History of Ukraine

Complete the following chronological table of the main events in Ukrainian history:

Dates	Events
	Prince Oleh defeated Kyiv Princes Ascold and Dir and rallied round Kyiv the Slavic tribes of Eastern Europe (Kyiv – Mother of Rus cities)
	Kyiv Princess Olha was…
XII c.	Feudal strife split Kyiv Rus into principalities and lands
	The Cossacs united in a single military organization
	The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was formed
	Moscow and Warsaw…
	The Poltava Battle – the turning point in the Great Northern War
	Russian troops ruined… following the order of the Empress Catherine II
	Haidamaka uprising – rebellions against…
	A peasant movement in Podillya which spread to Kyiv province and Bessarabia (Ustym Karmalyuk)
1845-1847	Foundation of the Brotherhood of…
4 March 1917
1917-1920
7 (20) November 1917
12 (25) December 1917
	The forceful collectivization of agriculture
	The forced Holodomor (Famine) killed about 5 mln people in Ukraine
	Western Ukraine …
22 June 1941
	Transcarpathian Ukraine was joined to Ukrainian SSR as a separate region
	By a special Decree of the USSR Supreme Soviet the Crimea became part of Ukrainian SSR
	Deep crisis in all spheres of life
	The Ukrainian Helsinki Union was organized
	The Rukh National Movement for Perestroika was formed (since 1990 known as the Narodny Rukh of Ukraine)
24 August 1991
1 December 1991	A referendum took place during which…
	L.Kuchma won the Presidential elections
	Сonstitution of Ukraine was adopted at the Fifth Session of Verkhovna Rada

Which other events of Ukrainian history could you add to the table?

Pick out some events which from your point of view had crucial role in the history of Ukraine and discuss their impact on the country’s further development.

Discuss the changes that have taken place in Ukraine since it became an independent country. What effect have these changes had on the life of Ukrainian people? Consider the following aspects:

- state organization;

- economy;

- social sphere;

- citizens’ rights and freedoms;

- inernational status