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2 days ago · Background. Interwar period in Second Polish Republic. Map of Wołyń (Volhynia) and Eastern Galicia in 1939. Recreated Polish state covered large territories inhabited by Ukrainians, while the Ukrainian movement failed to achieve independence.
3 days ago · Ukraine - Crimea, Eastern Ukraine, Conflict: As pro-Russian protesters became increasingly assertive in Crimea, groups of armed men whose uniforms lacked any clear identifying marks surrounded the airports in Simferopol and Sevastopol.
2 days ago · World War II is generally considered to have begun on 1 September 1939, when Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland. The United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany on 3 September.
4 days ago · A famine in 1946–47 resulting from postwar dislocations and drought claimed nearly one million casualties. Country Facts. Capital, Population, Government... The prewar system of totalitarian control exercised through the Communist Party and the secret police was quickly reimposed.
5 days ago · This guide assembles recommended literature and other resources for all who are interested in the history of Ukraine and its place in the global context.
4 days ago · On June 14, one day after government forces reclaimed the city of Mariupol, the Ukrainian army suffered its largest single-day loss of life to that point, when rebels shot down a transport plane carrying 49 people as it attempted to land in Luhansk.
6 days ago · During the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine of 2022, Mariupol was a strategic target for Russian forces and their proxies. It came under artillery bombardment the day the invasion began, and was placed under siege by Russian forces.
