Ilya Repin was born on August 5, 1844 in Ukraine. Story behind his most...
On 26 July 1878, he did his first pencil drawing of the merry Zaporozhians drafting their defiant letter to the sultan. Although Repin was...
Ukrainians in NHL
Did you know that the greatest Wayne Gretzky is half-Ukrainian (on his father's side) and grew up in Ukrainian environment? His father Walter says that the only Slavic...
Milla ‘The Fifth Element’ Jovovich was born in Kyiv, Ukraine on Dec. 17, 1975
The actress calls herself "a humble Ukrainian girl".Milla's words on her Facebook January 30, 2014, during Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity, meant a lot to...
Terry Sawchuck, the famous Hockey Hall of Fame goalie, was named ‘Ukey” because of...
"Terrance Gordon Sawchuk (December 28, 1929 – May 31, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey...
13-year-old Ukrainian Oleksiy Sereda became the youngest European champion in the history of diving
"Ukraine's 13-year-old diving sensation Oleksii Sereda has become the sport's youngest-ever European champion after winning 10m platform gold in Kiev. Sereda is three months younger...
The most verbose of all the Varangian stones – the Turinge Runestone in Sweden...
" This is a runestone raised in the church of Turinge. It is in sandstone, in the style Pr4 and it was made in memory of the...
Sport Illustrated’s 2018 Boxing Trainer of the Year: ‘Papachenko’
There’s one man who works with more fighters in the current wave of Eastern European boxing champions than any other. That’s Anatoliy Lomachenko,...
Ukraine-Born Inventor Creates World’s Most Powerful and Efficient Engine
Kiev Politechnical Institute graduate Dr. Nickolay Shkolnik moved to the USA where he founded his own company and where together with his son...
Gold Phiale (Libation Bowl) from Solokha Scythian Kurgan
The phiale was found in the Solokha Royal Kurgan in Ukraine.
