Putin’s ‘appropriation’ of medieval Ukrainian princess reflects more than historical arrogance
In Paris, Vladimir Putin said that “the enlightened French public knows about the Russian Anna, queen of France,…
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Symbolic expansion: how Putin annexes history, not only territories
On May 29th, in Versailles, during a joint press conference with French president Emmanuel Macron, Russian leader Vladimir…
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,…
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,…
Anna of Kyiv, the French Queen from Ukraine-Rus
On 19 May 1051, Anna, the youngest daughter of Kyivan Rus Prince Yaroslav the Wise, ascended to the…
Stolen ancient viking’s sword from the dawn of Kyivan Rus comes back home to Ukraine
No one knows for sure who was the owner of this deadly sword made in the Viking style…
Ukrainian parliament mulls requiring officials to call the Russian state ‘Muscovy’
Two deputies from the Radical Party, Andrey Lozovoy and Oksana Korchinskaya, introduced a bill in the Ukrainian parliament…
For Russians, Ukraine is a South Korea to Russia’s North, Zhordan says
In Soviet times, “there was no other Russian country with an alternative system” to which Russians could go…
Ukrainian conflict is between ‘heirs of Kyivan Rus’ and ‘heirs of Golden Horde’
“The Ukrainian-Russian conflict is to a significant degree a conflict between the heirs of Kyivan Rus [Ukraine] and…
Why the Russian breakup with Ukraine might be the end of the empire
Should an average Russian, lulled by the screams of national TV, hear that the sentence to the state…
How Moscow hijacked the history of Ukraine-Rus’
In creating their nation, Ukrainians need to examine and analyze their own history, based on truth, verified facts…
Ukraine and Russia “share a long and common history” FAQ
1. Common origins? For more than 300 years, 'Moskovia' was… 'Moskovia' This is key for proper understanding… up…