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  • The Hryvnia: Currency, Nationalism, and Ukraine's Economic Identity

    The Hryvnia: Currency, Nationalism, and Ukraine's Economic Identity
    2026/06/08
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the history of the Ukrainian hryvnia, from its medieval origins in Kyivan Rus' to its modern revival after the collapse of the Soviet Union. They discuss the 1996 currency reform under President Leonid Kuchma, the fight against hyperinflation, and the symbolism of the tryzub (trident) on banknotes. The episode also covers the hryvnia's role during the Euromaidan protests and Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, when the currency plummeted. Lucas explains the design elements of banknotes, including the portraits of Volodymyr the Great, Mykhailo Hrushevsky, and Lesya Ukrainka, and how the hryvnia became a tool of national identity. They note the irony that the hryvnia replaced the karbovanets, a transitional currency that itself replaced the Soviet ruble. The conversation touches on the National Bank of Ukraine's struggles with counterfeit protection and the 2016 introduction of new, more secure notes. Throughout, Lucas and Luna reflect on how a currency tells a story of a nation's resilience. #Ukraine #Hryvnia #Currency #NationalBankOfUkraine #Tryzub #VolodymyrTheGreat #LeonidKuchma #Euromaidan #Hyperinflation #Karbovanets #MykhailoHrushevsky #LesyaUkrainka #CrimeaAnnexation #KyivanRus #EconomicHistory #NationalIdentity #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    5 分
  • The Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church: A People Forged by Faith

    The Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church: A People Forged by Faith
    2026/06/08
    This episode traces the remarkable survival of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church — a Byzantine-rite Christian community that chose union with Rome in 1596 and spent centuries navigating between Polish Catholic pressure, Russian Orthodox hostility, and Soviet persecution. Lucas and Luna explore the Union of Brest, the martyrdom of Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych, the church's role as a bastion of Ukrainian identity in Galicia under Austrian rule, the brutal liquidation under Stalin in 1946, and its rebirth after 1989. They also touch on the contested heritage of the church today, with scenes from the Lviv cathedral and the catacombs of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. A story of faith, identity, and resilience. #RuthenianGreekCatholicChurch #UnionOfBrest #SaintJosaphatKuntsevych #ByzantineRite #EasternCatholic #UkrainianGreekCatholicChurch #Galicia #Habsburgs #Stalin #PseudoSynodOfLviv #Lviv #KyivPecherskLavra #GreekCatholic #MetropolitanAndreySheptytsky #JosyfSlipyj #ChurchHistory #Ukraine #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    7 分
  • The Treaty of Pereyaslav: Ukraine's Fateful Alliance with Muscovy

    The Treaty of Pereyaslav: Ukraine's Fateful Alliance with Muscovy
    2026/06/07
    In 1654, Bohdan Khmelnytsky signed the Treaty of Pereyaslav, an alliance with Tsar Alexei I that would shape Ukrainian history for centuries. This episode examines the fraught negotiations: Khmelnytsky's desperate need for a protector against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Cossack Rada's divided loyalties, and the Muscovite interpretation that turned a military pact into submission. We explore the oath-taking at Pereyaslav, the disputed 'March Articles,' and how this moment sowed the seeds of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. Featuring the voices of Vyhovsky, Pushkin, and modern historians, we untangle myth from fact in Ukraine's most consequential treaty. #Pereyaslav #Khmelnytsky #Cossacks #Muscovy #1654 #TreatyOfPereyaslav #MarchArticles #Hetmanate #PolishLithuanianCommonwealth #TsarAlexei #Vyhovsky #ZaporizhianSich #Rada #UkrainianHistory #RussoUkrainianConflict #History #FexingoHistory #EasternEurope Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    6 分
  • The Red Ruthenian Princedoms: Ukraine's Forgotten Medieval Lords

    The Red Ruthenian Princedoms: Ukraine's Forgotten Medieval Lords
    2026/06/07
    Long before the Cossacks and the Hetmanate, the territory of modern western Ukraine was a patchwork of principalities known collectively as Red Ruthenia. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the rise and fall of the Principality of Halych, its merger with Volhynia under Prince Roman the Great, and the dynasty of Danylo of Halych — the only king ever crowned on Ukrainian soil. They discuss how these medieval states balanced power between the Kievan Rus' inheritance, Polish and Hungarian encroachment, and the Mongol invasion. Key figures include Roman Mstyslavych, Danylo of Halych, and his son Lev. The episode also touches on the city of Halych itself, the lost chronicle of the Galician-Volhynian principality, and how this era shaped the later identity of Galicia. A story of ambition, survival, and a crown that almost united a nation. #RedRuthenia #PrincipalityOfHalych #DanyloOfHalych #RomanTheGreat #GaliciaVolhynia #MedievalUkraine #Halych #KievanRus #MongolInvasion #CrownOfRuthenia #LevDanylovych #HistoryOfUkraine #FexingoHistory #EasternEurope #MedievalHistory #KingOfRus #GalicianVolhynianChronicle #Podillia Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    7 分
  • The Chronicler of Kyiv: Nestor and the Birth of Ukrainian History

