🧵It appears as though Ukraine and the US have reached an agreement on the minerals deal. There seems to be a lot of confusion about what this deal is. Here is my read of it based on the little information we have publicly available. 1/15
The first and most important point to understand is that this is not the final agreement - this is a framework agreement in which other, more comprehensive agreements will be built. Details about security guarantees, and the size of the US stake are not addressed. 2/15
Feb 2 • 22 tweets • 10 min read
🧵STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! It is always difficult to say who the greatest of any nation is, particularly one as heroic as Ukraine. But today we discuss (in my opinion) the greatest Ukrainian. The Father of Ukraine. The original Kobzar. The great Taras Shevchenko. 1/20
Taras was born in the village of Moryntsi in Kyiv region. Born into serfdom and orphaned by the age of 12, Taras endured a number of hardships working as an assistant. He was often beaten for "wasting time" painting and drawing. 2/20
Jan 4 • 24 tweets • 9 min read
🧵STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! Today we speak about a legendary Ukrainian leader. A man who fought 60 battles and never lost. He reformed the Ukrainian Cossacks, a patron of the Orthodox faith and one of Ukraine's greatest Cossack leaders - Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny. 1/21
Petro was born in Kulchytsi Ukraine around 1582 to western Ukrainian nobility. From 1592 to 1598, he studied at the Ostroh School in Volhynia. Ostroh was a major center of Ukrainian Orthodox faith and formed his core beliefs - including desire to join the Cossacks. 2/21
Nov 24, 2024 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
🧵STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! Ukraine's cuisine is as rich as its history. One of the most well known and quintessentially Ukrainian dish is Borsch. Today we will be diving into the history and origin of this utterly delicious Ukrainian soup! 1/14
The early slavic peoples of the fourth and fifth centuries AD were the first to create a proto type version of borsch made of Borschivnyk (hogweed). This is also the linguistic origin of the word borsch (which meant hogweed). 2/14
Nov 9, 2024 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
🧵FELLAS! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! Ukrainians value freedom above all. Our history is filled with heroic tales of freedom fighters. One such movement is famous in Ukraine, but relatively unknown in the West - and today we turn to that topic. The Kholodny Yar Republic! 1/13
The heroic fighters of the 93rd Brigade bear the name "Kholodny Yar". Today we will dive into why this is such an honour and what it means to Ukrainians and our fight against the muscovites. 2/13
Oct 5, 2024 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
🧵STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! Ukraine is home to many prolific writers. There is one that towers above the rest in her ability to inspire us through the darkest times. My favourite Ukrainian poet - Larysa Kosach-Kvitka, better known as Lesia Ukrainka. 1/16
Lesia had a long lineage of Ukrainian patriotism. She was born in Zviahel, Vohlynia in 1871 and was the second child of Olha Drahomanova-Kosach aka Olena Pchilka. Olena was a writer herself and the sister of Mykhailo Drahomanov, a Ukrainian historian and ethnographer. 2/16
Sep 8, 2024 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
🧵FELLAS! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! Ukraine has a long history of brilliant military commanders and warriors. Today we discuss one of Ukraine's best. A warrior prince who brought fear to all who fought him - Grand Prince Svyatoslav I Ihorovych of Kyiv! 1/12
In my opinion, Svyatoslav embodies the Ukrainian soul more so than other Rus rulers. He was the first ruler to have a Slavic name (meaning holy glory) rather than norse. In contrast with his mother Olga, he continued to worship norse and slavic pagan gods. 2/12
Sep 1, 2024 • 17 tweets • 7 min read
🧵FELLAS! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! Today I discuss my favourite Ukrainian in the 20th century. Ironically, he is not Ukrainian by blood but he had an unparalleled passion and love for Ukraine unlike any other - Archduke Wilhelm of Austria better known as Vasyl Vyshyvanyi! 1/17
Wilhelm was born in present day Croatia in 1895 and was the youngest son of Archduke Karl Stephan and Archduchess Maria Theresia, Princess of Tuscany of the Hapsburg monarchy. 2/17
Aug 22, 2024 • 26 tweets • 10 min read
🧵FELLAS! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! In light of the nonsensical russian lies about the Orthodox Church in Ukraine, I wanted to take this opportunity to provide a historical overview of the importance of the Ukrainian Orthodox faith to the Ukrainian nation. 1/23
To say that "Ukraine banned the Orthodox church" is as palpably absurd as saying that Italy banned the Catholic Church. While Ukraine is a nation that supports the beliefs of all faiths - Orthodox Christianity is absolutely inseparable from Ukrainian history and identity. 2/23
Aug 21, 2024 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
While vatniks lie about "Ukraine banning the Orthodox church" russians are destroying Orthodox churches all over Ukraine. Below WAS my favourite church known as the The Skete of All Saints (1912) in the Sviatohirsk Cave Monastery - it was burned to the ground by russians.
