Cossacks: The Remarkable Military Settlers of Russia and Ukraine
Our popular notions about the Cossacks tended to portray them as the energetic and rambunctious horsemen of the lower steppe from Russia and Ukraine. And…
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Archaeologists have possibly found a previously unknown ancient Greek settlement in Crimea
Recent excavation-related exploits of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Archaeology have revealed some fascinating finds, like an ancient Greek fortress in Crimea and…
Archaeologists excavate Roman-era manor and Greek ‘Barbie doll’ figurines in Crimea
Last year, we talked about how archaeologists had excavated the ruins of a Greek fortress in Crimea belonging to the Bosporan Kingdom (Basileion tou Kimmerikou…
Russian postcards of 1914 depict ‘futuristic’ Moscow in the 23rd century AD
Last year, we talked about how late 19th century French artists envisaged the year of 2000 AD for the future of mankind, in a set…
Ancient Greek city of Tanais in present-day Russia boasted an impressive system of fortifications
The ancient Greek city of Tanais was pretty unique, by virtue of its remote location in the Don river delta, in what is now the…
Peter the Great initiated a bizarre beard tax that put a price on flowing facial hair
Pyotr Velikiy or Peter the Great is usually credited with transforming the Russian Tsardom into a major European power that was labelled as the Russian…
Archaeologists discover the ruins of a 2,000-year old ancient Greek fortress in Crimea
A few days ago we talked about how the Achaemenid Persians possibly had their influence in the regions close to Crimea, circa 6th-5th century BC….
5th century BC victory stele of Persian king Darius I found in Russia
In one of our previous articles about the Achaemenid realm, we mentioned how the Persian empire was the largest superpower in the ancient world (circa…
Shigir Idol – The world’s oldest known wooden statue is twice as old as the Great Pyramid
Tall and slender – the Shigir Idol stands proudly with its height of 9.2 ft at the Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore, in Yekaterinburg,…
Medieval doodles of a 7-year old boy hints at the ‘universality’ of daydreaming
Novgorod or Veliky Novgorod, is one of the major historical cities of Russia, and it started out as a trading station for the Varangians who…
