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5th-Century Gold Fibulae Found in Austria in 1910: Made in Taurica/...

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In January 1910, an ancient burial with gold jewellery was accidentally uncovered near the village of Untersiebenbrunn, to the north-east of Vienna, Austria. Unfortunately,...

Kyiv Radial Fibulae: Made by Rus people, not Goths

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Fibulae is a brooch or pin for fastening garments, typically at the right shoulder. The fibula developed in a variety of shapes... Unlike most...

Kyiv’s Historic Lands as of 1185: Donets River in the Tale...

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“According to the annals of Kyiv Rus, four territorial princes with throne towns on the rivers Desna and Seim, east of Chernigiv, set out...

Chainmail Armor of Kyiv Rus: Ahead of Western Europe and Vikings...

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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...

‘Troyan Ages’ in Kyiv Rus’ Epic ‘Song of Igor’s Campaign’: Era...

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Per Wikipedia, Academician Boris Rybakov (1908-2001) was a Soviet and Russian archeologist and historian. He is considered one of the greatest authorities on The...

Rus were Sarmatian Roxolani: They fought in Trajan’s Dacian Wars and...

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"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...

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Chornobyl electrician Oleksander Lelechenko saved his younger colleagues from radiation exposure...

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Lelechenko is a beautiful Ukrainian last name because it derives from the Ukrainian word leleka which in English means stork. Unfortunately, many popular accounts of the Chornobyl...

Sarcophagus of legendary Olga of Kyiv

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According to Ukr Wiki, Olga's sarcophagus was discovered in 1826 hidden at the walls of the first stone church in Kyiv - Church of...

Kvitka ‘Kacey’ Cisyk, Ukrainian-American famous singer was born April 4, 1953

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Per Wikipedia, Kvitka "Kacey" Cisyk (Ukrainian: Квітка Цісик; Квітослава-Орися Цісик, Kvitka Tsisyk; April 4, 1953 – March 29, 1998) was an American coloratura soprano of Ukrainian ethnicity. Cisyk, a...

Russia is Fascist – Timothy Snyder for The New York Times

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"In 1939, the Soviet Union joined Nazi Germany as a de facto ally, and the two powers invaded Poland together. Nazi speeches were reprinted...

Signature of Ukrainian Hetman Mazepa. Signature of Moscovy Tzar Peter I

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Lord Byron devoted one of his best poems to Mazepa > Peter I's nature was displayed during his stay in London > Sabre of Ivan...

Kyiv Rus’ borders ca. 1000 AD: Largest Kingdom in Christendom

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Although this map was published by National Geographic in 1987 and should be commended for marking what is now the present-day Kerch Strait as being controlled...

Best hikes in the world: Ukraine’s Carpatian mountains, – WiredForAdventure

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"Stretching from central to eastern Europe and measuring a whopping 932 miles long, the Carpathian Mountain range is the second longest mountain chain on...

The Swiss Secrets of Alexander Archipenko – Harvard Ukrainian Studies

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"Contemporaries and scholars of Archipenko acknowledge the influence of his ideas on the development of twentieth-century sculpture. Gino Severini, who met him in Paris in...

In 1650, Kyiv had impressive ramparts remains, deep protective ditches, tombs...

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Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan (1600 - 1673) was a French-Polish cartographer, engineer and architect. Here is his description of Kyiv around the year 1650: "Kiow, otherwise called...

Ukraine Can Fly

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Igor Sikorsky  was born in Kyiv and before immigrating to the United States and founding Sikorsky Aicraft Corporation there,  became famous by building world’s first four-engine...

Signature of Ukrainian Hetman Mazepa. Signature of Moscovy Tzar Peter I

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Lord Byron devoted one of his best poems to Mazepa > Peter I's nature was displayed during his stay in London > Sabre of Ivan...