Elk in Scythian Art of Borysthenites/Dnieper River Farmers: Proto-Slavs’ Totem Animal?

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“Given the lack of folklore materials that could retrospectively illuminate the Slavic-Scythian relations of the 7th – 3rd centuries BC, one should turn to...

Amazons, Greeks, Scythians, Saurometae: Herodotus’ alleged visit to Amazons’ capital of...

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“On his return journey , besides Colchis, we can note another region whose narrative conveys a "presence effect." Herodotus several times mentions the city...

Herodotus Measures Black Sea Coast

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“Having obtained indisputable data on Herodotus's sea voyage around the Crimean Peninsula, confirming the high accuracy of his measurements, we must return to those...

Herodotus Measures Taurica/Crimea: Comparison with Italian Iapygia

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“We have more compelling evidence of Herodotus's advance east of Pontic Olbia. Herodotus begins his account of Scythia's geography from the northwestern coast of...

‘Scythian Square’ of Herodotus: Borders of Scythia in the 5th century...

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"Scythia is a quadrangle, two sides of which reach the sea, and the line running inland is the same length as the one that...

Why Scythians chased a hare before the battle with Darius the...

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Renown Scythologyst Dr. Dmitry Raevsky (1941-2004) observed: “There is a curious motif on the gold appliques from Kul-Oba and on the silver appliques from the...

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World-famous painter Ilya Repin portrayed two nations – Ukrainians above, Russians...

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The painter is Ukrainian (now officailly according to MetMuseum) Ilya Repin. The upper painting is the Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Turkish Sultan,...

The first known European leaflet depicting Russian/ Moscovite atrocities against women...

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“The earliest illustrated Livonian War pamphlet – “Sehr grewliche, erschröckliche, vor unerhörte, warhafftige Newe Zeitung was für grausame Tyrannei der Moscoviter …” which translates into English...

Scythian Amazons’ Skincare

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Herodotus in his 'Histories' wrote: "But the women pour water into a mixture of cypress, cedar, and frankincense wood, which they have ground...

The USA has image now of a landlord seeking rent, –...

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Feb. 14, 2025. Singapore Minister for Defence Dr. Ng Eng Hen presented his speech “On The Horns Of A Trilemma: Geopolitical Recession, Technological Leadership...

Gravitational Slingshot Trajectory adopted by Apollo-11 program to reach the Moon...

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New Mexico Museum of Space History: "Yuri Vasilievich Kondratyuk (1897-1942). Born as Aleksandr Shargei, he took a new name to avoid persecution during the...

Scythian Trousers Decorated with Griffin and Lion Plates: Solokha Gold Comb...

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As can be seen in the title image, the horserider on the Solokha comb was portrayed wearing wide trousers known also as anaxurides. The...

Famous Scythian Snake Goddess: Gold Frontlet from Tsymbalka Kurgan in Ukraine

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Herodotus recorded the Greek myth of Herakles and the snake goddess in what is now Scythia: "The Hellenes who inhabit the Pontic region on...

Russian ‘renovation’ of Kyiv St. Sophia frescoes in 1850s became ‘an...

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"In the summer of 1843, during Solntsev’s stay in Kyiv, a discovery in the Kyivan St. Sophia led to one of the most thorough...

Sirens Flanking Tree of Life: Gold Enameled Temple Pendant from 11th...

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"When Kyivan Rus, a powerful new state to the north of the Byzantine Empire, accepted Christianity as its official religion in 988, the aristocracy...

In 1918, the Kuban People’s Republic voted to join Ukraine. Moscow...

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Kuban People's Republic was an anti-Bolshevik state during the Russian Civil War, comprising the territory of the Kuban region in Russia. The republic was proclaimed...

Ukraine’s Scythian treasures Russia tries to appropriate

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"At this moment, a large exhibition with an impressive title “Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia” is being hosted by the British Museum. The event is jointly...

Helping Ukraine win is the best option for the West, allowing...

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The United States has a much higher stake in Russia's war on Ukraine than most people think. A Russian conquest of all of Ukraine...