Full History of Ukraine & Ukraine War Against Russia

History of Ukraine
This video presents the brief history of Ukraine, the second-largest European country after Russia.

Chapter
00:00 Introduction
00:32 The Kievan Rus’
02:07 The Cossacks
03:23 Ukraine under the Soviet Union
05:18 Modern-day Ukraine

With a unique geography, Ukraine is a crucial pawn in the strategic and economic games of the European larger powers, namely Russia and the West.

The dawn of Ukraine's history dates back to more than a thousand years ago when Ukraine did not even exist, at least not as an independent sovereign state.

The Rus’ are claimed to be the cultural ancestors of Ukraine and also Belarus and Russia. From the 10th to 11th centuries, Kievan Rus’ became the largest and most powerful state in Europe.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, the Kievan Rus’ state was divided and ruled by the Golden Horde, the Crimean Khanate, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The Cossacks, the most important piece of Ukraine’s identity, became particularly strong in the 17th century.

Following the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795, most of modern-day Central Ukraine was incorporated into the Russian Empire while the western part was split between Russia and Habsburg-ruled Austria.

In the wake of the Russian Revolution in 1917, the Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) was proclaimed but only existed til 1920.
In late 1922, following the Russian Civil War, four Soviet republics: Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and Transcaucasia formed the Soviet Union (or USSR) via a treaty.

In 1939, as part of a Non-Aggression Pact with Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union invaded and annexed the eastern regions of Poland, expanding the Ukrainian SSR’s territory to the west.

In 1954, the Crimea Peninsula’s government was transferred from the Soviet Union to the Ukraine SSR, expanding the territory to the south.

In 1991, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine regained independence.

In 2014, following the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity, war broke out between Russia and Ukraine.

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War.

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[lmmyklh]

As a Ukrainian, I have to say that you have a very good video about the history of Ukraine. Other authors often omit important points. Thank you

[kengoold]

that was great mate, so much has happened in that area, as an Australian it blows my mind to see the history behind the latest events. well done. Thanks

[AutopsyMyDeath]

My moms side of my family is Ukrainian and my grandmother and great grandmother always said that Ukraine is the heart of Kievan Rus. And history shows its true. Us Ukrainians have a very complex history but it the land of the true Motherland. All slavic countries are brothers and sisters but Ukraine is the core.

[James-kesx]

Holy mackerel this is one of those times that I'm sorry I asked. I was hoping it was uncomplicated.

[hieunt]

The video provides quite good and interesting information about the beautiful country of Ukraine. Although they are having a hard time right now, I hope the people will enjoy freedom and peace

[HieuNguyen-opud]

very helpful video, thank you very much

[KrisFed]

Thank you for such a great video. Pretty precise I must say!

[loveitftw]

So Sweden could technically do what Russia did to Ukraine & claim Russia was a historical territory of Sweden and that it actually belongs to us.🤠
Noice 👌

[TimMcNamara-shcg]

It is Russia which attacked Ukraine, not Ukraine who attacked Russia, as the world witnessed!

[knyazOleh]

😕many are not properly explained, but the animation is good.🤔

[ngocthienvu]

The video covers most of what I need for my upcoming presentation, many thanks 😘

[Michaelvasquez]

_Something important to know, for all who are interested in history and/or support Ukraine:_

_Rus' ought not to be confused with modern “Russia”, which derives its name from the Rus' but historically is a completely different state, which almost all its existence was at war with the Rus'._

_Just like the Holy Roman Empire was actually Germany, “Russia” is actually Muscovy, despite their best attempts to convince everybody otherwise._

_Its name “Russia" received only in the 18th century, when Peter I simply changed Muscovy’s name into the “All Russian Empire” (Russia originates from Rosia, name used by the Greek Orthodox Clergy in regards to Rus')_
_Under the reign of Cathrine II Muscovites where even punished for continuing to identify as Muscovites, and were forced to call themselves Russian._

_Lands that Russia (Muscovy) claims were part of the original Rus', but actually weren't, are Novgorod, Suzdal, and Ryazan, since in historical texts of XI-XII centuries they are mentioned as separate entities from Rus'. They can be considered parts of extended Rus', although their culture was distinct from main Rus'._

_In 1493, Muscovite duke Ivan III appointed himself to be the Great Ruler of All Rus'. No other kings acknowledged that. From that point on Muscovy started to make false claims on Rus' ownership._

_“Russia” is an offshoot of Ukraine and not the other way round, despite what Soviet and Russian (Muscovite) historians have been trying to say for years. A Slavicised Finnic, then later, Mongolized offshoot. Kyiv was a developed cultured capital when Moscow was just another swamp village._


_Germany used to call itself the Holy Roman Empire, that didn’t mean they became the Romans, and all of a sudden had a right to claim whole of Italy and its history, but yet, that’s exactly what Russia (Muscovy) did in regards to Rus'–Ukraine, which is a horrible injustice!_

[theARMYGamer]

Anyone else annoyed on how he pronounces Rus

[wyjaehan]

Seems like a pretty general rundown of the history. Pronunciation of the names could be improved too.

