In 1710 the Ukrainian Cossacks drafted one of Europe’s first state constitutions, which had...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Pylyp_Orlyk
Ukrainian borscht among 20 of the world’s best soups according to CNN
Chunks of tender beets swim in brilliant red broth for a soup that's beloved in Ukraine and across Eastern Europe. Often topped with a...
Cossack Country-Ukraine as seen by Syrian chronicler Paul of Aleppo in 1654
Paul of Aleppo (1627 - 1669) was a Syrian archdeacon, traveler, and writer. He accompanied his father, Patriarch Makarios III of Antioch, on a journey from Aleppo...
Yin-Yang symbol originated in the area of present-day Ukraine
The earliest known depiction of Yin-Yang symbol belongs to the Trypillia culture and dates to 5200 B.C. The oldest preserved drawing of this symbol...
John Steinbeck describes the ruins of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, St. Sophia and sarcophagus of Yaroslav...
"We went from this little plaster city, so new that it has not even been built yet, to the ancient monastery on the cliff....
Historic Event – Holy Synod proceeds to the granting of Autocephaly to the Church...
4) To revoke the legal binding of the Synodal Letter of the year 1686, issued for the circumstances of that time, which granted the...
Ukraine Vyshyvanka/ Embroidery Shirt Day
In 2020, Google created a Doodle honoring the Ukrainian embroidered shirt in commemoration of International Vyshyvanka Day: "Held each year on the third Thursday of May, this...
In August of 1937, Moscow demolished 12th-century St. Michael’s Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, but...
St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is situated on the central hill of Kyiv overlooking the Dnieper River and the northern part of Ukraine's capital. It was...
‘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...
Bohdan Khmelnitsky meeting Patriarch Macarius III of Antioch near Kyiv in 1654
Paul of Aleppo (1627 - 1669) was a Syrian archdeacon, traveler, and writer. He accompanied his father, Patriarch Makarios III of Antioch, on a journey from Aleppo...