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“Given the lack of folklore materials that could retrospectively illuminate the Slavic-Scythian relations of the 7th – 3rd centuries BC, one should turn to...

“On his return journey , besides Colchis, we can note another region whose narrative conveys a "presence effect." Herodotus several times mentions the city...

“Having obtained indisputable data on Herodotus's sea voyage around the Crimean Peninsula, confirming the high accuracy of his measurements, we must return to those...

“We have more compelling evidence of Herodotus's advance east of Pontic Olbia. Herodotus begins his account of Scythia's geography from the northwestern coast of...

"Scythia is a quadrangle, two sides of which reach the sea, and the line running inland is the same length as the one that...

Renown Scythologyst Dr. Dmitry Raevsky (1941-2004) observed: “There is a curious motif on the gold appliques from Kul-Oba and on the silver appliques from the...

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Different looks, heartiness “Everyone had told us it would be different once we got outside of Moscow, that the sternness and the tenseness would not...

The famous ruler was King of Rus Sviatoslav the Brave. His appearance was descibed by Byzantine court historian Leo the Deacon who met him...

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...

The leading scorer in the first iteration of the Winnipeg Jets and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame Dale Hawerchuk passed away...

At around 1800, famous English traveler Edward Daniel Clarke described his first impressions after meeting Ukrainians: "We began to perceive that the farther we...

Professor of History at the University of London Orlando Figes in his book Crimea: The Last Crusade described the consequences of the Crimean War...

Panteleimon Kulish’s 200th Birthday Doodle: "Today’s Doodle celebrates the renowned Ukrainian writer, historian, and translator Pateleimon Kulish, born on this day in 1819. Through...

"I have said that Russians are disliked in Europe. That they are disliked, I believe, this no one will dispute. Inter alia we, all...

Just today came across an article titled "Russian Flying Fortress - A powerful monster comes back to life! Unbelievably cool" which already gained many...

Not many people know that Homer mentioned Scythians in his Iliad, only they are mentioned in it under different name. Here is the passage: Now...