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 for a charter from the Khan. The daughters of our princes became queens of Europe: Anna Yaroslavna — Queen of France. Elizabeth — Queen of Norway and Denmark. Anastasia — Queen of Hungary. Agatha — […]

Who really founded Kyiv — history, myth, or legend? Dive into the facts and centuries-old theories that shaped Ukraine’s capital and its ancient origins.

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), but I know that you, my beloved city, will live many times longer! Suddenly you didn’t know: In 1982, the Soviet authorities held a magnificent celebration of “1500 years of Kyiv” — but in fact, […]

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 over time it becomes clear that the traditional Ukrainian house – or rather its ancient prototype – is the first known land-based dwelling in human history. This is exactly what happened in 1965 in the […]

Is Russian truly a Surzhyk — a mix of languages and dialects? Uncover the linguistic truth, myths, and historical roots in this eye-opening article on EMPR.media.

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 the discussions about the presence of the Ukrainian coat of arms—the Tryzub—on a fresco of Prince Volodymyr in the Vatican. Which is a paradox! It is forbidden to depict national coats of arms in the […]

From Europe’s ancient Trypillia civilization to early Slavic Antes tribes, discover the peoples who originated on Ukrainian lands and forged the foundation of modern Ukrainian identity. EMPR.media

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 culture. Then, they seemingly disappeared—either evaporated or flew to another planet. After them, the Scythians supposedly fell from the sky. The same story happened with the Sarmatians. After their “departure,” the Antes appeared out of […]

On July 30, 1863, the “Valuev Circular” was adopted, banning religious and educational literature in the Ukrainian language. This is a historical monument to the “friendship of peoples” and at the same time a pointer to the direction of movement (fuck you) to the fighters for the rights of the Russian language in Ukraine. “There never was, is not, and […]

Fewer and fewer remain in their right minds who know how Ukraine’s Constitution was created and, most importantly, why it was crafted the way it is. So listen, dear boys and girls, I will tell you how it really was. It’s almost impossible to believe, but in those ancient, dark yet romantic times — at the end of the last […]

All of Europe had family ties to Kievan Rus, today’s Ukraine! And all this happened 100 years before the creation of the “village” of Moscow. Kyiv gave Europe 158 queens and kings. You are looking at a historical image – a portrait of Queen Anna (about 1000 years old), made in the church of Hagia Sophia in Kyiv. All the […]

From Ukraine’s world‑record caves and black soil to melodic language, ancient academies, and unique cultural achievements — here are the most fascinating facts about Ukraine you need to know. EMPR.media