Harold Hardrada while serving as the commander of the Byzantine Varangian Guard, sent his...
" When he was fifteen years old, in 1030, Harald fought in the Battle of Stiklestad together with his half-brother Olaf Haraldsson (later...
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...
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...
John Steinbeck depicts Ukrainians and their difference from Russians
Different looks, heartiness
“Everyone had told us it would be different once we got outside of...
Death Match with Nazis, Three Best Players of the World, Top-10 Coach Ever –...
Dynamo Kiev is not just the best and most titled football team in the former Soviet Union or Eastern Europe -...
Ukraine-engineered most powerful ballistic missile SS-18 was used as Dnepr rocket to deliver satellites...
"The Dnepr is based on the most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile in the world, RS-20, or SS-18 (Satan), having a...
Kiev as the Most Advanced City of Medieval Europe and the Vikings’ Stronghold
- 988. Kyiv Rus Christianization.
King Volodymir had many religions to choose from, but he chose...
The biggest tank battle of all time took place in Ukraine on June 23,...
"Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. Beginning on June 23 between Dubno, Lutsk and Brody...
Jack Palance, Oscar-winning Ukrainian cowboy
Jack Palance born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor of Ukrainian descent. He was nominated...
Ukrainian Sergei Korolev the day he was returned to Moscow prison after one year...
The man who would open space to humankind, Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, was born on 12 January 1907 (30 Dec...
