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1976 December issue of The UNESCO Courier had the following passage: “How Scythian horsemen of 2,500 years ago dressed, and the kind of equipment they...

Iliad, Book 13 Book 13 of the Iliad describes a crucial battle for the ships. It starts with the following lines: But once Zeus had driven...

Herodotus & Anacharsis The famous Greek historian Herodotus is the earliest author who mentioned Anacharsis. Here is what the Father of History wrote around 450...

https://youtu.be/Q2IFGWQJrrs Achilleid of Statius Achilleid is an unfinished epic poem by Publius Papinius Statius that was intended to present the life of Achilles from his youth...

https://youtu.be/GgNPqrBVy8U Side Tomb In May of 1971, archaeologists began clearing the Side Tomb of the Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan, which reached a depth of 6.2 m. It...

“There is Shakespeare for literature, Karinska for costumes!” (George Balanchine) "When George Balanchine was asked by the Ford Foundation in 1963 what was the thing...

Professor of History  Dr. C. Raffensperger in Introduction to his recently published book 'Kingdom of Rus': "Examining a wide range of medieval sources, the...

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

Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822) wrote in his famous book 'Travels in Russia' which became a bestseller in 19th-century Europe: "There is nothing in which the...

At the outskirt of Kyiv there is a unique Pyrohiv National Museum of Ukrainian Architecture & Culture which has examples of typical Ukrainian rural dwellings from...

'The Book of Ceremonies' of Constantine Porphyrogennetos published by Brill in 2017 has the following introduction: "Constantine VII (905-959) was the grandson of Basil I,...

New York museum has renamed an Edgar Degas painting to recognize its Ukrainian, not Russian, theme, and acknowledged formerly Russia-designated artists as Ukrainian. Barley...

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

"...Stalin’s successor, Nikita Khrushchev, learned the lesson up close and personal. In 1953 he travelled to Crimea with his son-in-law, the prominent Soviet journalist...

"In recent weeks, political voices advocating for the reduction or cessation of military support for Ukraine have gained ground in Germany and other nations....

 Even as he boxed, Vasyl also played soccer and hockey and wrestled. At 10, he began traditional Ukrainian folk dance. It wasn't Vasyl's idea, prancing...

Lubomyr Romankiw was born in 1931 when the city of Zhovkva was part of Poland. After WWII, the Romakiw family traveled to Munich, where...

The title image of this post is a screenshot of the UK Defence Intelligence review on Twitter dated 11 November. The author of the article you...