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The famous 4th-century BC gilded silver bowl decorated with reliefs of elite Scythian warriors was discovered in the Gaimanova Mohyla Royal kurgan in the...

1976 December issue of The UNESCO Courier had the following passage: “How Scythian horsemen of 2,500 years ago dressed, and the kind of equipment they...

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...

Herodotus & Anacharsis The famous Greek historian Herodotus is the earliest author who mentioned Anacharsis. Here is what the Father of History wrote around 450...

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...

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...

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...

Quotes below are from "The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999" by Timothy Snyder published in 2003 (the publishing year should remove possible accusation...

Scythian bronze Pole-top: a waterfowl (swan?), 4th c. B.C., Alexandropol Kurgan, Dnipro region, Ukraine. Griffins Pole Tops >

Ateas (ca. 429 BC – 339 BC) was described in Greek and Roman sources as the most powerful king of Scythia. His name also occurs as Atheas, Ateia, Ataias,...

"In celebration of our 60th anniversary and International Women’s Day, we proudly honor #MoreRoleModels than ever from around the globe in an effort to...

The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus Ensemble & the Canadian Bandurist Capella joined together for the first time with their wonderful «Kobzar's Christmas» concert of Ukrainian Christmas music. The...

“We tried to read a little of the plane, and promptly went to sleep. And when we were awakened, we were over the flat...

In the 1890s, while excavating an Upper Paleolithic site in central Kyiv, Czech archaeologist Vikenty Khvoika discovered artifacts of a later civilization. The pieces of pottery...

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British traveler of the 18th century Dr. Clarke sounded very confident describing the etymology of the word 'Kremlin'. In his bestselling book 'Travels in...

Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822) wrote in his famous book 'Travels in Russia' which became a bestseller in 19th-century Europe: "The town of Kertchy, standing on...

"This realm of darkness, of falsehood, or brute force, of justice denied and distrust of the good, this slimy swamp was formed by us,...