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Scythians in The Iliad of Homer: ‘Most decent men alive’
Iliad, Book 13 Book 13 of the Iliad describes a crucial battle for the ships. It starts with the following lines: But once Zeus had driven...
Anacharsis: Scythian Frugality and Wisdom
Herodotus & Anacharsis The famous Greek historian Herodotus is the earliest author who mentioned Anacharsis. Here is what the Father of History wrote around 450...
Scythian Achilles? Achilleid of Statius and Famous Gorytos from Ukraine
https://youtu.be/Q2IFGWQJrrs Achilleid of Statius Achilleid is an unfinished epic poem by Publius Papinius Statius that was intended to present the life of Achilles from his youth...
Richest Scythian Female Burial in Ukraine: Priestess-Queen in Griffins Headdress with...
https://youtu.be/GgNPqrBVy8U Side Tomb In May of 1971, archaeologists began clearing the Side Tomb of the Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan, which reached a depth of 6.2 m. It...
Ballet Puff Tutu was invented by Ukrainian Oscar-Winning costumier Barbara Karinska
“There is Shakespeare for literature, Karinska for costumes!” (George Balanchine) "When George Balanchine was asked by the Ford Foundation in 1963 what was the thing...
The Rus are Slavs, wrote Ibn Khordadbeh before 860 AD. What...
“The Rus, who belong to the Slavic race, go from the most remote regions of the country of the Slavs, on the coasts of...
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Scythian Queen from Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan: Headdress
As mentioned earlier, a Scythian woman and a child were buried in the side vault of the Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan. In the same chamber...
Chornobyl reactors could be switched to enriching plutonium for military purposes
"If anything, the military purpose of Chernobyl-2 is a reminder that the purpose of the Chernobyl power station was never entirely civilian, either. While...
Russia’s Systematic Falsification of History Condemned by EU Parliament
23-01-2025. In a resolution adopted on Thursday, MEPs condemn the Russian regime’s systematic falsification of historical arguments to justify its illegal war of aggression...
Gelon-Bilsk Grandiose Scythian Fortress in Central Ukraine: Account of Herodotus
“In exploring Herodotus' route through the northern Scythian regions, it is necessary to touch upon the detailed description of the city of Gelon in...
Ukrainian Village after WW2: John Steinbeck description of 1947
" Shevchenko has never been one of the best farms because its land is not of the first quality, but before the war it...
Kyiv Rus were Hyperborean Tauro-Scythians, – 12th-century Byzantine historian Niketas Choniates
Niketas Choniates was a Byzantine Greek historian and politician. He accompanied his brother Michael Akominatos to Constantinople from their birthplace Chonae (from which came his nickname, "Choniates" meaning...
Scythian Queen from Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan: A Pendant Earring
"Cradle of Civilizations" book has rare images of a similar set from a famous barrow near the Azov Sea. < PREVIOUS
Ivory Artifact from Bilsk Scythian settlement in Ukraine; Its striking resemblance...
Iryna Shramko an Assistant Professor at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University wrote in a scientific article 'The Dentine Enigma of Western Bilsk': "A...
Igor Sikorsky’s ‘Ilya Muromets Kyivsky’ WW1 plane was World’s First Strategic...
"I want to recommend urgently the speedy construction of the new type of huge bomber.” "I have no question in my mind that you are...