Giorgio Vasari the chronicler of the Renaissance

500 years ago in the small Tuscan town of Arezzo it was born Giorgio Vasari - author of the famous "Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects." This book is destined to live long, and perhaps eternal life, because until mankind will live, it will remain one of the main sources of information on prominent figures of the Renaissance. It should be noted that it was Vasari who coined the term "Renaissance" ("Rinascita").

Something about the world famous physical experiments

Recently, the Foucault pendulum, which is considered to be the fifth most important natural experiment that changed the world, was opened at our university. But what are the others? This is exactly what this publication is dedicated to.

Peresopnytsia Gospel

What can tell an ancient manuscript? Most often, it has neither the author nor the name. Peresopnytsia Gospel - one of the few manuscripts, the history of creation of which is described in the manuscript.

The main symbol of Great Victory

The mention of the Great Patriotic War for every person causes his/her own associations. For someone it is destroyed cities and burned villages, for others − a constant hunger and deprivation or − the loss of loved ones. But there are associations that are common to all, regardless of age.

The State Emblem of Ukraine

Article 20 of the Constitution declares that the small State Emblem of Ukraine is the sign of the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great - a gold trident.

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