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History of Ukraine

By Tyson Baker
  • Period: 800 to 899

    The Rus

    A group called the Rus built a settlement that is now modern Kiev, Ukraine.
  • 988

    Volodymyr

    Volodymyr
    A Kieve ruler named Volodymyr adopted Christianity.
  • Period: 1220 to 1229

    Invasions

    Mongol - Tatar, an Asian ethnic group, invasions began.
  • Period: 1340 to 1349

    Polish Rule

    Direct Polish rule began.
  • Period: 1380 to 1389

    Lithuania

    Lithuania took control of many lands in Ukraine.
  • 1441

    Crimean Khanate

    Crimean Khanate
    Crimean Khanate broke free of the Golden Horde, a part of the Mongol Empire, and conquered most of modern South Ukraine.
  • Period: to

    Empire

    The rulers of Kiev built a huge empire that became a part of Russia.
  • Period: to

    Reawakening

    National cultural reawakening saw the development of Ukrainian literature, education, and historical research.

  • The USSR

    The USSR
    Along with the formation of the USSR, Ukraine became a Soviet Republic.

  • Independence

    Independence
    Ukraine finally broke free of the USSR and became independent.