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In the second episode of our look at the Cucuteni-Trypillian civilization, we'll take a deep dive into the agricultural landscape, trade, the importance of salt and pottery. What religion did they practice? Why did they like to burn so much stuff? Who are the PIE's and why were they important in killing off the Trypillians? Plus the greatest mystery that has come out of this civilization - what the hell are those hollow binoculars for? We'll also explore some Trypillian museums around Kyiv, mainly the Trypilsky Cultural Museum and the Kyiv Regional Archeological Museum. 

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Museum Featured in Episode 8:

* National Museum of the History of Ukraine (2 Volodymyrska St. Kyiv, Ukraine)

Museums Featured in Episode 9:

* Trypillian Culture Museum (10 Shevchenko St., Pereiaslav, Kyiv oblast). FYI: the website is not great

* Kyiv Regional Archeological Museum (12 Geroiv Trypillia St., Trypillia, Kyiv oblast)

Sources Used:

* Basically everything on the Trypillian Civilization Journal.

* Serhii Plokhy, Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (2017)

* Paul Robert Magosci, A History of Ukraine (1996)

* Brian M. Fagan & Nadia Durrani, People of the Earth: An Introduction to World Prehistory (2013).

* Anvar Shukurov & Mykhailo Videiko, "The Evolving System of Trypillian Settlements" (2017)

* Mykhailo Videiko, "The 'Disappearance' of Trypillian Culture" in Documenta Praehistorica (2011).

* Johannes Muller, Knut Rassman & Mykhailo Videiko (eds), Trypillia Mega-Sites and European Prehistory: 4100-3400 BCE (2016)

* Nina Koliadenko, "Substantial Features of Trypillian Art Culture: History of Research" in National Academy of Managerial Staff of Culture and Arts Bulletin (2016)

* Rosella Lorenzi, "7,000 Years Ago, Neolithic Optical Art Flourished" in NBC News (2008)

*Cornelia-Magda Mantu, "Cucteni-Tripolye Cultural Complex: Relations and Synchronisms with other Contemporaneous Cultures from the Black Sea Area" in Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica, (2000).

* Monica Groza, Georgeta Miu & Luminita Bejenaru, "Anatomical Descriptions of Human Remains Discovered in the Prehistorical Site of Cucuteni Culture at Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru" in Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii (2010)

* Sergiu Haimovici, "The Human Bone with Possible Marks of Human Teeth Found at Liveni Site" in Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica (2003).

Which civilization is older - Sumer, Egypt or the Cucuteni-Trypillian? Find out in this episode and learn about the first civilization to build urban settlements, why they systematically burned down entire mega-sites and what kind of buildings they lived in. You'll also get a tour of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine which features awesome exhibits,  cheap entrance fees and no little old Ukrainian ladies yelling at you!

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Museum Featured in Episode 8:

* National Museum of the History of Ukraine (2 Volodymyrska St. Kyiv, Ukraine)

Museums Featured in Episode 9:

* Trypillian Culture Museum (10 Shevchenko St., Pereiaslav, Kyiv oblast). FYI: the website is not great

* Kyiv Regional Archeological Museum (12 Geroiv Trypillia St., Trypillia, Kyiv oblast)

Sources Used:

* Basically everything on the Trypillian Civilization Journal.

* Serhii Plokhy, Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (2017)

* Paul Robert Magosci, A History of Ukraine (1996)

* Brian M. Fagan & Nadia Durrani, People of the Earth: An Introduction to World Prehistory (2013).

* Anvar Shukurov & Mykhailo Videiko, "The Evolving System of Trypillian Settlements" (2017)

* Mykhailo Videiko, "The 'Disappearance' of Trypillian Culture" in Documenta Praehistorica (2011).

* Johannes Muller, Knut Rassman & Mykhailo Videiko (eds), Trypillia Mega-Sites and European Prehistory: 4100-3400 BCE (2016)

* Nina Koliadenko, "Substantial Features of Trypillian Art Culture: History of Research" in National Academy of Managerial Staff of Culture and Arts Bulletin (2016)

* Rosella Lorenzi, "7,000 Years Ago, Neolithic Optical Art Flourished" in NBC News (2008)

*Cornelia-Magda Mantu, "Cucteni-Tripolye Cultural Complex: Relations and Synchronisms with other Contemporaneous Cultures from the Black Sea Area" in Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica, (2000).

