Forensic facial reconstruction of the ‘Russian’ ruler Andrey Bogolyubsky who allegedly destroyed Kyiv in...
Forensic facial reconstruction was made by famous Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist Mikhail Gerasimov. Among some 200 faces Gerasimov reconstructed are also the faces of emperor Timur (Tamerlane), Yaroslav...
Sarcophagus of legendary Olga of Kyiv, ca. 970 AD
The "Gardariki, Ukraine" ebook has the details of its discovery. Sarcophagus of Yaroslav the Wise is described in it as well.
Should Ukraine return to Crimea its historic name of Taurica?
Wikipedia quote: "Called the Tauric Peninsula until the early modern period (16-19th c.), Crimea has historically been at the boundary between the classical world and the steppe......
Kyiv Golden Gate at Winter Solstice
The picture was taken by the author of this post at noon (13 o'clock 'winter time') on December 20, 2023. The actual Winter Solstice...
Scythian Artifacts from ancient Taurida (Crimea) finally returned to Ukraine from Netherlands
AMSTERDAM, June 9, 2023 - Ancient Crimean gold artifacts that were on show abroad should be returned to Ukraine, and not to Crimea which...
Russian is a dialect of Ukrainian language, – famous lexicographer Vladimir Dal concluded
The most prominent lexicographer of the Russian language Vladimir Dal was born in 1801 in what is now Lugansk oblast of Ukraine. His Danish father and...
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...
