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Discovering Ukrainian history, literature, and culture.
Today's episode is about Roksolana - the most powerful woman in the Ottoman Empire who was also Ukrainian. This marvelous woman was born in a regular family in Ukraine, then enslaved as a girl, and after became the Ottoman Emperor's wife. She does this all while significantly changing the many rules traditions and even the future of the Ottoman Empire in the late Middle Ages.
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The music used in this episode is "Symphony No. 63 in C Major, Hob.I:63 - 'La Roxelane': I.Allegro" by Joseph Haydn.
What We Need To Know About Ukraine
Discovering Ukrainian history, literature, and culture.
