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Traditional Scythian-Occupied Region East of Ukraine
Image by David Grant

Traditional Scythian-Occupied Region East of Ukraine

A map of the traditional areas inhabited by the Scythians, stretching east from the Ukraine.
Wheat Fields, Ukraine
Image by Raimond Spekking

Wheat Fields, Ukraine

A photograph of wheat fields in Ukraine.
Carol Singers, Ukraine
Image by Mykola Pymonenko

Carol Singers, Ukraine

A 19th-century painting showing carol singers in Ukraine by Mykola Pymonenko (aka Nikolay Kornilevich Pimonenko, 1862 - 1912). (Kherson Regional Art Museum, Ukraine)
Axis Troops, Ukraine, 1941
Image by Hoffmann, Heinrich - Imperial War Museums

Axis Troops, Ukraine, 1941

A September 1941 photograph showing Axis troops advancing in the Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa in the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
Battle of Kiev in 1941
Article by Mark Cartwright

Battle of Kiev in 1941

The Battle of Kiev (Kyiv) in July-September 1941 was a major Axis victory in Operation Barbarossa, Adolf Hitler's attack on the USSR during the Second World War (1939-45). Hitler wanted the resources of Ukraine since these would allow the...
Einsatzgruppen
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Einsatzgruppen

Einsatzgruppen ('deployment groups') were secret Nazi killing units, who systematically sought out and murdered civilians identified as enemies of the Third Reich. Operating without any legal restrictions in territories newly conquered by...
Alfred Rosenberg
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Alfred Rosenberg

Alfred Rosenberg (1893-1946) was an Estonian-born Nazi who propounded anti-Semitic racial theory and anti-Christian values. Rosenberg's theories matched those of the leader of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and were used to justify...
Kievan Rus
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Kievan Rus

Kievan Rus (862-1242) was a medieval political federation located in modern-day Belarus, Ukraine, and part of Russia (the latter named for the Rus, a Scandinavian people). The name Kievan Rus is a modern-day (19th century) designation but...
Woolly Mammoth
Definition by Emma Groeneveld

Woolly Mammoth

The woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, is an extinct herbivore related to elephants who trudged across the steppe-tundras of Eurasia and North America from around 300,000 years ago until their numbers seriously dropped from around 11,000...
Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv
Definition by Artem Vynohradov

Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine is a monument of 11th-century architecture, painting, and mosaic work. The cathedral was named after Hagia Sophia and, as the main temple of the state, played the role of its spiritual, political and...
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