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Map of Ukraine from the Paris Peace Conference in 1919
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...
Vasyl Ivanchuk, Ukrainian eccentric Chess Grandmaster
Vasyl Ivanchuk was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1988. A leading chess player since 1988, Ivanchuk has been ranked at No. 2 on the FIDE world rankings three...
Moskva warship after being hit by Neptune missile. Confirmed picture
The ship is tilted to its left side. Just as reported by Ukraine.
This man coined the word ‘Genocide’. Here is Dr Lemkin’s speech...
Rafał Lemkin was a lawyer of Polish-Jewish descent who is best known for coining the word genocide in 1943 or 1944 from genos (Greek for family, tribe, or race) and -cide (Latin for killing) (Wikipedia). On September...
+Ulfberh+T Viking-type sword that most likely belonged to Kyiv King Sviatoslav...
The sword, which is associated with the name of Sviatoslav the Brave, was accidentally 'fished out' on November 7, 2011 near Khortytsia Island. The...
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‘Molotov Cocktail’ was a pejorative response to Molotov’s blatant lie that...
Bombing of Helsinki in World War II - "The first bombing of Helsinki occurred the very day Finland was invaded on 30 November 1939....
St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine
St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is situated on the central hill of Kyiv overlooking the Dnieper River and the northern part of Ukraine's capital. Sviatopolk II of...
Prince Charles dancing Ukrainian Hopak dance, 1981
King of the United Kingdom Charles III (back then Prince of Wales) is dancing Hopak with Ukrainian band "Hoverla" in Derby, 1981.
Voltaire depicted Muscovies-Russians of his time: born the slaves of masters...
Voltaire (1694-1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian. One of Voltaire's best-known histories is History of Charles XII (1731). The quotes below are taken...
‘Northern’ Clothing of the Kushan, Parthian, and Sassanian Empires Elites
American Art Historian John M. Rosenfield wrote in his 'Dynastics Arts of the Kushans': "As carefully depicted by the sculptors, the clothing worn by...
Indian Trishula, Ukrainian Trident
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...
Artemis/Diana was Scythian goddess originally. Ovid
Ovid in Ex Ponto: "And lately when I was telling of your loyalty (since I’ve learnt how to speak Getic and Sarmatian) it chanced that an old man,...
Russia’s Modus Operandi in Exterminating Smaller Nations: Poland, Baltics, Ukraine
Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822) was a British traveler whose book 'Travels in Russia' became a bestseller in Europe and was republished several times even...
R.I.P., NHL Hall-of-Famer Dale Hawerchuk
The leading scorer in the first iteration of the Winnipeg Jets and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame Dale Hawerchuk passed away...
Source of the centuries-long conflict and European wars: Ukraine-Russia Orthodox matter...
Quotes below are from "The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999" by Timothy Snyder published in 2003 (the publishing year should remove possible accusation...
Yin-Yang symbol originated in the area of present-day Ukraine
The earliest known depiction of Yin-Yang symbol belongs to the Trypillia culture and dates to 5200 B.C. The oldest preserved drawing of this symbol...