The Ukrainian People's Republic was a short-lived state in Eastern Europe. Prior to its proclamation, the Central Council of Ukraine was elected in March 1917 as a result of the February Revolution, a
A soldiers' demonstration in Kyiv, March 1917
Members of the General Secretariat in July 1917
Funeral of Cossacks from Bohdan Khmelnytsky Regiment killed in August 1917 in Kyiv
Petliura, Vynnychenko and Hrushevsky during a meeting in Kyiv's Sofiyska Square, November 1917
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slova
Ukrainian People's Republic
…its activities in exile. Following the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine, the leadership of the Ukrainian People's Republic officially recognized Ukraine as its legal successor and transferred its symbols of power to the Ukrainian president. The February Revolution in the Russian Empire, which took place…
Early Indo-European migrations from the Pontic steppes of present-day Ukraine and Russia
The furthest extent of Kievan Rus', 1054–1132
Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky established an independent Cossack state after the 1648 uprising against Poland
Polish troops enter Kyiv in May 1920 during the Polish–Soviet War. Following the Peace of Riga signed on 18 March 1921, Poland took control of modern-day western Ukraine while Soviets took control of eastern and central Ukraine