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John Steinbeck depicts Ukrainian women

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“On the way to our hotel we noticed, as everyone does, that the Ukrainian girls are very pretty, mostly blond, with fine womanly figures. They have...

Name ‘Iran’ came to Near East from Europe together with Aryan...

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According to Wikipedia, the term Iran derives from Middle Persian Ērān, first attested in a third-century A.D. inscription at Naqsh-e Rostam, with the accompanying...

The Swiss Secrets of Alexander Archipenko – Harvard Ukrainian Studies

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"Contemporaries and scholars of Archipenko acknowledge the influence of his ideas on the development of twentieth-century sculpture. Gino Severini, who met him in Paris in...

Funeral ritual performed by warriors of Sviatoslav the Brave of Kyiv...

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The battles during the Siege of Dorostolon were fought in 971 on Bulgarian soil between the Byzantine Empire and forces of Kyiv Rus. Byzantine court historian...

World’s Strongest Plane – Ukrainian AN-124 Ruslan | Mega Machines

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"The world's largest production cargo plane must carry a record-breaking load in a race against the clock. The Antonov 124 is an air...

Miss Ukraine at the Miss Universe Pageant

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Did you know of the presense of the Amazons Female Warriors in the area of present-day Ukraine?

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Map of Ukraine from the Paris Peace Conference in 1919

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The map is surprisingly close to the borders of Kyiv Rus 1000 years ago. At that time, the area of present-day "Russia" was a...

Cossack Mamai & Kobza-Bandura Music

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"The mythological figure of Cossack Mamai.. is a reflection of the most typical traits and mentality of the Ukrainian Cossack – a combination of strong...

‘Chernobyl’ miniseries got many things wrong, – Petro Shavrey

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"At first, I thought it would be a documentary. I was asked to express my opinion after I watched that film. I watched it...

In 1650, Kyiv had impressive ramparts remains, deep protective ditches, tombs...

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Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan (1600 - 1673) was a French-Polish cartographer, engineer and architect. Here is his description of Kyiv around the year 1650: "Kiow, otherwise called...

Meeting at the Elbe: Lt. William Robertson (U.S. Army) and Lt....

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April 25, 1945, the day American troops and the troops of the First Ukrainian Front met at the Elbe River, near Torgau in Germany...

Kyiv to Submit Proposal for Dota 2’s The International 2021 –...

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https://news.unikrn.com/article/dota2-the-international-2021-ti11-kiev-proposal-host-city-bid-vitalii-n_rs

Ungrateful Russians forget how many times Americans saved them: Russian Povolzhye...

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In The Russian Job, Douglas Smith’s account of the American Relief Administration’s effort to alleviate the catastrophic famine that afflicted Russia from 1921-23, Smith tells...

Lviv: The Hidden Coffee Capital – FINANCIAL TIMES

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https://life.ft.com/videos/lviv/

American humanitarian aid during Russian Famine of 1891‒92

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In 1892, a prominent maritime painter of Armenian descent born in Crimea, Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900), made a gift to the Corcoran Gallery in Washington,...

Merv/ Khorasan steelmaking site that produced the swords used by Kyiv...

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"While the Romans were in consternation at this din, suddenly their enemies dropped the coverings of their armour, and were seen to be themselves...

Indian Trishula, Ukrainian Trident

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Trishula is a trident, a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in Hinduism... The trishula has a number of interpretations in Hindu...