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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 history claims that before that, there were only tribes here. Disunited, wild, unsettled. But this is not true. Or at least – it’s an incomplete truth. Because even a millennium before Kievan Rus’, states existed […]
The building located at 7 Kontraktova Square is officially considered the oldest residential building in Kyiv. To clarify — it is the oldest residential building that still serves its original purpose: housing. It was constructed in 1798 with funds from nobleman Leontiy Vyshnevsky (his father, Fedir, was the one who brought Oleksii Rozumovsky to the capital of the empire). Just […]
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 — […]
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, Kyiv’s true age is likely different. The question of when and by whom the city was founded has just as many theories and legends as the founding date itself. Who founded Kyiv and when The […]
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, […]
Angelina Jolie drew attention to the stories of women who lost their lives during wars and conflicts. Among others, she mentioned Victoria Amelina. American actress Angelina Jolie spoke at the Trophée Chopard award ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival. During her speech, she mentioned Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, who was killed in a Russian strike in 2023. According to Glavcom, […]
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 […]
This is about Jan Koum, an ordinary guy from the Kyiv region who managed to live out his “American dream” and create an app used by hundreds of millions of people around the world. Since he is originally from Ukraine, Diaspora.ua shares his story. Jan Koum was born on February 24, 1976, in Kyiv to a Jewish family but grew […]
Military intelligence has presented a series of Magura drones that have been hitting Russian ships. The latest version, the Magura V7 drone, has for the first time destroyed a Su-30 fighter jet. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine on Wednesday, May 14, presented a series of strike maritime drones called Magura, including the missile […]
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. It was only from the second half of the 15th century that they started transitioning to Cyrillic. There are no “Russian” acts from the 13th century and earlier. The early ones are forgeries from the […]
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 […]
The Swedish channel SVT released an interesting investigation about ballet troupes that tour Scandinavian countries under names like “Ballet of Ukraine,” “Grand Ukrainian Ballet,” or “The Heritage Ballet.” They present themselves as Ukrainian groups from Ukraine, claiming to raise funds for the needs of their homeland. The program includes “The Nutcracker” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (which already seems odd for a […]