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‘The Tale of Igor’s Campaign’ is a Ukrainian epic about repelling Asiatic forces including...

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Per Wikipedia, 'The Tale of Igor's Campaign' is an anonymous epic poem written in the Old East Slavic language. Britannica calls the poem 'The...

Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and central Kyiv were blown up by the Soviet sappers

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John Steinbeck was deceived – the fact is that Kiev was blown up by the Soviets on September 24-28, 1941, after the Nazis had...

Veche Assembly of Kyiv Rus: Scandinavians had a similar tradition, Muscovites never did

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Per Wikipedia, Veche was a popular assembly during the Middle Ages. The veche is mentioned during the times of Kyiv Rus and it later became a powerful institution in Russian cities...

Anne of Kyiv became a Queen of France. By naming her first son and...

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"In the spring of 1048, having covered 3,000 kilometers, the envoys of French King Henry I arrived in Kyiv. Yaroslav welcomed the delegation and...

The Rus raided the Caspian Sea on five hundred 100-men boats in 912, –...

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al-Masudi (c. 896–956), was a historian, geographer, and traveler. He is sometimes referred to as the 'Herodotus of the Arabs'. A polymath and prolific author of over twenty works on theology, history (Islamic...

Lagertha could be a proper symbol of Kyiv Rus – Ukraine

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Katheryn Winnick - born in Etobicoke, Ontario, and is of Ukrainian descent. She spoke Ukrainian as her first language and did not begin speaking English until she was eight years old. She began...

Unique Kyiv Rus Jewellery Art of 1,000 AD: Created in Kyiv possibly even for...

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L. V. Perars'ka, the Head of the Department of Medieval Kyiv at the Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, and Special Research Assistant in...

The Rus were the Tauroscythians whose native land was Taurica/ Crimea. The first description...

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The name Rus is first directly attested to in the 'Life of St. George of Amastris' written by Ignatios the Deacon (d. after 845)....

Ukraine celebrates anniversary of Kyiv Rus Christianization

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New perspective on Volodymir's ancestry and why he chose to be baptized in one of the most dangerous places for him, - Tauric Chersonesus...

Belgorod was part of Ukraine 100 years ago. It was built by Kyiv 1000...

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In 1919, Belgorod proclaimed itself a part of Ukraine and used Ukrainian as official language for its documents. Ethnically, it was a Rus-Ukrainian city...