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History

Recent archeological investigations prove that the Donetsk region belongs to those regions of Ukraine, which have been inhabited in antiquity, beginning from the Paleolithic epoch. Later on, mostly nomads, i.e. the Scythians, the Sarmats, the Pechenegs, the Polovetsky people, etc. The researchers being the professionals in the history of the area proved that the events described in the „Song of Igor's Campaign“ took place on the territory of our region.


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