‘Russia’ has the same relation to Kyiv Rus as the Guinea Pig to the Republic...
According to Wikipedia, “despite their common name, guinea pigs are not native to Guinea, nor are they closely related biologically to pigs, and the origin of the name is still unclear”. The same is...
View ArticleUkrainian Cossacks Origin
“In 1492, the year Christopher Columbus landed on the Caribbean island he named San Salvador and King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella signed a decree expelling the Jews from Spain, the Cossacks made...
View ArticleUkrainian Cleanliness vs Russian Filth: ‘I’d rather dine on the floor of a...
“We proceeded from Paulovoskoy to Kazinskoy khutor, a village inhabited by Malo-Russians and Russians mingled together. The distinction between the two people might be made without the smallest...
View ArticleCatherine II, the butcher of the Polish Commonwealth
The painting of Aleksander Orlowski portrays the massacre that the troops of Russian General Suvorov committed in one of the suburbs of the Polish capital. The episode known as the Battle of Praga...
View ArticleRussia’s Modus Operandi in Exterminating Smaller Nations
“Since the unsuccessful revolution of 1830, the aspect of affairs has been entirely changed. Poland has been treated as a conquered province, and its nationality utterly annihilated. The Emperor...
View ArticlePope, a Devil’s Advocate
During his televised address to the Russian Catholic youth, a clip of which was posted online, Pope Francis told those in the audience to hold on to the ‘legacy’ of a ‘great empire’: “Never forget...
View ArticleUkrainian Honesty vs Russian Thievery
It has become “fashionable” to talk about corruption in Ukraine and there have been multiple reasons for that. There have been even claims made that corruption is something “in the blood” of the...
View ArticleUkrainian Premium Dish
The full story behind John Steinbeck’s quote can be read here. Why borscht is a Ukrainian meal and not Russian is explained here. Borscht Beginning > The post Ukrainian Premium Dish appeared first...
View ArticleBorscht. The Beginning
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View ArticleCircular Settlements of Trypillya Culture 6000 years ago in Ukraine:...
According to Wikipedia, Trypillia culture was a Neolithic–Chalcolithic archaeological culture (c. 5500 to 2750 B.C.) of Eastern Europe… During its middle phase (c. 4000 to 3500 B.C.), populations...
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