This is what russia does to OUR Orthodox Church:
Aug 11, 2024 • 15 tweets • 7 min read
🧵FELLAS! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! Today in honour of Ukraine's Special Military Operation (SMO) we briefly discuss the Ukrainian history of Kursk and Bilhorod! These regions are long steeped in Ukrainian history. Lets us learn as these regions continue to be liberated! 1/14
During the time of Kyivan Rus, Kursk was part of the Chernihiv principality. It is first mentioned in the Lavrentiyiv Chronicle in 1095. From the 11th century onward, it was one of the most important border fortresses protecting Rus from outside attacks. 2/14
Jul 21, 2024 • 17 tweets • 7 min read
🧵FELLAS StAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! This thread is sure to start conspiracies! Many of you know about the secret underground movements of Ukraine, but today we talk about one that is not often mentioned in the context of Ukrainian history - the history of Ukrainian Freemasons! 1/16
Freemasonry is a fraternal secret society that originated in Europe in the 14th Century. To many it is a social network with likeminded people. To others a secret cabal that controls the world. To authoritarian regimes, it was the source of dangerous liberal ideology. 2/16
Jul 13, 2024 • 20 tweets • 8 min read
🧵FELLAS STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! Today I am proud to speak of an integral part of Ukrainian history. Today we discuss the history of the Crimean Tatars. A people who for centuries have fought for their freedom and independence from russian oppression. 1/19
The Crimean Tatars are descendants of various different peoples who inhabited the Crimean Peninsula. In particular the Cumans, Huns, Pechenegs, Greeks, Alans and Goths. But it is in the 13th century where the ethnic population became predominantly Turkic. 2/19
Jul 6, 2024 • 17 tweets • 8 min read
🧵 FELLAS! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! Like the tales of Homer, the annals of Ukrainian history are filled with heroes, legends and civilizations of a bygone era. To that we discuss today - the Ancient Greek history of Ukraine! 1/17
The Ancient Greeks established colonies all over ancient Europe. Ukraine was also the site of several ancient Greek colonies and cities. The oldest Ionain Greek colony in Ukraine was at Berezan Island established in the 7th Century BC. 2/17
Jun 29, 2024 • 18 tweets • 8 min read
🧵FELLAS! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! Ukraine has long been a diverse land of many peoples and cultures. Today, we delve into a lesser-known chapter of Ukrainian history. Rus is often credited as the earliest Norse-Ukrainian link, today we focus on ancient on Gothic Ukraine! 1/17
From the early 1st century AD, Ukraine was inhabited by various peoples including the Scythians (I will write about in a later thread), the Sarmatians and even the Celts. By the 3rd century AD, a new Germanic people, known as the Goths came to dominate the Ukrainian Steppe. 2/17
Jun 22, 2024 • 20 tweets • 10 min read
🧵FELLAS! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! An often repeated russian lie is "Ukraine didn't exist before 1991". Ukraine's state has roots going back to the early Kingdom of Rus in 1253. Today we will discuss the creation of the first modern Ukrainian state(s) in the 20th century! 1/19
The foundations of the Ukrainian state were established by the Hromada, formed in Ukraine shortly after the Crimean War. In Hapsburg ruled Ukraine, in 1848 during the Spring of Nations, Ukrainians formed the Supreme Ruthenian Council whose goal was autonomy for Ukraine. 2/19
Mar 24, 2024 • 16 tweets • 7 min read
🧵FELLAS! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! A key component of russian propaganda and slander is that Ukraine is not a real state. Despite being demonstrably false, this lie is used as a means to cover up russia's own stolen history - which is today's topic, Russia's stolen history. 1/16
Modern russia is a kleptocracy, not only economically and politically. Every aspect of its history has been stolen, covered up or misappropriated. Even the name "russia" is a 16th century heist of "Rus" which Ukraine is the rightful inheritor 2/16:
🧵FELLAS! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! Today let's talk about the single most misappropriated and manipulated aspect of Ukrainian history by the muscovites. One of the most powerful state in Europe in the 11th century and the predecessor state to Ukraine - KYIVAN RUS! 1/22
Not only has russia misappropriated the historic and cultural legacy of Rus, it has stolen the name Rus itself in an attempt to justify its imperial ambitions in Ukraine. Navigating through this stolen history will reveals why muscovy has sought to destroy Ukraine. 2/22
Dec 30, 2023 • 26 tweets • 9 min read
🧵FELLAS! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! Well. Its time. The big one. The one you have all been waiting for. The most controversial figure in Ukrainian history. A hero to some. A monster to others - here is part 2 to my thread on Stepan Andriyovych Bandera and the OUN. 1/24
Before you continue, please ensure you read Part 1 - the Prologue. There is important historical context and information that you must understand before proceeding. 2/24
🧶 This is Part 3 of my megathread the Kobzar Chronicles starting with Chronicle 54. I have included a link to Part 3 (Chronicles 36-53):
Here is Megathread Part 2:
🧵FELLAS! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN! For much of its history following the fall of Rus, Ukraine was occupied by foreign powers. As a result, Ukrainians became masters at underground resistance and partisan warfare. Which is today's topic - the Ukrainian underground resistance! 1/21
For centuries the Ukrainian identity, language and culture was suppressed and illegal. The Ukrainian national movement was conducted through secret societies such as Orthodox Bratsvo, Hromada and even Freemasons like "Palitsynska Akademia" whose goal was a free Ukraine. 2/21