Scythian Achilles? Achilleid of Statius and Famous Gorytos from Ukraine

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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...

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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

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“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...

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“The Rus, who belong to the Slavic race, go from the most remote regions of the country of the Slavs, on the coasts of...

55th Anniversary of the Scythian Gold Pectoral discovery! [June 21, 1971]

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https://youtu.be/A7szL7wiBuY Discovery On June 21, 1971, while working inside the Scythian Kurgan, the head of the expedition, Borys Mozolevsky, began clearing the dromos, where a large...

Wine Preferences of Royal Scythians: Story of nearly 500 Greek Amphoras...

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https://youtu.be/wATY2fhj5Zc During the 1855 excavations of the Central Tomb of Alexandropol Kurgan, the archaeologists discovered a niche in the western wall that was filled with...

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Anna Muzychuck, Ukrainian Chess Grandmaster, chose to lose her Two Titles...

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Anna Muzychuk is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster (GM). She is the fourth woman in chess history to attain a FIDE rating of at least 2600. She has been...

Scythian Colored Ornament Patterns on Leather from Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan

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The man in the central grave of Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan had a cuirass on him. The cuirass pauldrons (shoulder pads) had pieces of thick...

Napoleon’s View of His Russian Campaign: only extreme and premature winter...

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Discourse at the Opening of the Legislative Body. Palais des Tuileries, Feb. 14, 1813. "I entered Russia. The French armies were constantly victorious on the...

Stark difference between Muscovites and Ukrainians in 1654 observed by Syrian...

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"In regard to the church music of these countries, it may be observed, that the chaunting of the Cossacks dilates the breast and clears...

Lethal Kittens or how we came to Love our Shovels during...

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Ukrainian Borscht inscribed on the UNESCO List on Intangible Cultural Heritage

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"Ukrainian borscht - national version of borscht consumed in several countries of the region - is an integral part of Ukrainian family and community...

Famous Scythian Snake Goddess: Gold Frontlet from Tsymbalka Kurgan in Ukraine

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Herodotus recorded the Greek myth of Herakles and the snake goddess in what is now Scythia: "The Hellenes who inhabit the Pontic region on...

Olga of Kyiv, Sviatoslav the Brave, Vladimir the Great, Yaroslav the...

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Professor of History  Dr. C. Raffensperger in Introduction to his recently published book 'Kingdom of Rus': "Examining a wide range of medieval sources, the...

Russian Orthodox Church: Imposters and Murderers

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According to the Wikipedia page, "On 5 January 2019, Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, signed the Tomos that officially recognized and established...

Central WW2 Victory Parade should have always been held in Kyiv

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In 1945, American war correspondent Edgar Snow visited Ukraine and wrote: “It was not until I went on a sobering journey into this twilight of...

Year of the Snake has frequently been tumultuous for Russia, –...

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The Year of the Snake has frequently been tumultuous for Russia. Revolutions in 1905 and 1917, collectivization & purges in 29, the war in...

Dostoyevsky: ‘Scratch a Russian and you will find a Tartar’

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The quote is taken from The Diary of a Writer: "I have said that Russians are disliked in Europe. That they are disliked, I...