John Steinbeck depicts Ukrainian women
“On the way to our hotel we noticed, as everyone does, that the
Ukrainian girls are very pretty, mostly blond, with fine womanly figures. They
have...
Ukraine celebrates anniversary of Kyiv Rus Christianization
New perspective on Volodymir's ancestry and why he chose to be baptized in one of the most dangerous places for him, - Tauric Chersonesus...
Mystery of How Kyiv Shaped Early Christianity in Norway
The third largest Norwegian city is Trondheim. It is best known for being linked to unruly Viking kings but now it turns out to become...
The earliest European proto-towns: Trypillia Mega-sites in Ukraine can be true Cradle of Civilization
One of the most famous Ukrainian archaeological sites - Maidanetske situated in Cherkassy oblast - can be a true Cradle of Civilization, writes French...
Taras Shevchenko Memorial in Washington, DC
The monument of Taras Shevchenko, 19th century Ukrainian poet and fighter for the independence of Ukraine and the freedom of all mankind, who under...
In 1710 the Ukrainian Cossacks drafted one of Europe’s first state constitutions, which had...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Pylyp_Orlyk
Cossacks Spirit & Hopak Dance
"..when Kozaks returned victorious after battle. Kobzars and other musicians would gather their instruments - violins, bagpipes, cimbaloms and fifes - while other participants would dance. These...
Ilya Repin was born on August 5, 1844 in Ukraine. Story behind his most...
On 26 July 1878, he did his first pencil drawing of the merry Zaporozhians drafting their defiant letter to the sultan. Although Repin was...
