History
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Mysterious tunnels, drums and chains: how the defensive heritage of Mykolaiv disappeared in the Korabelnyi District
A Mykolaiv resident's childhood memory of a tunnel in Shyroka Balka helped shed new light on the fate of fortifications from the…
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Underground fighter, champion and NKVD prisoner: how the system ruined the life of the strongman from Zhovtneve
💪 He lifted 229 kilograms with his teeth, drove nails with his palm, and supported a truck on his chest. During the…
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Across the shoal — to the fort: an expedition to Battery Island near the Korabelnyi District
🧭 The underground passage to Battery Island still remains a legend. But a route on foot across the estuary is a reality…
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Mykolaiv during the years of Nazi occupation: rare archival footage shown online
The Hungarian site Fortepan published archival photographs of Mykolaiv from the period of the German occupation. The images show the Inhul River,…
