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Key Events in Ukrainian History

By zach.frett

  • World War I Ravages Ukraine

    World War I Ravages Ukraine

  • Ukraine Gains Independence from Czarist Russia After World War I

    Ukraine Gains Independence from Czarist Russia After World War I

  • Soviet Union Conquers Ukraine

    Soviet Union Conquers Ukraine

  • Famine Imposed by Soviet Rule

    Famine Imposed by Soviet Rule

  • World War II Results in Many Ukrainian Deaths and Destruction of Cities

    World War II Results in Many Ukrainian Deaths and Destruction of Cities

  • Increased Opposition to Soviet Rule, Activist Put in Work Camps

    Increased Opposition to Soviet Rule, Activist Put in Work Camps

  • Chernobyl Nuclear Explosion

    Chernobyl Nuclear Explosion

  • Ukraine Declares Independence From the Soviet Union

    Ukraine Declares Independence From the Soviet Union

  • Ukraine Establishes a Democratic Constitution

    Ukraine Establishes a Democratic Constitution

  • Protests End in Violence, Ukrainian President Flees the Country, Russian Troops Invade the Crimea

    Protests End in Violence, Ukrainian President Flees the Country, Russian Troops Invade the Crimea