Scythian Vessel with Hunting Scenes from Solokha Kurgan
The vessel has two hunting scenes in relief. In the first scene, two horseriders hunt a lion. The left horserider is shooting a bow,...
The world’s first railway electrification system and electric tram were invented by Ukrainian Fyodor...
"..engineer of Ukrainian origin and inventor of the world's first railways electrification system and electric tram. While the commercialization of his inventions in Russia...
William Kurelek & his Ukrainian Maze
Future "Christian mystic, bestselling author and illustrator", William Kurelek was the eldest of the seven children of Ukrainian emmigrant family in northern Alberta and Manitoba. Experience of his...
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...
10th-century Easter Egg from Kyiv Rus 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...
Teenager Daria Bilodid, Ukraine, makes Judo history
Paris Grand Slam gold medallist Daria BILODID (UKR) was crowned the youngest world judo champion in history with a sensational performance in Baku....
Ukraine in Space
Sergei Korolev - the leading Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer was born in Zhytomir, Ukraine. It is due to his genius, the Soviet Union...
‘Mustang Wanted’, a world famous roofer
Grisha "Mustang Wanted" is the roofer who climbs tall buildings in different countries without any support and is the one who painted a star on one of the tallest Moscow building...
Ukrainian boy was catching sweets from American planes during the Berlin Airlift in 1948....
One of the engineers laying the foundation of the Apollo systems in 1962 was Michael Yarymovych, born Mikhail Yarymovych in pre-WWII Ukraine. In his...
Sergey Bubka’s pole vault outdoor best of 6.14m celebrates its 25th anniversary
"Sergey Bubka’s world and European outdoor best of 6.14m is one of the most enduring marks in the record books and looks poised to celebrate...
