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Ivan Bunin describes Russian faces: no need branding them ‘Beware of...
"Their voices are hollow, primitive. The women have Chuvash and Mordvinian faces; and the men have criminal features that make them look like a...
Kyiv Golden Gate at Winter Solstice
The picture was taken by the author of this post at noon (13 o'clock 'winter time') on December 20, 2023. The actual Winter Solstice...
Pope, a Devil’s Advocate: Pope Francis fails again to call on...
Update Dec. 16, 2024. "During Sunday prayer on Dec. 15, Pope Francis referred to Russia and Ukraine as "brothers," while reiterating calls for peace...
Border between Muscovy and Ukraine in 1654 described by Syrian chronicler...
"...Having travelled other five miles, over wild deserts and through extensive forests entirely destitute of water, in the course of which progress we had...
Russian warship ‘Admiral Makarov’ hit with Neptune missile near Zmiiny island
There are indications the Russian warship "Admiral Makarov" was hit with a Ukrainian Neptune missile. A ship is on fire near Snake Island in...
Putin suffers Crimea blowback with Orthodox church schizm – Financial Times
When Russian president Vladimir Putin celebrated the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, he claimed the disputed peninsula was “spiritually” inseparable from...
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Ukrainian Chumaks, Ox-Wagon Drivers, in Ivan Aivazovsky’s paintings
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Name ‘Iran’ came to Near East from Europe together with Aryan...
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The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus Ensemble & the Canadian Bandurist Capella joined together for the first time with their wonderful «Kobzar's Christmas» concert of Ukrainian Christmas music. The...
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Russia’s Systematic Falsification of History Condemned by EU Parliament
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Kyiv Golden Gate at Winter Solstice
The picture was taken by the author of this post at noon (13 o'clock 'winter time') on December 20, 2023. The actual Winter Solstice...
Lethal Kittens or how we came to Love our Shovels during...
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Ivan Puluj and long hair of one of his female students
One of Puluj's students, Katherine Stozitska, after asking permission from her parents, cut her very long hair that was almost touching the ground and...
Some of Bucha’s rapists killed already in Ukraine
After Bucha, the 64th brigade of Russian forces has been moved to the Kharkiv region. There they have been met by Ukrainian 93d Brigade....