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In legends, our ancestors tried to recreate what was happening around them, thus preserving historical memory and passing it on to their descendants. This book is a collection of legends and traditions related to places and people significant for Ukrainian history. From its pages, the reader will plunge into the medieval past of Lviv, learn about the mysterious treasures of castles and fortresses of ancient Ukraine, travel to the cave cities of Crimea, learn a lot of interesting things about famous Ukrainian warriors, rulers and saints, feel the spirit of the glorious Cossack era, reveal many unknowns about ancient Slavic beliefs, etc. This publication is neither a history textbook nor a scientific study, although the author has relied on the works of professional historians, archaeologists, folklorists, linguists and other researchers. This is an attempt to look at Ukrainian history and culture through the prism of legends and traditions, to refute stereotypes about controversial events and phenomena of our past, to reveal the secrets associated with prominent personalities of our region.