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...
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...
Scythian Couple locked in loving embrace for 3,000 years found in burial in...
The burial of the Scythian pair, husband and wife was found in the Ternopil region in Ukraine. It dates to circa 1,000 B.C. Professor...
10th century Kyiv Easter Egg discovered in Sweden
"Glazed ceramic Resurrection egg. The egg is made of glazed fired clay. It varies in colour from bright chocolate brown to dark green. The...
Ukraine is Not Russia. Crane vs Bear
In the famous movie The Transporter with David Statham it is put in basicly two phrases with deep meanings: "we are different people in heart and mind" (please...
Boxing star Vasyl Lomachenko took traditional Ukrainian Cossacks’ Hopak dance classes for 4 years
Even as he boxed, Vasyl also played soccer and hockey and wrestled. At 10, he began traditional Ukrainian folk dance. It wasn't Vasyl's idea, prancing...
Prince Charles dancing Ukrainian Hopak dance, 1981
King of the United Kingdom Charles III (back then Prince of Wales) is dancing Hopak with Ukrainian band "Hoverla" in Derby, 1981.
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...
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...
William Kurelek & his Ukrainian Maze
Future "Christian mystic, bestselling author and illustrator", William Kurelek was the eldest of the seven children of Ukrainian emmigrant family in northern Alberta and Manitoba. Experience of his...
