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…
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Is Volodymyr the Great a prince of Kyivan Rus or Ukraine-Rus?
The auction house Roma Numismatics Limited has listed a silver coin of Grand Prince Volodymyr of Kyiv with…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister reminded his Russian counterpart what Russia was called until the 18th century
“Minister Lavrov got lost in the three pine trees of Russian history. Until the 18th century, his state…
Alternative history: how Russia seeks to annex Kyivan Rus
“For the Kremlin, history is not something to be studied and remembered. It is something that must be…
Hoard of 1000-year-old silver coins with Ukrainian trident found in north Ukraine
The older coins of the hoard feature the engraved portrait of Volodymyr the Great (c. 958–1015) – the…
Putin unintentionally highlights that Russia’s war on Ukraine is both ancient and fateful, Inozemtsev says
In this latest remarks on Ukraine, Putin alludes to but distorts this reality when he says that those…
New book tells of sacred relics of Kyivan Rus appropriated by Russia
The icon of the Annunciation of Korsun, which was re-named the Annunciation of Ustyug in Russia, is an…
Ukraine, the Gates of Europe of the last millennia, and their meaning for Russia – Serhii Plokhii explains
The last two centuries have seen Russia controlling over 80% of Ukrainian territory. Despite a brief period of…
The mystery of how Kyivan Rus shaped early Christianity in Norway
The life and legend of Olav Tryggvason are enshrined into Nordic literature. He ruled Norway from the year…
Remnants of a 12th century unique medieval fortification wall discovered in Kyiv
Serhii Taranenko, Head of the Scientific and Research Department of Archaeology at the Kyiv-Pechersk Preserve, told BBC Ukraine…
900-year-old relic found under church floor in Busk, Lviv Oblast
Engolpions* appeared in Kyivan Rus during the expansion of Christianity. The relics of saints or other sacred things…
Ukrainian Parliament backs idea of creating museum on Kyivan Rus archeology site
The Ukrainian parliament has backed Kyiv urban activists and archaeologists in a conflict between them and the city…
War against Ukraine is part of Russian policy to break EU apart, says historian Timothy Snyder
Ukraine took part in all stages of European history The history of Ukraine makes no sense outside the…
Activists fight back against decision of Kyiv authorities to build shopping mall on Kyivan Rus archaeology site
The Kyiv city council’s new decision claims to “guarantee the preservation of the artifacts, which were found during the archaeological…
Ukrainian suggestion that Russia should be called Muscovy infuriates Russians
Even though Russian officials and commentators have felt free to call Ukraine and Ukrainians other names, the suggestion…
Win for history in Ukraine: Kyivan Rus archeology site to become museum, not shopping mall
In a triumph of history over commerce, on 19 April 2018, the Kyiv City Council greenlighted a decision…
Historical finds from Kyivan Rus era under threat in centre of Kyiv
The discoveries in Podil Raion of Kyiv were found accidentally during construction work, although archaeologists claim that this…
“Malorossiya”: yet another Russian imperial myth salvaged from the garbage dump of history
Where did Zakharchenko’s aides pick up the name for their new utopia, the “state of Malorossiya” as a…
“Moscow’s appropriation of Ukrainian history not limited to Queen Anna Yaroslavna” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Ukraine and France to film historical drama about French princess from Kyivan Rus
The Ukrainian company Kinorob and the French Dadafilms have announced that they will film a historical drama about Anna of Kyiv,…