Russian is a dialect of Ukrainian language, according to Vladimir Dal
The most prominent lexicographer of the Russian language Vladimir Dal was born in 1801 in what is now the Lugansk oblast of Ukraine. His Danish father...
Kyiv Rus’ borders ca. 1000 AD: Largest Kingdom in Christendom
Although this map was published by National Geographic in 1987 and should be commended for marking what is now the present-day Kerch Strait as being controlled...
History of Rus-Ukraine, history of Muscovy-Russia
The "Gardariki, Ukraine" e-book below explains why it is so.
Ukrainian Cossacks Origin
"In 1492, the year Christopher Columbus landed on the Caribbean island he named San Salvador and King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella signed a decree...
Women fought in the ranks of Sviatoslav the Brave’s army in the 10th century...
John Skylitzes, a Byzantine historian of the 11th century described a notable event that took place on Bulgarian soil several decades before he was...
How AI sees Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief
Although AI pictures the renowned General as a Viking Chief, in one of our recent articles we mentioned that Valerii Zaluzhnyi could represent the...
Morowlin, not Muromets, was the true name of the famous bogatyr of Kyiv Rus
In May of 1594, Erich Lassota von Steblau, a special envoy of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II to the Zaporozhian Cossacks arrived in Kyiv. The Holy...
‘The Tale of Igor’s Campaign’ is a Ukrainian epic about repelling Asiatic forces including...
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...
Name of Lithuanian capital Vilnius may have derived from Ukrainian word “vilnyi” which means...
Speaking of Kyiv, by 1327, Kyiv had freed itself from the Mongols and had been part of the Grand Dutchy of Lithuania for 7...
Boxer Usyk wears same ‘khokhol’ hairstyle as famous Kyiv ruler Sviatoslav the Brave more...
The famous ruler was King of Rus Sviatoslav the Brave. His appearance was descibed by Byzantine court historian Leo the Deacon who met him...
