Chariot archers ripped the Persians to pieced. She captured their leader Cyrus, and he lost his head, literally and figuratively. The Scythians spread far, but later evolved into local tribes across the steppes. Slight back track. The Yemna were the base language for the Indo-European languages
In the Zaporizhzhia area. You will hear about this area again later. Ukrainians were always present, just under different names, like the Alans, Slavs, Huns?, Visigoths? Around 480 ce, Kyiv was founded on the Dnipro River.
One of the oldest cities in Europe, Kyiv is a cornerstone of Ukraine today. A vibrant city with culture, history and beauty.
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Enter the Varangian Vikings from Sweden. Skal! They'd normally raid along the rivers and Baltic Sea. But had a better long term plan. They teamed up with the Ukrainians to create the Kyivrus kingdom
Kyiv was at the crossroads of everything going east and west, from Europe to Asia. Also north and south, along the Dnipro River and other river systems from Scandinavia, down to the Byzantine empire. A perfect trading hub to make money.
Volodymyr the Wise's Daughter Anne, married King Henry of France. The ties between France and Ukraine start here. The French today trained and equipped the Anne du Kyiv Brigade 155th
I believe he was the one who set the trident as personal and state emblem?
Volodymyr the Wise also brought Eastern Orthodox Christianity to the Kyivrus, as a way to curry favour to the Byzantine empire.
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Unfortunately, the Kyivrus only lasted from 880 ce to about 1250 ce. What happened? Fragmentation like the Muscovy area broke off due to succession disputes. During these disputes is when the Mongols came. While most of the Kyivrus fought back, Muscovy bent over to the Mongols.
Russian history starts here. Because Muscovy bent over for the Mongols, they were allowed by the Mongols to collect tribute for the Mongols. 1300 the rise of the Kozaks. Kozak is a Turkish word meaning Freeman. While everyone around had a king, Ukrainians had a democratically elected Hetman
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