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Mykola Pymonenko whose works inspired Kazimir Malevich. His Hopak painting was...
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Moscow occupied its part of Poland according to Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact under...
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Ukrainian Cossacks’ Songs Added to UNESCO List
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Ivan IV the Terrible was not a Tzar. Forged title credentials
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Russian Orthodox Church was formed by the Golden Horde
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R.I.P., NHL Hall-of-Famer Dale Hawerchuk
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Ukrainian Cossacks Origin
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Kyiv in Snow
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UK-Ukrainian launch vehicle developer Skyrora to establish smallsat launch site, –...
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Monuments to Igor Sikorsky in Kyiv opened by Mayor Vitaly Klitschko
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The most verbose of all the Varangian stones – the Turinge...
" This is a runestone raised in the church of Turinge. It is in sandstone, in the style Pr4 and it was made in memory of the...