March 25 is a dual celebration for Greece, marking both the start of the 1821 Revolution against Ottoman rule and the ...

For decades, if not more, English speakers the world over referred to Ukraine’s capital as Kiev, pronouncing it kee-yev. The city is pronounced keeiv in Ukrainian and is transliterated correctly into ...

The story of the experienced tour guide Svetlana Petkova also draws attention to the monastery "Great Lavra", part of which the church of the Forty Holy Martyrs was once also part: "After the ...

The cross removed from All Saints Church in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra was dismantled to prevent destruction. The National Reserve Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra has reported this. The Lavra explained that blast waves, ...

In the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra on the roof of one of the churches on Saturday, March 8, a cross collapsed, rescuers were called to the scene. The capital's State Emergency Service has reported this. The ...

Just as the pandemic began to ease, Therese, at 96, passed away. But not before celebrating 38 joyful birthdays within the ...

Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural ...

At the same time, the National Reserve of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra notes that the cross from the All Saints Church, which is part of the architectural ensemble of the monastery, could have been damaged ...