Tag: Ukraine

Ukrainian churches, abbreviation for those that arose in Ukraine and v. a. Eastern Churches widespread there: Ukrainian Catholic Church, Uniate: Eastern Church connectedwith the Catholic Church (Uniate), includes the Catholics of the Byzantine-Ukrainian rite. Emerging from the Union of Brest-Litowsk of 1595/96 (Brest Union), the Ukrainian Catholic Churchonly continuedto existin the Polish partafter the partition […]

During the Northern War (1700-21) tried the Hetman IS Masepa , initially allied with Tsar Peter the Great , under whom a lively intellectual and artistic life developed (“Ukrainian Baroque”), in alliance with Charles XII. of Sweden to detach left-bank Ukraine from Russian rule. After this failed due to the defeat of Poltava (1709), its […]

After the February Revolution of 1917 in Russia, was created under the leadership of MS Hruschewsky the Zentralrada (“Zentralna Rada”) as the Ukrainian parliament. Its general secretariat was formed by the state government, which was mainly supported by the Mensheviks and Social Revolutionaries. In June 1917 the Central Rada proclaimed autonomy and – after it […]

Stalinist terror and German occupation In 1922 Ukraine became a member of the Soviet Union as the Ukrainian SSR. The policy of “rooting” (“Korenizacija”) in the 1920s led to the promotion of the Ukrainian language and culture and a reduction in the previously high illiteracy rate. It was supposed to increase the legitimacy of the […]

Pro-European Governments In the presidential elections on May 25, 2014, entrepreneur P. Poroshenko was able to win the absolute majority of votes in the first ballot, far ahead of Tymoshenko . Poroshenko was introduced to the office of President on June 7, 2014. On October 26, 2014, early parliamentary elections were held after the ruling […]

In February 2014, a popular uprising against the Ukrainian government led to an armed conflict that created the most dangerous political situation in Europe since World War II. When Russia tried to stop Ukraine’s rapprochement with Western Europe, a new “cold war” began to take shape after 25 years of relative tension between the West and […]

Odessa, regional capital in southwest Ukraine, on the Black Sea, (2019) 1.01 million residents. Third important economic and cultural center of the country (next to Kiev and Kharkiv), Seat of a Ukrainian Orthodox bishop; several universities (including National University [founded 1865], Economic, Agricultural and Marine University, Polytechnic and Medical University), several academies, branch of the […]

Dnipro, until 2016 Dnipropetrovsk, until 1926 Yekaterinoslav, Ekaterinoslav [jε-], regional capital in Ukraine, on both sides of the Dnieper, north of the Dnieper Narrow Valley, (2019) 998 100 residents. University (founded in 1918), four technical universities (including the National University of Mining, founded in 1899), branch of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, numerous research institutes […]

Ukraine lies in Eastern Europe. It borders Belarus in the north, Russia in the north and east, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Hungary in the west and Romania and Modavia in the south-west. The north is very densely forested, in the other parts of the country steppe and forest steppe predominate. The main river Dnieper […]

The spring (late April to early June) when the chestnut trees are in bloom and the longwinterhas come to an end is the best time to visit Ukraine. The Orthodox rituals around Easter are impressive, cafes are open again and you can hike in the Carpathian Mountains and the Crimean Mountains. According to 800zipcodes, summer […]

Kiev is the capital of Ukraine. When exactly Kiev was founded, I can no longer trace exactly. Scientists suspect the founding between the year 430 and the beginning of the sixth century. According to legend, three brothers, Choriw, Schtscheck, Kyi and their sister Lybid, are supposed to the city have founded. They also built a […]