Scythians, the Yamnaya Culture offspring

Dr. David W. Anthony: "... Mobile pastoral nomadism of a new militaristic type appeared in the Iron Age with the Scythians. But the Scythians...

He, Who Fights Alone: Volodymyr Monomakh, fearless hunter and Kyiv Rus’ outstanding military ruler

Volodymyr Monomakh was born a year before the death of Yaroslav “the Wise.” Vsevolod, Volodymyr’s father, was Yaroslav’s youngest son. The Primary Chronicle records...

Alexandropol Scythian Royal Kurgan in Ukraine: Chief of ‘Big Barrows’

A century ago, British academic Dr. E. Minns concluded that the finest of the Scythian kurgans were "about the bend of the Dnépr, near...

Artemis/Diana was Scythian goddess originally. Ovid

Ovid in Ex Ponto: "And lately when I was telling of your loyalty (since I’ve learnt how to speak Getic and Sarmatian) it chanced that an old man,...

‘Monkey and Cranes’ Gold Relief Overlay from Lytoi Scythian Kurgan in Ukraine

The two birds on the plaque were identified as cranes by Gerhard Friedrich Müller (although others see in them herons which is hard to...

‘Northern’ Clothing of the Kushan, Parthian, and Sassanian Empires Elites

American Art Historian John M. Rosenfield wrote in his 'Dynastics Arts of the Kushans': "As carefully depicted by the sculptors, the clothing worn by...

Origin of Horseback Riding Was in Ukraine, – Scientific American

The article 'The Origin of Horseback Riding' was published in The Scientific American Magazine's 1991 December issue. It was the time when Ukraine was...

Indian Trishula, Ukrainian Trident

Trishula is a trident, a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in Hinduism... The trishula has a number of interpretations in Hindu...

Wantonly destroying what is prized by enlightened nations is the Russians’ most striking national...

Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822) wrote in his famous book 'Travels in Russia' which became a bestseller in 19th-century Europe: "The town of Kertchy, standing on...

Scythian Battle-Scene Golden Comb from Solokha Royal Kurgan in Ukraine

A true masterpiece of Scythian metalwork, an extraordinary Gold Comb crested with fighting Scythians was discovered in Solokha Royal Kurgan in Zaporizhzhia region of...