[grigorovnikola]

It could also be much shorter.
" 3 seconds are sou much. "

[zzkdzux]

Not partners, but competitors.
Four years after the incident, former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, in an interview with journalist Anatoly Shariy, explained the reason why the Ukrainian leadership decided to refuse to sign an Association Agreement with the EU.
"We conceived the Association Agreement as a way of modernizing Ukraine, technological renewal of our industry. It is no secret that advanced technologies come from such highly developed countries as Germany, Great Britain and so on. Therefore, naturally, our interest was in cooperation with these countries. But in the process of negotiations, I became convinced that this is an external wrapper. The EU has the same agreements with Egypt, with three dozen countries. But there were no breakthroughs anywhere. We should have figured out right away that there is no free cheese anywhere, " Azarov said.
According to him, Europe has perceived Ukraine as a competitor. The EU had no intention of helping to restore and improve a number of industrial sectors.
"In order to raise our Antonov, I wanted it to cooperate not only with Russian companies, but also with such technology companies as Airbus, " Azarov recalled.
However, he did not see any interest, but on the contrary, he noticed a fear of potential competitors. According to the former prime minister, EU officials looked at Ukrainians "not in a partnership way." At the same time, for some European bureaucrats, the non-signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU was the end of their careers. Moreover, with this document, according to Azarov, they tried to finally tear Ukraine away from Russia and put an end to the possible restoration of the USSR in any form.
Yanukovych himself recalled three years later: according to preliminary estimates, if the association agreement were signed, Ukraine would lose $200 billion.
"When we saw the losses, we didn't see the compensators. And I told the EU: either you compensate us for the losses… They said, "We won't give you that kind of money, we don't have it."... Then there is a second way — let's sit down at the negotiating table with our strategic partner, Russia, and find a solution in this triangle, " Yanukovych said.
However, the EU did not agree to this, although Yanukovych did not propose to completely abandon the Association Agreement, but only to postpone it. According to the ex-president of Ukraine, it was necessary to return to discussing the signing of the agreement in March 2014. However, by that time Yanukovych himself was on the run, and there was a new government in Kiev.
In June 2014, the new president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, will sign the association agreement, using the pen that was prepared for Yanukovych, which emphasized the symbolism of this step: Ukraine has again embarked on the path of European integration interrupted at the end of November 2013.
"Most likely, there were a lot of incompetent advisers in Yanukovych's entourage who did not understand how and what to do. First, the super-PR of the Association Agreement began, and then they backed off. The agreement is a necessary thing, it had to be signed anyway. It was necessary to read it quietly, slowly, to talk, to negotiate with Russia, and not to PR... The agreement with the EU is no different from the agreement on the creation of a free trade zone with Russia. Ukraine signed the last one quietly in 2012. At the same time, the agreements do not contradict each other. Yes, there are controversial sides. But it was possible to create a Russia-Ukraine-EU working group at the level of ministers of economy and European officials and develop a roadmap where questions about exports and re-export could be resolved. These are technical issues, " he notes in a comment Ukraina.ru economist Alexander Okhrimenko.
According to him, such a "roadmap" could save the situation. According to Okhrimenko, economists talked about the need for its creation in 2013. However, instead, the authorities preferred PR, which led to sad consequences.

[britishknight]

Nice video, but finland not under the USSR at that time, but was part of Russian empire from 1809 - 1917.

(Forgive me for off-topic, but finland was mistaken as part of soviet union as I saw on the map)

[lindsay]

Thumbs up if the backing track is arousingly familiar

[zzkdzux]

On November 28-29, 2014, during a visit to Vilnius, President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych did not sign the Association Agreement with the EU. According to some publicists, after that his fate was sealed, and Europe actively began to support the unrest in Ukraine
During a visit to Lithuania on November 28-29, 2014, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign an Association Agreement with the EU. As evidenced by the video from the Vilnius summit, Yanukovych had to withstand the pressure of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, explaining why Kiev could not sign an agreement with Brussels.
"After Vilnius, Viktor Yanukovych became unreadable. Key European leaders took the incident at the summit as a personal insult. And it was a very emotional reaction that had nothing to do with traditional diplomatic protocol. There was such a moment at the dinner during the summit. Yanukovych, trying to defuse the situation somehow, asks: "Or maybe we'll sign an agreement on open skies?" To which one of the leaders responds to him: "Are you crazy, don't you understand what's going on, do you honestly think the leaders of twenty-seven states are idiots?" In these words. It was a point of no return, " recalled Yanukovych's replacement, the current president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, in an interview with Sonya Koshkina.
If Yanukovych had signed an agreement with the EU then, the protest on the Maidan would have lost all meaning. However, this did not happen. At the same time, a week before, despite the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers to suspend the signing of the association agreement, Yanukovych stated: European integration is an alternative path for Ukraine.
The next day, late in the evening — on the night of November 29-30, students were dispersed on the Maidan, which gave rise to a new form of protest — aggressive and conflictual. At the same time, Europe unconditionally supported the protesters, although in the same EU, no negotiations were held with the demonstrators after the seizure of administrative buildings, and police special forces were harshly involved in relation to them.
Ukraina.ru I understood what prompted the former president of Ukraine to make a decision that involved Europeans in the internal political struggle in the country, which resulted in the loss of power by Yanukovych, and by Ukraine — Crimea and parts of Donbass.

[funitoo]

why you keep saying Ukraine all the way through this video if there was no Ukraine until 1920 or so?