History

The night between October 31 and November 1 is not just the Halloween Night but also the Veles Night marked in Ukraine. Turns out these two holidays have very much in common.   It is believed that the Veles Night (the Night of Veles or Velesova nich in Ukrainian) is a night of big power, when the border between the […]

More than 100 years ago, on March 17, 1917, the Ukrainian Central Rada (UCR) was founded in Kyiv. It was the first representative body of the Ukrainian people in modern history and the first parliament after the proclamation of the Ukrainian People’s Republic. The overthrow of the Russian monarchy prompted the establishment of UCR. After that, councils of workers’ and […]

These prominent Ukrainian women’s multifaceted activities have influenced the development and establishment of the Ukrainian state. They made a significant contribution to culture, art, education, sports, science, literature and other spheres of life in Ukraine. Over centuries of history, they have been genuinely interested in Ukraine and its socio-economic development. Grand Princess Olha of Kyiv An outstanding historical figure, one […]

Many English people will know of the old Saxon Kingdom of England, Alfred the Great and his ancestors, the Kingdom of Wessex ruled by the ancestors of a semi mythological Cerdic (“Cerdicingas” in the old English) and the defeat of Harold Godwin(e) at the famous Battle of Hastings in 1066. Those of us who also know something of old Kyivan […]

Heartbreaking pages of Ukraine’s history or how Russia’s regime wanted Ukrainian culture to be erased.

World knows the history of Ukraine-Ruthenia, despite all attempts and efforts of Moscow to destroy the true knowledge about Ukraine. The Muscovy has always been famous for attempt to destroy all mention of Ukraine, its culture, its history at all centuries. It destroyed not only literary monuments of Ukraine, but also books published outside its territory. Books, clearly pointing to […]

Ukraine in the world archives: Breaking Russian myths in infographics of 1914-1919. Lenin was right when he said that «Soviet Russia can’t exist without Ukraine». Breaking Russian myths and perversion of information: in 1918, Ukraine (UPR) proclaimed that it separates from Russia and becomes an independent state. To tell the world about a new country UKRAINE, Bucharest published a colorful […]

After analyzing the genomes of the ancient inhabitants of Ireland, the researchers concluded that the ancestors of the Irish people came from Eastern and Southern Europe. First of all, from the northern Black Sea coast, the south of present-day Ukraine, reports the BBC.

For the first time Ukraine was mentioned in the Hypatian Chronicle. Not Little Rus’ or something else, but Ukraine. Nobody heard about Moscow and Russia at that time. Learn more impressive historical facts. The Chronicle includes several components: Lavrentian Chronicle, the Tale of Bygone Years, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Galician–Volhynian Chronicles which described the events from 860’s to 1292’s. Sources of the chronicles […]

"Serving God is serving the people." Metropolitan A. Sheptytsky

July 29, 2015 will remain a historic day for Ukrainians: it was the day of the solemn unveiling in Lviv of the monument to Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky marking the 150th anniversary of his birth.

Learn how Ukrainian student volunteers and young fighters made a heroic stand against vastly larger Bolshevik forces at the Battle of Kruty on Jan 29, 1918 — shaping national resistance. empr.media.

22 January, with its sovereignty threatened by Russian invasion, Ukraine will traditionally celebrate the Day of Unity. On the eve of this holiday, EMPR tells about its significance for Ukrainian people.