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

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Academician Borys Rybakov (1908-2001) was a Soviet and Russian archeologist and historian who held a Chair in Russian history at Moscow University since 1939,...

‘Ukraine’ and ‘Muscovy’ names in the 1669 issue of The London...

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The London Gazette - Wikipedia is one of the official journals of record or government gazettes of the Government of the United Kingdom, and...

Important Chernyakhiv Culture Was Local to Ancient Kyiv Rus-Ukraine: It was...

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Wikipedia page states that the Chernyakhiv Archaeological Culture “territorially replaced its predecessor, the Zarubintsy culture. Both cultures were discovered by the Czech archaeologist Vikentiy...

Ancient Agrarian Calendar on 4th-century Romashky Jug found near Kyiv: Ties...

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The ancient jug was found in 1899 during excavations near the village of Romashky in the Kyiv region by the prominent Czech archaeologist Vikentii...

Elk in Scythian Art of Borysthenites/Dnieper River Farmers: Proto-Slavs’ Totem Animal?

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“Given the lack of folklore materials that could retrospectively illuminate the Slavic-Scythian relations of the 7th – 3rd centuries BC, one should turn to...

Amazons, Greeks, Scythians, Saurometae: Herodotus’ alleged visit to Amazons’ capital of...

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“On his return journey , besides Colchis, we can note another region whose narrative conveys a "presence effect." Herodotus several times mentions the city...

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Update May 20, 2025: "Mr. Trump had famously promised during the campaign that he would bring about peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24...

In 1710 the Ukrainian Cossacks drafted one of Europe’s first state...

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The Crimean War of 1854: Russia’s backwardness exposed, War gamble ends...

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