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Economic value of U.S. aid to Ukraine is less than half...

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A new study shows that the actual value of U.S. military aid to Ukraine is significantly lower than official figures. Amounting to about $18.3...

‘Northern’ Clothing of the Kushan, Parthian, and Sassanian Empires Elites

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American Art Historian John M. Rosenfield wrote in his 'Dynastics Arts of the Kushans': "As carefully depicted by the sculptors, the clothing worn by...

Moscow occupied its part of Poland according to Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact under...

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"The Soviet invasion of Poland was a military operation by the Soviet Union without a formal declaration of war... The Red Army, which vastly outnumbered the...

Ukrainian Army’s Recruitment Video ranked #2 Worldwide

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Making a military recruitment video is a challenge. In a single television spot, you have to convince someone to make the life-altering choice...

Wayne Gretzky during his ‘United For Ukraine’ speech: My Grandmother always...

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Situla from Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan

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Situla (plural situlae), from the Latin word for 'bucket' or 'pail', is the term in archaeology and art history for a variety of elaborate bucket-shaped vessels...

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Scythian Heracles and Medusa gold plates from Chmyreva Barrow in Ukraine

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"Harness and cars were decorated with all imaginable metal plates of gold or bronze. Especially important were the frontlets and cheek ornaments on the...

Anna Muzychuck, Ukrainian Chess Grandmaster, chose to lose her Two Titles...

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Anna Muzychuk is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster (GM). She is the fourth woman in chess history to attain a FIDE rating of at least 2600. She has been...

Film “Donbass” wins 2018 Prize at the Cannes Festival

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Congratulations to Sergei Loznitsa on winning the Best Director Prize (Prix de la mise-en-scène) in the selection "Un Certain Regard" (a parallel competition for films...

Moscow appanage was insignificant until in 1276 the Mongols gave it...

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Richard Pipes (July 11, 1923 – May 17, 2018) was an American academic who specialized in Russian and Soviet history. In 1976, he headed...

SpaceX turns to Ukrainian AN-124 plane for emergency delivery of oversized...

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"Jan 3, 2018 Subject: Request for Antonov Support SpaceX requests An-124 to transport rocket hardware (payload fairing halves) to expedite processing of the coming missions.. US Domestic...

Moscow myth about “great Kursk tank battle” exposed

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"The battle of Prokhorovka was steeped in Soviet legend (and myth) for many decades. This remained the case until post-Soviet era research revealed the...

Trump blaming Ukraine for starting the war with Russia is akin...

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Feb. 19, 2025, NBC News: "President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that Ukraine was responsible for Russia's invasion of the country three years ago, arguing...

Silver Finger-Ring from 12th century Kyiv in the British Museum

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Finger-ring, Kyivan Rus' / Kyivan Rus', Ukraine, Street of the Three Saints | The British Museum Images Silver finger-ring; bezel a cast disc; nielloed foliate...

American Dr. Gale, Chornobyl Firefighters, Bone Marrow Transplants

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Adam Higginbotham in his prize-winning Midnight in Chernobyl writes the following: "At forty, Gale was a hematologist at the UCLA Medical Center and a...

Israel Zangwill: Russia was largely responsible for the Anti-Jewish pogroms in...

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Israel Zangwill Commends New Republic's Attitude Toward the Jews in Ukraine (A letter from Israel Zangwill, noted writer and President of the Jewish Territorial...