Tustan, Ukraine – western fortress of the Kyivan Rus’, symbol of the Ukrainian might

тустань, львівщина, україна

Tustan. The uniqueness of this fortress is that it was built on the very top of the rock. Once Tustan fortress was a powerful Western defense of Kyivan Rus. It is one of the places that symbolizes Ukrainian power and the desire to defend its land and dignity. Tustan is an extremely interesting and mysterious tourist destination of Ukraine. Where is this unique place and how to get there? How was the fortress built? What was the function of this fortress? What secrets does it hide? And why did the fortress disappear? Now let’s try to uncover these issues together.

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Khotyn fortress – one of the “7 Wonders of Ukraine” | Chernivtsi region, Ukraine

Khotyn fortress, Ukraine

Khotyn Fortress is one of the 7 wonders of Ukraine. What should every Ukrainian know about the Khotyn Fortress? How is the history of the Ukrainian Cossacks connected with the history of the fortress? And which battle here changed the course of history? You will find the answers to all of these questions in this publication.

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The Zaporozhian Sich – the cradle of Ukrainian Cossacks, Khortytsia island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

Zaporozhian Sich, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

The Zaporozhian Sich is a place, which every Ukrainian should visit, as well as everyone who is interested in Ukrainian history and who wants to see where the courage of the Ukrainian nation was originated. In this publication we will tell you the most interesting things about the origin of the Zaporozhian Sich and show you how the the Cossacks’ life was organized. We will dive into exciting history. Stay tuned. It’s gonna be very interesting.

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Crete, Greece (part 5): Heraklion – the city of Heracles, the main city on Crete island

Crete, Greece, Heraklion

Heraklion is the main city on the Crete island. The history of Heraklion counts over 2,500 years. The city is named after Hercules, the hero of ancient Greek myths, who performed one of his 12 labors on the Crete island. It is believed that Heraklion was founded during the reign of King Minos – the son of Zeus and Europe. Heraklion was the seaport of the Knossos city-state – the Minoan, the first European civilization. Confirmation of the existence of Minoan civilization is the Knossos Palace, located just 6 km from Heraklion.

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Crete, Greece (part 4): mysterious Knossos Palace – first European Minoan civilization, Ancient Greek Myths: “Minotaur’s Labyrinth” & “Ariadne’s thread”

Knossos Palace, Crete, Greece

Knossos Palace on the Crete island. The center of the oldest European civilization and one of the oldest civilizations in the world. It is the place where the European culture was created. The technologies that were used here, impress even today.

What is so special about this place? How is the Knossos Palace connected with Ancient Greek mythology? And what is the origin of ” Minotaur’s Labyrinth” and “Ariadne’s thread” phrases?

This place tells a lot of exciting stories which we gonna share with you.

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Crete, Greece (part 1): Ancient Greek myths, Elounda resort and its surroundings, TOP 6 facts about Crete

Crete, Greece, Elounda, Spinalonga island, Kalydon, Plaka

The story of almost every place on this island is closely related to Ancient Greek mythology and sometimes you even lose control between the myth and reality.

In this publication we will tell you about the highlights of Crete island, about our adventures during the vacation in Elounda resort, we will share the unique locations of this fabulous island, and also tell you about the TOP most interesting, little-known facts about Crete.

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Las Vegas, USA: Grand American Road Trip (part 4): Las Vegas Boulevard, casino hotels, gambling, night life, restaurants

Las Vegas. A city, which likes night life, joy, entertainment until dawn, casino, bright performances and show.

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Los Angeles, USA: Grand American Road Trip (part 1): Hollywood Walk of Fame, Dolby Theatre, Chinese Theatre, Beverly Hills, Hollywood Hills, Universal Studios Hollywood theme park – symbols of cinema industry

USA, Los Angeles, Hollywood Hills

In these publications we will introduce you to Los Angeles (also known as LA or the City of Angels). It is a world center of cinematography, a city with splendid beaches on the Pacific Coast.
We will show you the most famous and beautiful places of LA and its surroundings, and we will share with you our experience and impressions from this city.
We prepared carefully for this trip, learned tonnes of materials about Los Angeles, formed our list of top sights – we will also tell you about it in these publics.
Los Angeles – one of the most amazing cities, which we have ever visited. Why everyone dreams to see LA? If you are interested to get know about this and about our adventures in this city, continue reading our publics till the end.

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Washington D.C., USA (part 6/6): National Air and Space Museum + TOP 6 exhibits

USA, Washington, National Air and Space Museum

The exhibits and related to them events in this museum, seemed to be usual for us before our visit. But later they obtained an important meaning and pushed us to think over some historical breakthroughs – their importance to humanity. What exactly impressed us so much?
Read our public below till the end.
Everyone will find something exciting in this museum: interesting exhibits, unusual space souvenirs that can not be found anywhere else, space simulators, by the way, we created our own virtual space module for the ISS on one of such simulators. And it will be interesting to know for the cinemagoers that the famous movie “Night at the Museum – 2” was filmed exactly here.

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Washington D.C., USA (part 5/6): Pentagon, memorial 9/11

США, Вашингтон, Пентагон

The Pentagon is a grandiose construction of the USA, a strong core that ensures the security of the whole country. This is where the U.S. Department of Defense headquarters is located. From one word “Pentagon” comes an association with something inaccessible and completely secret.

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