John Steinbeck depicts Kyiv after WW2
“War is no new thing to Kiev. Starting with
the raids of the savages from Tartary, it has been a place of war for thousands
of...
Igor Sikorsky: ‘My family is of Ukrainian origin’. Official document
When one opens Igor Sikorsky's Wikipedia page, in the "Early Life" paragraph one can read the following sentence: "When questioned regarding his roots, he would...
Rurik, ‘Founder of Rus’ Dynasty’, Never Existed: Moscow may have invented the whole story...
Muscovy-’Russia’ clings to Rurik with such ferocity as if this figure affects not only its history, but the very right to be called a...
Serge Lifar, world ballet great, recollects his native Kyiv of 1905-1921
Serge Lifar was "a Ukrainian dancer and choreographer, and one of the greatest male ballet dancers of the 20th century. Lifar was also a choreographer,...
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...
Giant abandoned space-age saucer: Kiev Bus Garage Number 7 – CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/ukraine-abandoned-space-age-saucer
Faces of Kyiv Rulers of the 11th c. AD on St. Sophia Frescos: Fair-haired...
In an attempt to rewrite and appropriate the history of Kyiv Rus, the Muscovites have insistently portrayed Kyiv rulers as bearded men. Take a...
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...
Kyiv in unique old photos of New York Public Library
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