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Leo the Deacon Byzantine court historian Leo the Deacon met Kyiv ruler Sviatoslav the Brave in person in 971 AD. Leo’s description of the famous...

Excavations In early 2021, archaeologists began excavating a huge mound south of Dnipro in central Ukraine; it was 7.5 meters high and 50 meters in...

Patroclus Burial In Chapter 23 of the Iliad, Homer describes the epic scenes of Patroclus’ burial, which Achilles organized for his friend. The funeral ritual included...

The Russian Betrayal 18 Sep, 1939 NY Times It is altogether probable that the Russian invasion of Poland, just at the moment when that country has been...

Chertomlyk Amphora The vase was discovered during the initial excavations of the Chertomlyk Royal Scythian Kurgan in Ukraine in 1862. The video on this channel...

Scythian Theory Boxhorn In 1647, Leiden professor of eloquence Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn published a dissertation arguing for the Scythian origin of the Greek, Roman, and...

St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is situated on the central hill of Kyiv overlooking the Dnieper River and the northern part of Ukraine's capital.  Sviatopolk II of...

"We met frequent caravans of the Malo-Russians , who differ altogether from the inhabitants of the rest of Russia. Their features are those of...

Fun to watch 66-year old train in such good shape and at such a speed!

Harvard Professor Richard Pipes in his 1997 revised edition of The Formation of the Soviet Union: "The activities of the Ukrainian Rada made it clear that...

"Where can we look for the most ancient references to our Rus, that is, to the Rus’ people? We will not discuss the Biblical people...

One of the most popular posts on Reddit recently with over 50,000 likes was the one in the 'Today I Learned' section with the...

Academician Borys Rybakov (1908-2001) was a prominent Soviet archaeologist and historian who represented the Soviet Academy of Sciences at the Columbia University Bicentennial in...

She also used an appearance at a cocktail reception at the start of the week to signal her support for Ukraine – she opened...

Panteleimon Kulish’s 200th Birthday Doodle: "Today’s Doodle celebrates the renowned Ukrainian writer, historian, and translator Pateleimon Kulish, born on this day in 1819. Through...

“Sing, Goddess, of the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles,” is the opening line of the Iliad. Achilles was the warrior who became the very symbol...

The torques or gryvnas were the symbols of high office in the Scythian world. These adornments were worn by both men and women of...

The sheath was first described for international audience in the "Scythians and Greeks" book by E. Minns published in 1913. Below is a drawing...