Hryhorii Skovoroda: How Russia Tried to Appropriate ‘Ukrainian Socrates’

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Hryhorii Skovoroda (1722 – 1794) was a philosopher of Ukrainian Cossack origin. He was a poet, a teacher, and a composer of liturgical music. His significant influence on his contemporaries and succeeding generations...

Yin-Yang symbol originated in the area of present-day Ukraine

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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...

Kvitka ‘Kacey’ Cisyk, Ukrainian-American famous singer was born April 4, 1953

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Per Wikipedia, Kvitka "Kacey" Cisyk (Ukrainian: Квітка Цісик; Квітослава-Орися Цісик, Kvitka Tsisyk; April 4, 1953 – March 29, 1998) was an American coloratura soprano of Ukrainian ethnicity. Cisyk, a...

Ukraine’s Scythian treasures Russia tries to appropriate

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"At this moment, a large exhibition with an impressive title “Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia” is being hosted by the British Museum. The event is jointly...

What Ukrainian Literature Has Always Understood About Russia, – The Atlantic

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Ukrainian national identity is not an accident, nor was it invented by the West. But for centuries, Ukrainians have struggled to fend off attempts...

Cossacks’ Songs

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The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus Ensemble & the Canadian Bandurist Capella joined together for the first time with their wonderful «Kobzar's Christmas» concert of Ukrainian Christmas music. The...

Mysterious Trypillia Culture in Ukraine was older than Egyptian and Sumerian ones. It constructed...

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In the 1890s, while excavating an Upper Paleolithic site in central Kyiv, Czech archaeologist Vikenty Khvoika discovered artifacts of a later civilization. The pieces of pottery...

Vera Rich, renowned translator of Ukrainian Classic poetry

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Vera Rich (born Faith Elizabeth Rich, 24 April 1936 – 20 December 2009) was a British poet, journalist, historian, and translator from Belarusian and Ukrainian. English speakers interested in...

Hohol, Ukrainian Cossacks’ famous haircut was worn by a Kyiv ruler more than 1,000...

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"The distinctive mark of a Black Sea Cossack, borne by the lower order among them, of a braided lock from the crown of the...

Ukraine, the homeland of Scythians [Video]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1OVwuCdkK4 The "Royal Scythia, Greece, Kyiv Rus" book has very important additional information on the topic.