In 1926, a young man from the Kyiv region entered Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. The man’s first name was Arkhyp, and his last name was Lyulka, which in Ukrainian means cradle. (Etymologically, English words ‘lull’, and ‘lullaby‘ most likely derive from the same root as ‘lyulka’). After graduating from Kyiv, Lyulka moved to Kharkiv and started teaching … Continue reading Ukrainian who created the best jet engines in the world: Arkhyp Lyulka was born March 23, 1908