Lord Byron’s one of the most famous poems devoted to a Ukrainian Hetman
Mazeppa is a narrative poem written by the English romantic poet Lord Byron in 1819. It is based on a popular legend about the early...
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 high payload...
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 Saint Olaf)....
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 for three Academy...
Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s family original last name was Chaika (Seagull) and it was of a...
PyoTchaikovsky wrote more than 30 compositions while in Ukraine, because - "I found a feeling of peace in my soul, which...
Taiho, arguably the greatest Sumo wresler of all time, was of Ukrainian descent and...
According to Wikipedia, Taihō Kōki - (Іва́н Бори́шко, Ivan Boryshko; May 29, 1940 – January 19, 2013) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler....
The biggest tank battle of all time took place in Ukraine on June 23,...
The largest tank battle of WW2 is largely unknown, but it took place in western Ukraine in the triangle between the...
DNA test shows that the Swedes came from Ukraine
Translation of the original text in Swedish:
When the host of the documentary series "The first Swedes tested its DNA, showed that his genetic...
Georgy Voronoi: founder of the geometric theory of numbers, creator of “Voronoi Diagram”
Vorony, Heorhii b 28 April 1868 in Zhuravka, Pyriatyn county, Poltava gubernia, d 20 November 1908 in Warsaw. Mathematician; corresponding member of the Saint Petersburg Academy...
Outstanding Ukrainian Planes
- Antonov An-2 recently has been included in the Guiness Book of Records as the only plane that's been in production for 70 years!! Unfortunately, some...
