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Portugal recognizes Ukraine’s Holodomor famine as genocide
The Parliament of Portugal adopted a resolution recognizing the Holodomor famine of 1932-33 in Soviet Ukraine as a…
The Bolbochan raid: How Ukrainian troops captured Crimea 100 years ago
[quote]“Nowhere in Ukraine have Ukrainian troops been welcomed with such enthusiasm and applause as in Simferopol and other…
A short guide to the linguicide of the Ukrainian language | Infographics
During the XVII-XX ct, Ukraine was split up between various empires and states. The ruling regime of each of…
From CIA archives: Stepan Bandera’s 1954 interview to German radio
On 17 January 2017, the CIA declassified more than 930,000 documents from the CIA Records Search Tool (CREST) system…
Russian occupier of Crimea threatens to repeat one of Stalin’s most barbaric acts in 1944
Natalya Kryzhko, a member of the Russian-organized and imposed “parliament” in occupied Crimea, who is upset by Crimea…
Kings or Princes? Why Do the Titles of Rusian Rulers Matter
As far as scholars in the Anglophone world are concerned, the proper translation of the Old East Slavic,…
Belavezha Accords didn’t destroy the USSR: it had already ceased to exist, Shtepa says
As Russians and others approach the 25th anniversary of the Belavezha Accords, many of them are certain to…
It’s long past time to identify and shame Holodomor deniers
One of the positive developments of recent decades has been the willingness of historians and those concerned with…
Historian Martyniuk: Ukrainian homes were massively occupied by Russian settlers
– There were thousands and thousands of empty houses that had once belonged to Ukrainian families. Moscow’s strategy…
So how many Ukrainians died in the Holodomor?
The main issue being disputed is the number of people that died from starvation – it ranges from…
Stalin starved populations to death to russify Ukraine, North Caucasus and Kazakhstan, statistics show
Today, Ukrainians and people of good will around the world will mark the Day in Memory of the…
20 Prominent Ukrainian Women
Ada Rohovtseva (1937- ) Famous theatre and cinema actress, People’s Artist of Ukraine, professor at the National…
How the Ukrainian-Polish partnership can pass the test of history
Unlike most bilateral tracks that Ukraine has with partner countries, the agenda of relations between Ukraine and Poland…
Princess Olha of Kyiv: a golden page in Ukrainian history
Princess Olha’s origin and chronology remain a mystery. Historians are only sure of the date of her death,…
Punished peoples fight Putin’s war on history with monuments to their deportations
A new book documents the way that the peoples whom Stalin deported are seeking to preserve the memory…
Huntington profoundly wrong about Ukraine, Kyiv historian says
Samuel Huntington thought that Ukraine was a country divided by “the clash of civilizations,” and this notion lies…
Crimea’s occupied cultural heritage
The Russian occupation of Crimea affected all areas of life on the peninsula. The situation with violation of…
Ukraine today a continuation of Ukrainian Republic of 1918-1920, Verkhovna Rada speaker says
Andrey Parubiy, the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, is among those who say that Ukraine today should be…
The History of the Ukrainian National Flag (Infographics)
The evolution of the flags of the Ukrainian nation: 1410 — Flag of Lviv land in the Battle…
Ukraine: 25 moments of independence
The anniversary of Ukraine’s independence is reason for reflection. Especially at the time when Ukraine’s sovereignty and well-being…