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Serge Lifar, world ballet great, recollects his native Kyiv of 1905-1921

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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,...

‘Ukraine or the Cossacks Land’ map of 1720

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The map was made by a famous German geographer and cartographer Johann Baptist Homann. The map is valuable not just because it can serve as...

Ukraine demonstrates its new anti-ship cruise missile test

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=89&v=nQUO5LvKw1I&feature=emb_logo "Neptun cruise anti-ship missile is capable of striking warships with up to 5000 tons of water displacement at a distance of up to 280...

Geometric Secrets of Varna Artifacts: Golden Bulls

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Bulgarian mathematician Hristo Smolenov in his article for the American Journal of Applied Mathematics published in 2021 expressed his confidence that the ancient codes were embedded...

Origin of Horseback Riding Was in Ukraine, – Scientific American

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The article 'The Origin of Horseback Riding' was published in The Scientific American Magazine's 1991 December issue. It was the time when Ukraine was...

Russian Orthodox Church, KGB outlet

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Kathryn David, a historian with the Office of the Historian, US Department of State: "There is another critical legacy of the Soviet experiment with...

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Chalcidian-type helmet that was found in Ukraine

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According to Wikipedia, a Chalcidian type helmet was a helmet made of bronze and was worn by ancient warriors of the Hellenic world, especially...

Igor Sikorsky: ‘My family is of Ukrainian origin’. Official document

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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...

Ukraine’s economic secret: ‘Engineering is in our DNA’, – BBC

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"The growth in the sector has had some interesting benefits not only for Ukraine, but also for consumers worldwide. The country is now churning out...

’20 Days in Mariupol’ Documentary brings Ukraine its first Oscar

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Director Mstyslav Chernov while accepting the Best Documentary Feature Oscar for 20 Days In Mariupol: “This is the first Oscar in Ukrainian history. And...

Catherine II (‘the Great’) employed utmost artifice to keep secret the...

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Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822) wrote in his famous book 'Travels in Russia' which became a bestseller in 19th-century Europe: "There is nothing in which the...

Another Russian warship reportedly on fire near Zmiiny island in Black...

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Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate of the Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet is reportedly on fire near Zmiiny island in the Black Sea. Multiple aircraft, rescue...

Sarcophagus of legendary Olga of Kyiv

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According to Ukr Wiki, Olga's sarcophagus was discovered in 1826 hidden at the walls of the first stone church in Kyiv - Church of...

Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s family original last name was Chaika (Seagull) and it...

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PyoTchaikovsky wrote more than 30 compositions while in Ukraine, because - "I found a feeling of peace in my soul, which I couldn't find...

Bohdan Khmelnitsky’s Army and Cossack Government described by Paul of Aleppo...

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"Now these accounts of Akhmil and the Cossacks, which we have so distinctly commemorated, were collected with the utmost care; and noted by me...

Crimea was a desert in 1953 when Khrushchev visited it. For...

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"...Stalin’s successor, Nikita Khrushchev, learned the lesson up close and personal. In 1953 he travelled to Crimea with his son-in-law, the prominent Soviet journalist...

Around One million Russians fought for the German Nazis during WW2

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Russian Liberation Army known as the Vlasov Army was a collaborationist formation, primarily composed of Russians, that fought under German command during World War II. Since January 1945, the army...