Jim Morrison in Ukrainian embroidery shirt presented to him by Andy Warhol
Andrew Warhola was the fourth child of Ondrej Warhola (Americanized as Andrew Warhola, Sr., 1889–1942) and Julia (née Zavacká, 1892–1972), whose first child was born in their homeland and died...
Nicholas Chain Bridge in Kyiv was the largest bridge in Europe
The bridge was designed by Irish engineer Charles Blacker Vignoles. Construction started in 1848 and was completed in 1853. The 776-metre-long (2,546 ft) bridge was the...
Freestyle Skiing Jump that brought Olympic Gold to Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0XUWLIdp7o
10th century Kyiv Easter Egg discovered in Sweden
"Glazed ceramic Resurrection egg. The egg is made of glazed fired clay. It varies in colour from bright chocolate brown to dark green. The...
Almost Antique Locomotive Operating in Ukraine
Fun to watch 66-year old train in such good shape and at such a speed!
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...
George Kistiakowsky: Ukrainian who made Manhatten Project work and first Atomic bomb explode
The US Government called on Dr. Kistiakowsky to help solve the problem with the new weapon the physicists at Los Alamos had been struggling...
Kyiv Radial Fibulae: Made by Rus people, not Goths
Fibulae is a brooch or pin for fastening garments, typically at the right shoulder. The fibula developed in a variety of shapes... Unlike most...
The founder of Geosynchronous Communications Satellite industry Joseph V. Charyk was born in Canada to a...
Joseph Vincent Charyk (September 9, 1920 – September 28, 2016) was widely credited as the founder of the geosynchronous communications satellite industry. He was born...
