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Mir Castle - The Beauty, the Atrocities, and the Restoration
The modern nation of Belarus has had a dramatic and often bloody history because ... heritage in military architecture. The modern nation of Belarus has had a dramatic and often bloody history because ... in military architecture . While many of the castles in Belarus fell into decline, local authorities are working hard ...
Ed Whelan - 27/10/2019 - 23:03
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The Snow Maiden of Slavic Folklore: Magical Characters of Winter from Russia
... edges. A modern depiction of Ded Moroz and Snegurochka in Belarus. ( Public Domain ) Some legends say that Snegurochka ... Belarus. By. (2010). Finnish Santa Claus and Belarusian ...
Alicia McDermott - 13/12/2015 - 03:22
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When Vikings Come to Rule: The History of the Rurik Dynasty
... an early medieval state from which Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus would form in the modern age? That important Slavic ... of Norse presence in the territories of modern Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, begin quite early in the Viking Age. ... to include the modern-day Baltic Sea region, including Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. He also adopted Christianity ...
Aleksa Vučković - 14/12/2020 - 13:38
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Yotvingians – Mighty Warriors of the Baltic Sea
... known as Yotvingia. It was located in the area of modern Belarus, Lithuania, and Eastern Poland by the Narew River. ... the Podlaskie Voivodeship of Poland, Hrodna Province in Belarus, and part of Lithuania. Yotvingians have been famous ...
ancient-origins - 25/04/2016 - 00:57
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Meet Father Frost and his Fairy Goddaughter Snow Maiden: Magical Characters of Winter from Russia
... Belarus. By. (2010). Finnish Santa Claus and Belarusian ...
Alicia McDermott - 12/12/2015 - 14:24
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Prince Igor of Kiev (Kyiv): War and Diplomacy in the Early Rus’
... of the eastern Slavic peoples. The roots of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia are deeply tied to this early medieval ... of the eastern Slavic peoples. The roots of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia are deeply tied to this early medieval ... which inhabited large areas of modern day Ukraine and Belarus. They lived on the west side of the Dnieper River, on ...
Aleksa Vučković - 15/09/2020 - 14:03
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Domovoi: Stay on the Good Side of This Mischievous Slavic House Sprite
The Domovoi is a supernatural creature found in Slavic mythology. These are household sprites that attach themselves to a family and serve as their guardian. As benevolent spirits, the Domovoi would do everything in its power to serve its family. But stay on their good side, lest they become upset and cause mischief.
dhwty - 10/12/2018 - 13:57
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Can the Baltic Crusades Teach Us About Bringing Nature Back to Life?
... Białowieża, which straddles the border of Poland and Belarus, is unique in Europe: it is incredibly ancient. ... of Białowieża, which straddles the border of Poland and Belarus, is unique in Europe: it is incredibly ancient. ...
ancient-origins - 11/05/2020 - 22:58
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Between the Hammer and Anvil: The Life of Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky
... that was a big part in the history of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. The Origins of Rus’ and the Early Life of ... tribes. Today, the modern Slavic nations of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, all stem from the Kievan Rus’, and ...
Aleksa Vučković - 14/01/2020 - 19:10
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Huge Hoard of 1000-year-old Yotvingian Weapons Unearthed in Poland
... territories that now straddle Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. A Very Unusual Ancient Cemetery It is known the ... by 1283. However, an 1860s census by the clergy of the Belarus Grodno revealed as many as 30,929 inhabitants still ...
ashley cowie - 06/01/2020 - 14:00
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Saintly Leader, or Vengeful Opportunist? The Story of Vladimir the Great
... the ancestors of the modern-day nations of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. Just like every powerful sailing ship ... chieftain Rogvolod (Ragnvald) located in modern day Belarus. He sought an alliance with this influential ruler, ... are Eastern Orthodox, chiefly Serbia, Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. In around 988, Volodymyr ordered the citizens of ...
Aleksa Vučković - 27/10/2020 - 17:05
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The Largest Surviving Fortress of its Era: Bilhorod Kyivskyi in the Ukraine
... camp in Kiev. The modern states of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus all have their formative roots in the history of the ... which over time became the modern nations of the Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Now all that remains are ruins located ...
ancient-origins - 20/02/2022 - 14:00
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Over 800 Ancient Monuments Found in Polish Forest with LiDAR!
... of the Białowieża Forest, which lies on the border with Belarus, reports PAP . The research has been funded by the ...
Sahir - 09/10/2022 - 15:00
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The Kievan Rus’ – When Vikings and Slavs Cooperated to Shape History
... rich history. The modern states of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus all have their formative roots in the history of the ...
Aleksa Vučković - 01/07/2020 - 22:56
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Bloodsuckers Through the Ages - A History of Vampires (Video)
... midnight, instilling terror across Ukraine and Eastern Belarus. Sumerian Vampires Inspired Tales of Bloodsucking ...
Robbie Mitchell - 28/02/2024 - 00:00
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Ancient Pirita Convent Caught Up in a Terrible War
... of. The Struve Geodetic Arc , which Estonia shares with Belarus, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania , Norway, Moldova, ...
Ed Whelan - 06/11/2019 - 01:52
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A Cycle of Life and Death: Slavic Goddesses Morana and Vesna
Forever intertwined, Morana, goddess of winter and death, and Vesna, goddess of spring and rebirth, could not exist without each other. However, they could not possibly exist in the same place at the same time either. They are the forces that kept the ancient Slavic world turning in a cycle of death and rebirth. One goddess loved for her beauty and bounty, the other feared and hated for her ugliness and darkness.
Veronica Parkes - 29/06/2021 - 19:45
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Rare and Enigmatic Zbruch Idol: 4-Headed Slavic God Pulled from a River
... Christianity was brought to the region of what is modern Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Other such ancient works were ...
lizleafloor - 09/09/2015 - 15:05
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Kernavė, Where the Only King of Lithuania Was Crowned
... eventually occupied large areas of what is now Lithuania, Belarus , and Western Russia. The Lithuanians built a town ...
Ed Whelan - 25/11/2019 - 22:59
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From Nordic Symbols to Sledgehammer Executions: Wagner’s Neo-Pagan Rituals
According to the Orthodox Eastern Church, the spirit of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin now ought to have embarked in heaven or hell. The religion believes it takes 40 days after death for souls to reach their final destination, a threshold that the once hotdog seller reached on 1 October.
ancient-origins - 14/10/2023 - 22:53