* Monica Groza, Georgeta Miu & Luminita Bejenaru, "Anatomical Descriptions of Human Remains Discovered in the Prehistorical Site of Cucuteni Culture at Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru" in Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii (2010)

* Sergiu Haimovici, "The Human Bone with Possible Marks of Human Teeth Found at Liveni Site" in Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica (2003).

In this special bonus episode for the holidays, we explore the history of Ukrainian Christmas traditions. Why do we have 12 courses, what are the little weird does and don'ts that Ukrainians love to observe and what other weird traditions do we still hold dear? Find out, along with some of the traditions that have been around for a thousand and more years! Plus, you'll get an extra rant about borsch - Ukrainian beet soup!

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* Anna Maxymiw, "Why I Carry on the Traditions of Ukrainian Christmas" in The Globe and Mail (2020).

* Margaret Prouse, "Tradition of Ukrainian Christmas" in The Guardian (2014).

* "Ukrainian Christmas Traditions" in Ukrainian People (2017).

* "Christmas" on Encyclopedia of Ukraine.

* Ruslan Pawluk & Natalka Leshchenko, Ukrainian Culture. Festivals, Traditions, Customs (2015)

* "Chef says borscht is '100 per cent' Ukrainian - and asks UNESCO to back up his claim" on CBC As It Happens (2020)

* Andrew Evans, "Who Really Owns Borsch?" on BBC Travel (2019)

In this week’s episode, a discussion is had with Oleksandr Pahiria, a historian specializing on Carpatho-Ukraine - which declared independence in March 1939. It kept that independence alive, almost against all hope, for only one day. This episode digs into the reasons why Carpatho-Ukraine came to be, how it proclaimed and tried to hold onto independence and its unfortunate demise. You'll also be able to hear about the great places to see in Uzhhorod - the capital of the Zakarpattia oblast from a native son! 

Photo credit: Ivan Lyah

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Robin Hoods weren’t only around in the English countryside and in this episode we’ll learn that almost every culture has their version of a Robin Hood type – even in ancient times! But who were Ukraine's Robin Hoods? Well - there are a couple, but the ones discussed truly commanded respect and did actually steal from the rich and gave to the poor. This episode is about the famous (and infamous) Oleksa Dovbush and the lesser known Andriy Savka. Along the way we'll learn about Ukrainian regional breakfast food and give you some hotel advice if you're even in the Carpathian Mountains!

Photo credit: Oleh Morhun

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Carpathian Tourism:

*Hatky Ruslany (which includes Donechky restaurant) - vul. D. Haytskoho 1a, smt. Vorokhta, Іvano-Frankіvska Obl.

*Polyanytsʹkyy Rehionalʹnyy Landshaftnyy Park (Virtual Tour)

* Larisa Fialkova, "Oleksa Dovbush: An Alternative Biography of the Ukrainian Hero Based on Jewish Sources" in Fabula (2011)

* "Bandit Movement in the Lemko Region" (in Ukrainian) on Vseukrainske Tovarystvo Lemkivshyna (2015)

* Daniel Z. Stone, The Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795 (History of East Central Europe), (2001)

* G. Brogi Bercoff, M. Pavlyshyn, S. Plokh, Ukraine and Europe: Cultural Encounters and Negotiations, (2017)

* Bohdan Halchak, "Istoria Lemkiv, vol. VI" in Nasze Slowo (2013)

* "Opryshky", Encyclopedia of Ukraine

* Osyp Nazaruk, "Oleksa Dovbush i Karpatski Opryshky" (1915)

* Volodymyr Hrabovetsky, "Oleksa Dovbush" (1994)

Thousands of Ukrainian-Canadians joined the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War - this episode will look at some of their histories, where they came from, why they joined, what they experienced during the war and what they did in their post-war lives. Along the way, you'll get a review of some French restaurants in Kyiv and an explanation of how Ukrainians always manage to find other Ukrainians - even among the world war! Also, please check out the premier of "A Canadian War Story" at https://canadianwarstory.com/

