Oksana Baiul, the first Winter Olympic champion of independent Ukraine, 1994

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Known as the “Swan of Odessa,” Baiul was one of the most graceful and artistically accomplished skaters in the history of the sport....

Ukraine as Major Aim and Battlefield of WW2, – Yale Prof....

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June 20th, 2017. Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, I'm going to speak in English. I'm going to speak English, because this is a subject...

Germans demo fly Antonov-225 XXXL-scale model

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkBzo_TDMbM&fbclid=IwAR0jlfwo68lZYn8ocP_4DIJ9UBVLLi87RM8fSzg43sjh_uLjMdtjs0rq4Gs

Ukraine’s Scythian treasures Russia tries to appropriate

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"At this moment, a large exhibition with an impressive title “Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia” is being hosted by the British Museum. The event is jointly...

History of Rus-Ukraine, history of Muscovy-Russia

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The "Gardariki, Ukraine" e-book below explains why it is so.

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...

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