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Ukraine’s Discovery: Pyramids or Temples
Thousands of miles away from the Egyptian pyramids, a recent discovery calls into question the long-established belief that Egypt’s archaeological mecca is the oldest of its kind in the world. Unearthing the remains of a pyramid like structure near the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk, archaeologists are debating the discovery that predates those in Egypt by 300 years.
FeaturesUkraine’s greatest show on earth
Gravity defying acrobats. Dancing bears. Juggling clowns. Little has changed since circus performers spun their talents for Egyptian pharaohs and Roman emperors and like hundreds of countries around the world, a Ukrainian’s love for the circus still endures. Travel to any city with a population greater than 500,000 and a resident circus may be found.
FeaturesUkraine’s Pagan History
Ukrainians hedge their bets in many areas including religion. With a history wrought with political turbulence and violence the notion that Ukrainians hold on to old folktale beliefs as well as their Orthodox religion is not surprising. Ukraine as a country has a history of peasantry and amongst these agrarian communities paganism is the ancient polytheistic religion of East Slavic tribes.
FeaturesUkrainian Stamps Accomplish More Than Mail Delivery
Stamp collectors around the world know the value of the little paper square affixed to packages and letters. Stamps connect people living a great distance together, honor and remember a country’s leaders and accomplishments and sometimes can unlock secrets to a culture. The simple act of securing a stamp to a piece of mail is a record of history.
FeaturesDemolition and preservation of Soviet era monuments
Since the age of the Egyptian pharaohs, grandiose monuments have been erected to honor rulers and compel their subjects worship their visages long after their mortal deaths. The Soviet commitment to public demonstration of their iron-fisted power is no more apparent than in the statues and monuments left behind after Ukraine’s independence.
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