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Constitution Day of Ukraine: history of the holiday and interesting facts

The history of Ukraine’s fundamental law dates back to the Cossack era. On Saturday, June 28, Ukraine celebrates Constitution Day. For the fourth year in…

Constitution Day of Ukraine: history of the holiday and interesting facts

Unique engraving dedicated to Ivan Mazepa can be seen in Kyiv

In Kyiv, you can see a unique engraving dedicated to Ivan Mazepa, created in 1705. It is a complex symbolic composition with the Cossack leader…

Unique engraving dedicated to Ivan Mazepa can be seen in Kyiv

Why was Ukraine’s statehood erased from memory?

In the 9th–10th centuries, Kyiv became the capital of a powerful state — Rus. It would seem this is the beginning of Ukraine’s statehood. Official…

Why was Ukraine’s statehood erased from memory?

The oldest residential building in Kyiv

The building located at 7 Kontraktova Square is officially considered the oldest residential building in Kyiv. To clarify — it is the oldest residential building…

The oldest residential building in Kyiv

From Rus to Ukraine: The Restoration of History

Muscovy takes the name “Rus,” but it never had what the true Rus possessed. In Kyiv, European kings were recepted, while in Moscow, they waited…

From Rus to Ukraine: The Restoration of History

Who founded Kyiv and when: facts, theories, and legends

This year, the Ukrainian capital celebrates its 1,541st anniversary. The official founding year of the city is considered to be 482 AD, but in reality,…

Who founded Kyiv and when: facts, theories, and legends

Kyiv is much older than it was attributed to in the USSR

Kyiv is much older than it was attributed to in the USSR (and it would be worth reviewing this and publishing the real numbers officially),…

Kyiv is much older than it was attributed to in the USSR

The first land-based dwelling in human history appeared near Kyiv 17th thousand years ago

Imagine the moment when an ordinary act of digging a cellar in your own yard suddenly unveils a secret frozen in time for millennia, and…

The first land-based dwelling in human history appeared near Kyiv 17th thousand years ago

The Russian language is a surzhyk of several languages and dialects

The Russian language is a surzhyk of several languages and dialects. In Muscovy, until the 15th century, they used and wrote in the Uighur alphabet.…

The Russian language is a surzhyk of several languages and dialects

Ukrainians: a nation of resilience, legacy, and global influence

Did you know that Ukraine is a land of a special destiny? Everyone remembers the recent meeting between Zelensky and Trump at the Vatican. And…

Ukrainians: a nation of resilience, legacy, and global influence

Indigenous peoples originating from the territory of Ukraine

1. Trypillia culture (5500–2750 BCE)   2. Cultural successors of Trypillia – Yamna culture (3300–2600 BCE)   3. Cimmerians (10th–7th century BCE)   4. Scythians…

Indigenous peoples originating from the territory of Ukraine

Reclaiming Ukrainian history: from Trypillia to modern Ukraine

From our peculiar official history, we learn that the first inhabitants of modern-day Ukraine were the Trypillians, who created the world’s oldest Trypillian civilization or…

Reclaiming Ukrainian history: from Trypillia to modern Ukraine

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