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Orange – sometimes included. Eastern Ukraine or east Ukraine ( Ukrainian: Східна Україна, romanized : Skhidna Ukrayina; Russian: Восточная Украина, romanized : Vostochnaya Ukraina) is primarily the territory of Ukraine east of the Dnipro (or Dnieper) river, particularly Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts ...
Feb 12, 2022 · Violence in eastern Ukraine has killed more than 14,000 people in the years since, according to International Crisis Group research. Russia's recognition of the two regions' independence set...
- Becky Sullivan
- Jesse Greenspan
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- Vikings, Mongols, Lithuania, Poland. 1037: Kievan Rus - Construction of Saint-Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, which, in refurbished form, still stands today, marks a high point of the Kievan Rus principality.
- Birth of Russian Empire. Scene from the battle of Poltava, in a painting from the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. 1708: Russia Wins Control of Eastern Ukraine - During the Great Northern War, King Charles XII of Sweden detours into Ukraine as part of his ill-fated invasion of Russia and secures the support of the main Cossack leader at the time (though other Cossacks fight for Russia).
- Ukrainian Nationalist Movement. 1800s: Ukrainian Nationalist Movement - Nationalist movements spring up throughout Europe, and Ukraine is no exception. Pro-independence forerunners begin codifying and promoting the Ukrainian language, stressing Ukraine’s distinct culture and history, referring to themselves as Ukrainians for the first time, and, eventually, calling for self-rule.
- Era of Soviet Union, Great Famine, Chernobyl. 1922: Incorporated Into Soviet Union - Ukraine is incorporated into the newly established Soviet Union. 1932-33: Ukrainian Famine - Seeking to assert his control over Ukraine, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin engineers a famine, known as the Holodomor, which results in an estimated 3.9 million Ukrainian deaths.
Mar 6, 2014 · Eastern Ukraine's History Under Stalin Is Holding It Back | The New Republic. Julia Ioffe / March 5, 2014. Eastern Ukraine Is Still Fighting Its Past. Life under Stalin's long shadow....
Feb 23, 2023 · Because eastern Ukraine came under Russian rule much earlier than western Ukraine, people in the east have stronger ties to Russia and have been more likely to support Russian-leaning leaders.
- Eve Conant
A part of Scythia in antiquity, Ukraine was largely settled by Greuthungi, Getae, Goths, and Huns in the Migration Period, while southern parts of Ukraine were previously colonized by Greeks and then Romans. In the Early Middle Ages it was also a site of early Slavic expansion.
The "Rus" -- the people whose name got tacked on to Russia -- were originally Scandinavian traders and settlers who made their way from the Baltic Sea through the marshes and forests of Eastern...
