Sarcophagus of legendary Olga of Kyiv
According to Ukr Wiki, Olga's sarcophagus was discovered in 1826 hidden at the walls of the first stone church in Kyiv - Church of...
Kyiv Rus’ gold cloisonné enamel medallions dating to 1000-1200 AD in Metropolitan Museum: J....
Title: Chain with Birds and Geometric MotifsDate: 1000–1200Geography: Made in Kyiv (probably), UkraineCulture: Kyivan Rus’Medium: Cloisonné enamel, goldDimensions: Overall: 4 9/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in. (11.6 x 2.4 x...
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...
John Steinbeck depicts Ukrainian women
“On the way to our hotel we noticed, as everyone does, that the
Ukrainian girls are very pretty, mostly blond, with fine womanly figures. They
have...
Ukraine, the homeland of Scythians [Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1OVwuCdkK4 The "Royal Scythia, Greece, Kyiv Rus" book has very important additional information on the topic.
Igor Sikorsky’s record-breaking 1,200 km-long flight on ‘Ilya Muromets’ plane from Petrograd to Kyiv...
"There was one more important test flight as well as demonstration left to be accomplished, namely a long journey across the country. Until then...
Monument to legendary founders of Kyiv
"... There were three brothers, Kyi, Shchek, and Khoriv, and their sister was named Lybid. Kyi lived upon the hill where the Borichev trail...
Mysterious Trypillia Culture in Ukraine was older than Egyptian and Sumerian ones. It constructed...
In the 1890s, while excavating an Upper Paleolithic site in central Kyiv, Czech archaeologist Vikenty Khvoika discovered artifacts of a later civilization. The pieces of pottery...
Nicholas Chain Bridge in Kyiv was the largest bridge in Europe
The bridge was designed by Irish engineer Charles Blacker Vignoles. Construction started in 1848 and was completed in 1853. The 776-metre-long (2,546 ft) bridge was the...
In August of 1937, Moscow demolished 12th-century St. Michael’s Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, but...
St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is situated on the central hill of Kyiv overlooking the Dnieper River and the northern part of Ukraine's capital. It was...
