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History of Ukraine
Inside the West’s fatal peace deal with the Kremlin that exploded into the Cold War
When Western leaders came to Yalta to forge global peace, they instead handed Moscow the tools to enslave Europe — a fatal mistake Putin tricks the West into repeating.
Behind Ukraine’s fateful security deal that unleashed centuries of Russian colonial grip
In 1654, a fateful military pact with Moscow betrayed Ukraine's bid for independence. Four centuries later, Putin exploits this same broken pledge to erase it from existence once more.
Ancient Ukrainian sword stole the show in Usyk’s victory over Fury, angering Russia
Oleksandr Usyk's unanimous victory over Tyson Fury secured more than his championship titles. By raising Hetman Mazepa's 300-year-old saber, he reignited the legacy of a Ukrainian leader cursed by Russia for seeking independence.
“Let me take the wife too, when I reach the cemetery she will be dead.” Stories of Holodomor survivors
Contents Earthed grainsUkrainians in Kuban starved too"Some 40 close relatives died"A dream of a big loaf of breadSeeds"He…
What to read about the Holodomor at Euromaidan Press
This year, Holodomor Commemoration Day in Ukraine falls on 23 November. Each year, on the last Saturday of…
What makes Russian spies tick? World’s largest declassified KGB archive, in Ukraine, tells all
Russian spies don't innovate - they study and update decades-old KGB manuals, says Andriy Kohut, who oversees the world's largest collection of declassified Soviet intelligence files that Moscow mistakenly abandoned in Ukraine.
Scholars unite to answer humanity’s “hard questions” through a 3-million-word global history of Ukraine
An international team of 90 reserarches seeks to answer when humans first crossed into Europe and what truly causes wars, using Ukraine's rich past as a unique lens.
Archeological research suggests first cities of humanity were in Ukraine, not in Mesopotamia
Massive planned settlements discovered in Ukraine, dating back to 4000 BCE, are rewriting the history of early urbanization. These sprawling sites are forcing archaeologists to reconsider when, where, and how the first cities emerged.
Russia’s child brainwashing handbook: victim from 78 years ago speaks out
Echoing crimes of today, in 1945, daughter of Ukrainian Insurgent Army leader was forcibly sent away, given fabricated Russian identity, and raised to hail the Communists
Poll: 92% of Ukrainians see Holodomor as genocide of Ukrainian people
Ukrainian views on the Holodomor man-made famine of 1932-1933 have evolved, with 92% now acknowledging it as genocide, according to a new Rating Group survey, up from 60% in 2010.
Ukraine’s nukeless fate: the untold story behind the Budapest betrayal
As early as 1993, Russia openly claimed Sevastopol in Crimea to be a Russian city, sought to return Crimea under its control, and refused to recognize Ukrainian borders. The US leadership at that time clearly saw this but still pushed towards nuclear disarmament of Ukraine
The 1994 secret operation that saved Crimea, and perhaps Ukraine, from Russian occupation
The untold story of Ukraine's covert operation 30 years ago to halt Russia's attempt to occupy Crimea emerged in recently published documents. The records detail Ukraine's restrained yet decisive actions.
Ukraine seeks to reclaim history by reframing Russia as “Moscovia”
On 22 October 1721, Moscow Tsar Peter I renamed the Moscow Tsardom into the Russian Empire. He chose…
“Memory makes us stronger.” Ukraine marks 105th anniversary of symbolic battle against invading Russians
On 29 January 2023, Ukraine commemorates the 105 anniversary of the Battle of Kruty. Ukrainian Commander in Chief…
European Parliament recognizes Holodomor as genocide against Ukrainians
On 15 December, the European Parliament recognized the Holodomor, the Soviet man-made famine inflicted on Ukraine in 1932-1933,…
Ukraine helped build the Russian empire. Now it stands in the way of its resurrection – Serhii Plokhii
After the Russian Empire conquered Ukraine in the 18th century, the myth of a triune Rus emerged to…
Unholy trinity, explained: How Kyiv priests created Russia’s imperial “Triune Rus” ideology
Putin is willing to destroy anything that contradicts his interpretation of history. It includes the denial of Ukraine's…
Kyivan Rus era caves discovered in Kyiv
According to him, the caves had been first found next to the house, which the authorities recognized as…
“Russia killed my grandfather, deported my mother, arrested my sons.” Crimean Tatar historian on “intentional extermination” of his people
Remembering the past Shukri Seytumerov knows every street, every alley, every building of old Bakhchisaray. He is a…