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Kyiv Restaurant Suggestion:

The Famille "Tres Francais" Restaurants:

*Tres Francais (Kostolna St, 3, Kyiv)

*Très Branché (Mykoly Lysenka St, 4, Kyiv)

Oral History Sources:

Ukrainians in the Canadian Armed Forces Site on the Ukrainian Canadian Research & Documentation Center which includes:

*General Joseph Romanow

*William Kereliuk

*Dr. Peter Smylski

Written Sources:

*Canadian Virtual War Memorial on the Veterans Affairs Website.

*Larysa Zariczniak, "Maple Leaf and the Trident" in Ukrainian Week (2013).

*Governor General of Canada, Order of Military Merit (1975).

*Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Joseph Romanow Obituary, (2011)

*"Ukrainian Canadian Military Contributions in World War II" in New Pathway (2015)

*Thomas Prymak, "Maple Leaf and Trident: The Ukrainian Canadians during the Second World War" (1988)

*Roman Yereniuk, "The Ukrainian Canadian Chaplaincy during World War Two" in Canadian Ethnic Studies (2015)

*Almanac of Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen on the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation Site (1946)

*"Canadians Share Family Connections to Dieppe Raid" in Globe and Mail (2012)

*"Ukrainian Canadians Played a Major Role in D-Day" in New Pathway (2019)

What does a Ukrainian have to do with revolutionizing the coffee world? How did he save a besieged Vienna? And how does Lviv's coffee culture have to do with Great Turkish War of the 17th century? Find out on this episode of Wandering the Edge along with some great coffee recommendations in the coffee capital of Ukraine - Lviv! 

Warning: explicit language is used.

Lviv Cafe Suggestions:

Pid Synʹoyu Flyazhkoyu, Ruska Street, 4, Lviv

Virmenka, Virmens'ka St, 19, Lviv

Vienna Hotel Coffeehouse, Svobody Ave., 12, Lviv

Lviv Coffee Mining Manufacture, Rynok Square, 10, Lviv

Sources:

Giorgio Milos, "Coffee's Mysterious Origins" in The Atlantic (2010)

Yuliya Popova, "Tracing the Coffee House Revolution to Its Ukrainian Roots" in the BBC Travel (2012)

Kateryna Pavlova, "Story about Ukrainian Cossack and Coffee in Europe" in Destinations UA (2017)

Костянтин БАРАНЮК, "Історія кави або як галичанин відкрив каву Європі" in Фотогравії Старого Лвова (2015).

"Історія Кави у Львові", in Kavuska Online (2019)

"Кава у Львові – історія, міфи та всі круті кав’ярні міста" in Hotel Edem (2019)

Klara Gudzyk, "Whither Goest Thou, Ukrainian?" in Den Journal (2006)

Олександр Скрпиник, "Український слід у розвідці" (2009)

How many pagan traditions still exist in Ukrainian culture? Who did the pagans worship and which of their festivals do Ukrainians still celebrate? What weird yet delightful customs do Ukrainians still hold dear? And how do we celebrate one of our most important cultural festivals - the summer solstice? Find out in the latest episode of Wandering the Edge and along the way learn what does all of this have to do with the capitalist cottage playground of the rich and famous in Kyiv, a yacht and a day out on the Dnipro River!

Warning: explicit language is used.

*"Council of Europe's Experts Criticize Ukrainian Language Laws", Radio Free Europe (Dec. 7, 2019)

*"Dozens Rally Near Ukraine Constitutional Court over Controversial Language Law", Radio Free Europe (July 9, 2020)

*The Hypatian Codex Part Two: The Galician-Volynian Chronicle (Year 1262).

*Mariya Lesiv, The Return of Ancestral Gods: Modern Ukrainian Paganism as an Alternative Vision for a Nation, (2013).

*Michael Strmiska (ed.), Modern Paganism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives, (2005).

*Oleksandr Potebnia, On the Kupalo Fires and Related Ideas (2008)

*"Kupalo Festival", Encyclopedia of Ukraine

*"Paganism", Encyclopedia of Ukraine

*Mykola Mushynka, "Ukrainian Zeus and Jupiter" in Ukrainskyj Zhurnal (2007).

