Not Iranians. Scythians originated in Ukraine [Yamna + Trypillia Cultures] –...

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In 2025, an article by geneticists Lehti Saag, Olga Utevska, and a number of Ukrainian archaeologists was published ‘North Pontic crossroads: Mobility in Ukraine...

‘Scythian Square’ of Herodotus: Borders of Scythia 2500 years ago

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8T0Uowrltw When one searches for the boundaries of Scythia, one sees many different maps with boundaries stretching all the way to India and Afghanistan. While...

Scythian King with Famous Comb from Solokha Royal Kurgan in Ukraine:...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z761ftJkko One of the largest Scythian Royal kurgans, the 18 meter-high Solokha kurgan in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, on the left bank of the...

Scythian Golden Comb with Battle Scene from Solokha Royal Kurgan in...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnUhpAFYKPY A true masterpiece of Scythian metalwork, an extraordinary Gold Comb crested with fighting Scythians was discovered in the Solokha Royal Kurgan in the Zaporizhzhia...

Ancient Lyubech in Ukraine: Ancestral home of Volodymyr the Great, Gateway...

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Lyubech is currently a rural settlement in Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It is located 200 kilometers north of Kyiv, and near the border with...

He, Who Fights Alone: Volodymyr Monomakh, fearless hunter and Kyiv Rus’...

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Volodymyr Monomakh was born a year before the death of Yaroslav “the Wise.” Vsevolod, Volodymyr’s father, was Yaroslav’s youngest son. The Primary Chronicle records...

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Original Rus was centered in Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Pereyaslavl only; Even...

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In 1918, the Kuban People’s Republic voted to join Ukraine. Moscow...

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Face of Original Iran ruler: Colossal statue of Sassanian King Shapur...

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Per Wikipedia, the term Iran was first attested in a 3rd-century A.D. inscription at Naqsh-e Rostam. The inscription where the term Iran is mentioned for...

Why Crane. About this Website

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Thank you for visiting my website. This site was created with the purpose to help you discover beautiful country of Ukraine. Why Crane anyway? Not just because...

Igor Sikorsky assembled his first helicopters while still a student in...

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In the autobiography "The Story of the Winged-S", Igor Sikorsky recalled: "I had several hobbies. For a time I was making electrical batteries and...

Syria of Classical Antiquity’s interaction with Scythia-Ukraine in the 6th Century...

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"Meanwhile, the Scythians as allies of the Assyrians tried to raise the siege of Nineveh which was being prosecuted by the Medes; hence a...

Ukraine reactivates unique S-300V1 strategic air defence system

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The unique features of S-300V1 air defense system consist in that is the world’s only truly mobile Anti Ballistic Missile system. The S-300V...

Ukrainian Kateryna Bilokur, a self-taught painter-virtuoso praised by Pablo Picasso

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In Dec. 2020, Doodle celebrated the 120th birthday of a Ukrainian painter with the following words: "Kateryna Bilokur, a self-taught virtuoso earned international renown for...