Canada celebrates Ukrainian Heritage Day on Sep. 7
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....
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...
Neil Armstrong while in the USSR collected a handful of soil from outside Yuri...
"When American astronaut Neil Armstrong visited the Soviet Union after his historic flight to the Moon, he collected a handful of soil from...
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...
Vitaly Klitschko inducted in the Boxing Hall of Fame
"Klitschko was elected to the Hall of Fame in December, three years after he decided to re-enter politics in his native Ukraine. Also...
Largest Aviation Museum in Eastern Europe
CNN ranked it as # 6 in the WORLD actually. Ahead are only Aviation museums in France (1), UK (1) and the USA (3). "This museum houses one of the world's...
Tunnel of Love, Ukraine
Just outside the city of Klevan in the Rivne oblast in Western Ukraine, a nearly two-mile stretch of private railway has turned the surrounding...
Ukrainian sabre fencer Olga Kharlan becomes a new Barbie
"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...
Cossacks on horseback, Ukrainian music accompany Stanley Cup through Dauphin, – CBC News
"This is the first time that somebody who grew up on this town and played minor hockey in this town has come back to...
Unique antique AN-70 creates sensation at Saudi Arabia airshow
The unique Antonov AN-70 short takeoff and landing (STOL) multipurpose cargo aircraft flew from Gostomel air terminal near Kiev to UAE for its international debut at the...
