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Olga of Kyiv, the first Christian ruler of Rus: her famous...
Professor of History Dr. C. Raffensperger in his 'Reimagining Europe: Kievan Rus' in the Medieval World' published by Harvard University Press in 2012, mentions...
Scythian Trousers
As can be seen in the title image, the horserider on the Solokha comb was portrayed wearing wide trousers known also as anaxurides. The...
Ukrainian open-air museums virtual tour by Google
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Ukraine’s Scythian treasures Russia tries to appropriate
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‘Ukraine’ and ‘Muscovy’ names in a 1650 book title by French...
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Scythian Sword and Sheath from Solokha Royal Kurgan
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