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Why Scythians chased a hare before the battle with Darius the...
Renown Scythologyst Dr. Dmitry Raevsky (1941-2004) observed: “There is a curious motif on the gold appliques from Kul-Oba and on the silver appliques from the...
Darius the Great Flees Scythia/Ukraine: Saved by donkeys and the bridge
“Darius sent a horseman to Idanthyrsos king of the Scythians with this message: "You extraordinary man! Why do you keep fleeing when you certainly...
Persian Cavalry Raid Across Scythia: Darius receives ‘Bird, Mouse, Frog, 5...
“A third of the time allocated by Darius for the entire Scythian campaign had already passed. Another 21 days were still needed to be...
Darius the Great’s Route in Scythia/ Ukraine: How far the Persian...
“Having transported his army across the Thracian Bosporus via a bridge built by Mandrocles, Darius easily conquered the Thracian tribes and port cities of...
Gelon-Bilsk Grandiose Scythian Fortress in Central Ukraine: Account of Herodotus
“In exploring Herodotus' route through the northern Scythian regions, it is necessary to touch upon the detailed description of the city of Gelon in...
Herodotus in Scythia/ Ukraine: Places the Father of History visited
“Without repeating what has already been said about Herodotus's brief excursions around Olbia (Cape Hippola, the sanctuary of Demeter, Hylaea, the mouth of the...
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Nicholas Chain Bridge in Kyiv was the largest bridge in Europe
The bridge was designed by Irish engineer Charles Blacker Vignoles. Construction started in 1848 and was completed in 1853. The 776-metre-long (2,546 ft) bridge was the...
Solomiya Krushelnytska, world-famous Ukrainian lyric-dramatic soprano of the first half of...
Solomiya Krushelnytska (1872 – 1952) was a Ukrainian lyric-dramatic soprano, considered to be one of the brightest opera stars of the first half of the...
Moscow prohibited Ukrainian language in Ukraine over 100 times in past...
Basically, it all started with that imposter Peter I ('the Great'). 1720: A decree by Tsar Peter I banned the printing of books in...
Ivan Kharchenko personally defused more than 1500 bombs weighing more than...
A Soviet Army Military engineering Colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union, Kharchenko continued his military service until retirement in 1964. Until...
Moscow appanage was insignificant until in 1276 the Mongols gave it...
Richard Pipes (July 11, 1923 – May 17, 2018) was an American academic who specialized in Russian and Soviet history. In 1976, he headed...
In rural Ukraine, an American rekindles a lost music tradition
Deep in rural Ukraine, a man from North Carolina has returned to his roots, moving to a village with a population of 500...
Ukraine’s new tank can take on Russia’s best, but Kyiv can’t...
"When Kiev announced it would revive the same spirit of industry that bred its Soviet-era tank manufacture, boosting production for a new tank vehicle by...
‘Kremlin’ derives from Tartar word for fortress
British traveler of the 18th century Dr. Clarke sounded very confident describing the etymology of the word 'Kremlin'. In his bestselling book 'Travels in...
Royal Child Burial in Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan: Miniature wine vessels and...
According to scholars, the royal child burial in Tovsta Mogyla is the only unlooted one known. Most likely the child had a belt around...
The first known European leaflet depicting Russian/ Moscovite atrocities against women...
“The earliest illustrated Livonian War pamphlet – “Sehr grewliche, erschröckliche, vor unerhörte, warhafftige Newe Zeitung was für grausame Tyrannei der Moscoviter …” which translates into English...
Guinness record setter Antonov An-2 plane
"Although not the largest biplanes ever, the biggest double-wing aircraft currently in common use is the Antonov An-2 / An-3, which has a wingspan of 18.8...
The Crimean War started on March 27, 1854: Parallels to current...
The experience of the Crimean War of 1854 has several striking analogies with Putin’s war on Ukraine that started in 2014 with the invasion...