoring Allied and Soviet...
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Vettersfelde Gold Fish Plaque: Ties to Cyzicus and Royal Scythians
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