Yin-Yang symbol was created in more northern area than China?
The theory that the original Yin-Yang symbol described the change of a pole’s shadow length during a year corresponds well with the meaning of...
Ukrainian who created the best jet engines in the world: Arkhyp Lyulka was born...
In 1926, a young man from the Kyiv region entered Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. The man's first name was Arkhyp, and his last name was...
Ukrainian Premium Dish
The full story behind John Steinbeck's quote can be read here. Why borscht is a Ukrainian meal and not Russian is explained here. Borscht...
This man coined the word ‘Genocide’. Here is Dr Lemkin’s speech on Holodomor in...
Rafał Lemkin was a lawyer of Polish-Jewish descent who is best known for coining the word genocide in 1943 or 1944 from genos (Greek for family, tribe, or race) and -cide (Latin for killing) (Wikipedia). On September...
‘Russian Peace’ is the triumph of Evil: Pope Francis gets a powerful reply from...
Last week, Pope Francis provoked outrage by saying Ukraine 'should raise white flag' to end war with Russia. Among many powerful replies by political and...
Why Crane. About this Website
Thank you for visiting my website. This site was created with the purpose to help you discover beautiful country of Ukraine. Why Crane anyway? Not just because...
Hohol, Ukrainian Cossacks’ famous haircut was worn by a Kyiv ruler more than 1,000...
"The distinctive mark of a Black Sea Cossack, borne by the lower order among them, of a braided lock from the crown of the...
10 Ukrainian Castles
"From the 13th century, the territory was widely contested and fought over between Lithuania, Poland, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Russia. A Cossack...
Ukrainian Kateryna Bilokur, a self-taught painter-virtuoso praised by Pablo Picasso
In Dec. 2020, Doodle celebrated the 120th birthday of a Ukrainian painter with the following words: "Kateryna Bilokur, a self-taught virtuoso earned international renown for...
Panteleimon Kulish, a 19th-century writer at the forefront of Ukrainian national revival
Panteleimon Kulish’s 200th Birthday Doodle: "Today’s Doodle celebrates the renowned Ukrainian writer, historian, and translator Pateleimon Kulish, born on this day in 1819. Through...
