Khokhols: Ilya Repin’s Ukrainian Cossacks

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Repin & Cossacks’ Reply World-famous painter Ilya Repin devoted 10 years to creating his painting The Reply of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks to the Turkish Sultan....

Khokhol Hairstyle: Millennium-Old Mark of Nobility of Kyiv Rus Rulers

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Leo the Deacon Byzantine court historian Leo the Deacon met Kyiv ruler Sviatoslav the Brave in person in 971 AD. Leo’s description of the famous...

Older than Stonehenge and Pyramids: Megalithic Cromlech Kurgan in Ukraine

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Excavations In early 2021, archaeologists began excavating a huge mound south of Dnipro in central Ukraine; it was 7.5 meters high and 50 meters in...

Homer’s Iliad & Ancient Ukraine: Achilles’ Burial of his friend Patroclus

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Patroclus Burial In Chapter 23 of the Iliad, Homer describes the epic scenes of Patroclus’ burial, which Achilles organized for his friend. The funeral ritual included...

Russian Betrayal of All Its Treaties in 1939: NYTimes archival article

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The Russian Betrayal 18 Sep, 1939 NY Times It is altogether probable that the Russian invasion of Poland, just at the moment when that country has been...

Scythian Pegasus: Chertomlyk Silver Vase

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Chertomlyk Amphora The vase was discovered during the initial excavations of the Chertomlyk Royal Scythian Kurgan in Ukraine in 1862. The video on this channel...

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Russia’s War on Ukraine is about Stolen Identity

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Jan. 18, 2024. NEWSWEEK: Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president and prime minister, said on Wednesday that there will "always" be a chance for another...

History as a Weapon in Russia’s War on Ukraine, – Atlantic...

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Ukrainians who created Nuclear Missile Shield of the USSR: Korolev, Glushko,...

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Igor Sikorsky’s First Trial Helicopter Assembled in Kyiv in 1909

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Goal by Mykolenko voted best in FC Everton’s season 21/22

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The win in that game secured for Everton its presence in Premier Leage for the next season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3V-eDPQE4c

Scythians lived on territory of present-day Ukraine in the Third Millenium...

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Antonov signs contracts with Boeing

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In the 16th century, a Ruthenian/Ukrainian woman was taken captive and...

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Eastern Ukraine, Don region 220 years ago: Edward Clarke’s eyewitness account...

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The quotes below are from the bestselling book of the 18th century 'Travels in Russia' written by a British traveler Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822)....