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Collapse of Russian Empire
Council Set in Kiev -
Famine
Stalin creating a man made famine killing over 7 million of the poor -
Ukraine vs Nazi wartimes
More than 5 million Ukrainians die fighting Nazi Germany. Most of Ukraine's 1.5 million Jews wiped out by the Nazis. -
World War II ends
Allied victory in World War II leads to conclusive Soviet seize of western Ukrainian lands. -
Chernobyl Plant Explodes
A reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station explodes, sending a radioactive plume across Europe. Many armed forces die of radiation sickness. -
Independence
Ukraine declares independence -
President Kuchma out!
Opposition stages mass protests demanding resignation of President Kuchma, they accuse of corruption and misrule. -
Gas Prices
Russia briefly cuts supply of gas for Ukrainian use in row over prices. Moscow claims its stickly economical. -
Economic fall
Global financial crisis! Decline in demand for steel, Value of Ukrainian currency falls and investors pull out! -
Revolution
Tens of thousands of protesters take to the streets of central Kiev and other cities to protest at the government's sudden decision to abandon plans to sign an association agreement with the EU. They accuse the government of bowing to Russian pressure, as well as being corrupt and unaccountable.