World-famous painter Ilya Repin portrayed two nations – Ukrainians above, Russians below
The painter is Ukrainian (now officailly according to MetMuseum) Ilya Repin. The upper painting is the Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks...
Katheryn ‘Lagertha’ Winnick in Kyiv, May 2023
The famous The Vikings series actress Katheryn Winnick visited Kyiv and took a picture with Ukrainian flag in front of St....
The earliest European proto-towns: Trypillia Mega-sites in Ukraine can be true Cradle of Civilization
One of the most famous Ukrainian archaeological sites - Maidanetske situated in Cherkassy oblast - can be a true Cradle of...
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...
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...
Ukrainian who discovered X-rays but didn’t receive credit for it: Ivan Puluj
As Noble Prize's official webpage describes it: "On the evening of 8 November 1895, Röntgen was in his laboratory studying how...
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...
Ukrainian who created the best jet engines in the world: Arkhyp Lyulka
In 1926, a young man from the Kyiv region entered Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. The man's first name was Arkhyp, and his...
In antiquity, Ukrainian Snake island had Colossal statue of Apollo on it that was...
The authors of a recent article in The Daily Beast shared an opinion that according to the legends, "Achilles supposedly went...
Ukrainian Borscht inscribed on the UNESCO List on Intangible Cultural Heritage
"Ukrainian borscht - national version of borscht consumed in several countries of the region - is an integral part of Ukrainian...