    The Chronicler of Kyiv: Nestor and the Birth of Ukrainian History
    2026/06/06
    Before there was a nation called Ukraine, there was a story. In the 12th century, a monk named Nestor sat in the limestone caves of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and wrote the Primary Chronicle — the foundational text that shaped how generations understood Kyivan Rus', its princes, and its people. This episode traces Nestor's life, his sources, his biases, and the long shadow his manuscript cast. We explore the Viking and Slavic threads he wove together, the chronicle's journey through Mongol destruction and Polish-Lithuanian rule, and how modern historians untangle legend from record. Along the way, we meet Prince Volodymyr the Great, the conversion to Christianity in 988, the Novgorod Codex, and the lost chronicles that Nestor may have consulted. A conversation about memory, ink, and identity — and why the first history of Ukraine still matters. #KyivanRus #NestorTheChronicler #PrimaryChronicle #UkrainianHistory #KyivPecherskLavra #OldEastSlavic #MonasticScribes #VolodymyrTheGreat #Christianization #NovgorodCodex #Varangians #RurikidDynasty #MedievalHistory #Historiography #EasternEurope #History #FexingoHistory #Ukraine Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    12 分
  • The Ruthenian Council of 1629 Ukraine's Lost Chance for Unity

    The Ruthenian Council of 1629 Ukraine's Lost Chance for Unity
    2026/06/06
    In 1629, the Uniate Ruthenian Church convened a synod in Lviv that aimed to heal the schism between Orthodox and Greek Catholic communities in Ukraine. This episode explores the council's ambitious agenda, the key figures involved like Metropolitan Josyf Veliamyn Rutsky and Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych, and the political pressures from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. We uncover why the council ultimately failed due to deep-seated distrust, papal interference, and Cossack opposition, and how its collapse reinforced the religious divide that shaped Ukrainian identity for centuries. The conversation touches on the Union of Brest, the role of the Orthodox brotherhoods, and the tragic assassination of Kuntsevych in Vitebsk. Along the way, we consider what a unified Ruthenian church might have meant for Ukraine's future. #RuthenianCouncil1629 #JosyfVeliamynRutsky #JosaphatKuntsevych #UnionOfBrest #UkrainianGreekCatholic #Orthodox #Lviv #PolishLithuanianCommonwealth #Uniate #Ruthenian #Cossacks #Vitebsk #17thCentury #ChurchHistory #Ukraine #History #EasternEurope #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    9 分
  • The Dnieper Flotilla Returns: How Ukraine's River Navy Changed History

    The Dnieper Flotilla Returns: How Ukraine's River Navy Changed History
    2026/06/05
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the remarkable story of Ukraine's river navies on the Dnieper River, from the earliest Cossack chaikas that raided the Black Sea coast to the Soviet Dnieper Flotilla that fought in World War II. They discuss the 9th-century Rus' raids on Constantinople using dugout boats, the Cossack naval campaigns under Hetman Petro Sahaidachny, the construction of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station (DniproHES), and the little-known role of the Soviet Dnieper Flotilla during the Battle of Kyiv in 1941 and the Korsun-Cherkasy Pocket in 1944. The hosts also touch on the 2022 Ukrainian naval drone attacks that echo the chaika tradition, showing how control of the Dnieper has shaped Ukraine's military and economic destiny for over a millennium. #DnieperFlotilla #CossackNavy #Chaika #DniproHES #BattleOfKyiv1941 #KorsunCherkasy #PetroSahaidachny #RusByzantineWar #UkrainianNavy #RiverWarfare #WorldWarII #DnieperRapids #Zaporizhzhia #Kherson #MilitaryHistory #EasternEurope #UkraineHistory #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    6 分
  • The Dnipro Gorge: Dnieper Rapids and Ukraine's River Highway

    The Dnipro Gorge: Dnieper Rapids and Ukraine's River Highway
    2026/06/05
    This episode takes you down the Dnieper River — not just as a geography lesson, but as the backbone of Ukrainian history. Lucas and Luna explore the nine rapids (porohy) that once formed a treacherous barrier between the Varangians and Constantinople, creating a natural fortress for the Zaporizhian Cossacks. They trace how the rapids shaped trade, warfare, and settlement from Kyivan Rus' to the 1930s, when Stalin's DniproHES dam drowned them forever. Names like Khortytsia Island, the Dnieper Flotilla, and the Cossack 'chaika' boats come alive. The conversation also touches on the the Dnieper's role in World War II, the Kakhovka Dam breach in 2023, and what the loss of the rapids means for Ukrainian memory. A river journey through ecology, folklore, and geopolitics. #DnieperRapids #Porohy #ZaporizhianCossacks #Khortytsia #Chaika #Varangians #DniproHES #KakhovkaDam #DnieperFlotilla #KyivanRus #UkrainianHistory #EasternEurope #Geography #Rivers #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast #Ukraine Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    6 分