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Kyiv among 10 of the world’s best city views, – Guardian

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Pastel-hued St Andrew’s Church, at the top of a steep hill in the historic Podil district of Kyiv, has wonderful baroque architecture. But what really...

Ukraine to send rockets into space from Australia’s Kimberly?

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"Rockets could be blasting into orbit from Derby within five years if the State and Federal governments get behind an ambitious proposal from the...

Unique Royal Hat of a Rus ruler from a barrow near...

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The hat was discovered in 1877 by archaeologist Samokvasov in the same barrow as the shirt mentioned in the previous article. The hat is...

Scythian Amazons’ Skincare

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Herodotus in his 'Histories' wrote: "But the women pour water into a mixture of cypress, cedar, and frankincense wood, which they have ground...

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Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan where Scythian Gold Pectoral was found

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A large Scythian Royal Kurgan of the 4th century BC situated near Pokrova in the Dnipro oblast of Ukraine was excavated in 1971 by...

Every Russian is responsible for creating ‘the stinking swamp of a...

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"This realm of darkness, of falsehood, or brute force, of justice denied and distrust of the good, this slimy swamp was formed by us,...

Ukraine-Born Inventor Creates World’s Most Powerful and Efficient Engine

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Kiev Politechnical Institute graduate Dr. Nickolay Shkolnik moved to the USA where he founded his own company and where together with his son...

Austrian page in Ukraine’s history. (Quotes from a Yale Professor’s book)

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PREVIOUS PART "The lands of the Commonwealth seized by Austria in the partitions of 1772 and 1795, known as “Galicia and Lodomeria” were home to more than...

Ivan Piddubny, Ukrainian World-Famous Wrestler Whose Legacy Russia Tried to Appropriate

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Two years ago, in 2021, Google devoted a Doodle to the 150th anniversary of the world-famous wrestler Ivan Piddubny. The text of it is:...

Gold Fish Plaque, Center Ornament of Scythian Shield from Vettersfelde Treasure

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"In October 1882 there were ploughed up near Vettersfelde in Lower Lusatia and acquired for the Antiquarium in Berlin the fragments of a great...

Ilya Repin: Only Ukrainian and Parisian women know how to dress with...

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Ilya Repin was born in 1844 in the town of Chuguev in what is now Kharkiv oblast of Ukraine. Historically, the region was known...

Belgorod was part of Ukraine 100 years ago. It was built...

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In 1919, Belgorod proclaimed itself a part of Ukraine and used Ukrainian as official language for its documents. Ethnically, it was a Rus-Ukrainian city...

Successul launch of LP “VEGA” with Ukrainian engine

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"Main engine unit RD-843, incorporated into a liquid propulsion system for the 4th stage of LV “Vega”, was developed by Design Office “Yuzhnoe”...

Scythian Battle-Scene Golden Comb from Solokha Royal Kurgan in Ukraine

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A true masterpiece of Scythian metalwork, an extraordinary Gold Comb crested with fighting Scythians was discovered in Solokha Royal Kurgan in Zaporizhzhia region of...

Phony ‘Potemkin villages’ explain a lot about Russian mindset, – Marquis...

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"In the midst of the fetes of Petersburg, I cannot forget the journey of Empress Catherine into the Crimea, and the facades of vilages,...

Ivan Bunin describes Russian faces: no need branding them ‘Beware of...

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"Their voices are hollow, primitive. The women have Chuvash and Mordvinian faces; and the men have criminal features that make them look like a...