*Ruslan Pawluk, Natalia Leshchenko, Ukrainian Culture: Festivals, Traditions, Customs (2015)

Why is language important? How did the Ukrainian language evolve to what it is today? And how does language endanger the ruling class? Find out in this episode of Wandering the Edge about the history of the Ukrainian language. Also find out just how important Taras Shevchenko is to Ukraine and why little old ladies yelling at you is just a common past-time at Ukrainian museums. 

Warning: explicit language is used.

Places to Go from this Episode:

* National Museum of Taras Shevchenko: Tarasa Shevchenko Blvd, 12, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01004

* Virtual Tour of the National Museum of Taras Shevchenko

* Literary-Memorial Museum of Taras Shevchenko: Tarasa Shevchenka Ln, 8А, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01001

Sources:

* Kushniarevich, Utevska, Chuhryaeva, Agdzoyan, Dibirova, Uktveryte, Mols, Mulahasanovic, Pshenichnov, Frolova, Shanko, Metspalu, Reidla, Balanovsky (...), "Genetic Heritage of the Balto-Slavic Speaking Populations: A Synthesis of Autosomal, Mitochondrial and Y-Chromosonal Data" in Plos One (September 2, 2015).

* Andrew Wilson, The Ukrainians: Unexpected Nation (2009).

* Paul Robert Magosci, A History of Ukraine (1996)

*Michael Moser, "Osnova and the Origins of the Valuev Directive" in East/West Journal of Ukrainian Studies (2017)

* Ralph Lindheim, George Luckyj, Towards Intellectual History of Ukraine: An Anthology of Ukrainian Thought from 1710 to 1995 (1996).

* Johannes Remy, Brothers or Enemies: The Ukrainian National Movement and Russia from the 1840s to the 1870s (2016).

* Biography of Mykola Kostomarov on the Encyclopedia of Ukraine.

A name is important, a country name is a brand, so how did Ukraine become Ukraine? This episode explores the fascinating, complex and surprisingly political history of the name Ukraine. From Moscow's influence, to Western cartographers to a fight for survival and now a problem with an English grammar article, this episode explores all that and more. 

Travel options include a theme loving Lviv along with some border guard drama and meat-mysterious meals. 

Warning: explicit language is used.

Lviv Restaurants featured in this episode:

- McDonald's, 7 Shevchenko Blvd., Lviv.

- Cafe U Pani Steftsi, 10 Svoboda Blvd., Lviv.

- Kryva Lypa Culinary Studio, 8 Kryva Lypa Passage, Lviv.

- Masoch Cafe, 7 Serbska St., Lviv.

- Kryivka, 14 Rynok Sq., Lviv.

- The Most Expensive Galician Restaurant, 14 Rynok Sq., Lviv.

Sources:

* Paul Robert Magocsi, "A History of Ukraine: The Land and Its People", 2010.

* Anna Reid, "Borderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine", 2000.

* Hypatian Codex, (online version).

* Isabel de Madariaga, "Ivan the Terrible", 2006.

* Maureen Perrie & Andrei Pavlov, "Ivan the Terrible", 2003.

* Hryhoriy Pivtorak, "Pokhodzennia Ukraiinstiv, Rosian, Bilorusiv ta Iihnikh Mov" / Григорій Півторак, "Походження Українців, Росян, Білорусів та Їхніх Мов", 2001.

* Michael Palij, "The Ukrainian-Polish Defensive Alliance, 1919-1921: An Aspect of the Ukrainian Revolution", 1995.

* Adam Taylor, "Why Ukraine Isn't 'The Ukraine', and Why That Matters Now" in Business Insider, 2013.

* Tom Geoghegan, "Ukraine or the Ukraine: Why Some Country Names have 'The'?", BBC News Magazine, 2012.

* Serhii Plokhy, "Ukraine and Russia: Representations of the Past", 2014.

* Katie Zezima, "'Ukraine' or 'the Ukraine'? It's More Controversial than You Think", Washington Post, 2014.