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...
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...
Ukrainian Cossacks – the power of Freedom. (Quotes from a Harvard Professor’s book)
It's Harvard Professor Serhii Plokhy this time with the book "The Gates of Europe: The History of Ukraine" ("An indispensable guide to tragic history" - The Telegraph...
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...
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...
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...
During his speech in Kyiv in 1972, President Nixon named Kyiv the “City of...
"As I think of a way to describe our feelings on this occasion, I noted that in history--and this city is so full of...
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...
Mykola Pymonenko whose works inspired Kazimir Malevich. His Hopak painting was bought by the...
Mykola Pymonenko was a Ukrainian realist painter who lived and worked in Kyiv. Pymonenko is best known for his urban and rural genre scenes of...
