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Ukrainian women at work. As seen by John Steinbeck and Robert...

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" Shevchenko has never been one of the best farms because its land is not of the first quality, but before the war it...

Largest open-air museum in Europe

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At the outskirt of Kyiv there is a unique Pyrohiv National Museum of Ukrainian Architecture & Culture which has examples of typical Ukrainian rural dwellings from...

In August of 1937, Moscow demolished 12th-century St. Michael’s Cathedral in...

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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. It was...

Sevastopol – the city of Ukrainian Valor: Crimean War of 1854

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Both Russian historical science and propaganda present the slogan “Sevastopol is the city of Russian glory” as an undeniable truth. They linked it, first...

Jack Palance, Oscar-winning Ukrainian-American cowboy was born Feb. 18, 1919

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Jack Palance born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor of Ukrainian descent. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, all for Best...

Ukraine as Major Aim and Battlefield of WW2, – Yale Prof....

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June 20th, 2017. Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, I'm going to speak in English. I'm going to speak English, because this is a subject...

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FC Liverpool’s guide to Kiev for the Champions’ League Final

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"With thousands of Liverpool supporters travelling to Kiev for the Champions League final against Real Madrid on Saturday, we've put together a handy guide...

‘Poetic talent existed in my father’s Ukrainian family,’ – Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s...

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Lyubov Dostoevskaya is best known for the book 'Dostoyevsky as Portrayed by His Daughter', originally published in Munich in 1920. The quotes below are from the 1922...

Impromptu feeders for pets in Ukrainian ruined cities

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Volunteers place impromptu feeders for pets in the destroyed blocks so cats and dogs don't starve to death

Map of Ukraine of 1650 by French cartographer Beauplan

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Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan (1600 - 1673) was a French army engineer, architect, and cartographer. From 1630 to 1648 he was a captain in...

Early Ukraine as part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Heirs of Kyiv Rus

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Quotes below are from “The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999” by Yale Professor Dr. Timothy Snyder published in 2003 (the publishing...

Steve Wozniak visits Kyiv. Says one of his 4 life long...

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"I always knew my last name was Ukrainian", - said the Apple co-founder on arriving to Ukraine's capital together with his wife. "This is one...

Canada celebrates Ukrainian Heritage Day on Sep. 7

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There had been some immigration of Ukrainians to Canada as early as 1812. However, the first recorded Ukrainian immigrants to Canada were Ivan Pylypiw and Wasyl Eleniak, farmers from Galicia....

Cossack Mamai & Kobza-Bandura Music

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"The mythological figure of Cossack Mamai.. is a reflection of the most typical traits and mentality of the Ukrainian Cossack – a combination of strong...

Yuzhnoye SDO successfully tests new Ukrainian 122 mm Taifun-1 rocket

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" Under the technical guidance of Yuzhnoye SDO, two successful test firings of the Ukrainian 122 mm Taifun-1 rocket designed for the Grad multiple rocket...

‘Poetic talent existed in my father’s Ukrainian family,’ – Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s...

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Lyubov Dostoevskaya is best known for the book 'Dostoyevsky as Portrayed by His Daughter', originally published in Munich in 1920. The quotes below are from the 1922...

Ukraine disrupts the Russian church’s imperial vision – Eurasianet

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Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko scoffed at Putin’s claim. “Prince Volodymyr of Kyiv baptized not Russia, but Ukraine,” Poroshenko said on the eve of the...