A Brief History Of Ukraine (And Why Russia Wants To Control It)

In this video there aren't mentioned such vital points of Ukraine's history as the principality of Halych-Volyn, the emerge of Cossacks and their uprisings (which didn't have joining Russia as their main goal), the Cossack Hetmanate and Zaporozhian Sich. It wouldn't be so difficult to tell about that. However, a part of video is dedicated to the Crimean War, which relates to Russia's history, not that of Ukraine. Ukraine itself didn't fight the Crimean War, the Russian Empire did. I understand this is called 'brief history' but 'brief' doesn't mean 'inaccurate' or 'partial'.

"Cozaks... rebelled in favour of Russia". For one, "Russia" did not exist at that time. Russia got it's name "Russia" only in 1721. And two, no, you are factually wrong. Ukrainian cozaks wanted to be independent and fought dozens of battles against Moscow. It's only in the middle of 17th century that Ukrainian cozaks signed alliance with Moscow. A decision that a lot of cozaks did not agree with.

In 1991 Ukraine voted 93% to be independent, with 84% of the population taking part in the vote. I think this says all I need to hear. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦❤️❤️❤️🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦❤️❤️

Stalin was a Georgian and his first deputy in Soviet Occupied Ukrainian was Lazar Kaganovich a Jew......Kaganovich was the architect behind the Holomodor. I honestly and genuinely felt that this was worth stating!

Much is not said, some things are mixed up and changed. It seems that the author read a couple of short articles about different aspects of the Ukrainian history, then tried to combine them without delving into the topic and important details

Cossacks were fighting against moskovits together with lithuanians and treaty in 1654 was signed only because hetman had no choice he needed assistance in the war against poles and this decision was quite unpopular among elites. Cossacks were never favouring moscow. This page is so important in ukrainian history and this video says almost nothing about hetmanat, viisko zaporizske and cossacks.

Slava Ukraini! A brave country and deserving of our help. Thank goodness we have given it.

I learned just this year that I have Ukrainian in my history and culture. I am 64 years old. my 87 y o dad emailed me a map of farmland showing 1 plat of farm land to have our last name. It had something to do with Czar Katerina offering farmland to German settlers. I was told since my earliest days that I and my 4 siblings were 100% German. Apparently when a folllowing czar kicked them off the land, they came to the United States. My fa, landed in S Dakota. Im trying to learn more about the post- Roman, pre-Christian Germanic/ medieval history of my German culture.

My dad‘s family is Ukrainian; I’ve been able to trace our lineage back to the late 1700s. In 1926, my great-grandparents immigrated to Canada ahead of the Holodomor, but lost many family members in the intentional starvation of over 10 million people. Dido (my great-grandfather) lived to be 103, and so I grew up listening to his stories of his life in Ukraine. This video taught me even more than what I’ve read on my own about the history of Ukraine. Thanks for posting this! ❤️🇺🇦

Not even a word about Galician-Volyn principality. Not even a word about the king Danylo who was the rightful king of Rus and heir of the Rurik dynasty, who build a lot of cities in the eastern part of Rus like Lviv and who was the only ruler of so-called Rus states who kept on fighting the Golden hord unlike nothern states who just gave up and paid tribute. Not even a word about Zaporozhian Sich and famous cossack hetmans. You could have mentioned Bohdan Khmelnitsky at least. Ukranian identity began to emerge more fully in 19th century, really? And what in your opinion our ancestors were doing before that time? They lived on this land and spoke their own language and were fighting for their identity. You've made good short documentary, but I'm really pissed that after the destraction of Kievan Rus you have a blank space like ukranians never existed and then they suddenly "emerge" only in 19th century.

There wasn't a country like this in history.

Russia doesn't want to control it, just keep nato out

well, Western Ukraine was annexed into USSR territory during WW2 after Soviet Invasion of Poland. Before that that western area was mainly a part of Austro-Hungarian Empire, so not Russia. That's quite important factor, as this part (around Lviv) is staunchly pro-Western.

Sorry, the end of the video is very wrong. Ukraine/Russia is not similar to Cuba/US. Cuba brought nuclear weapons to threaten US. Ukraine, on the other hand, gave up its nuclear weapons in exchange of recognition of its sovereignty by Russia, which is now deeply ignored. Cuba was escalating the conflict, Ukraine tried the exact opposite - they did try to calm the situation down. Obviously, once attacked on all fronts, you cannot do anything else that fight back, and Ukrainians have my respect for that.

Some specific, pivotal points, details regarding the Rise of Ukraine. "Out of the chaos into which Russia fell after the Revolution of the February1917, a NEW NATION now emerges - the "Ukrainian People's Republic." "Dismembered Russia- Some of the Fragments" "The New York Times" February 1918 Canadian scholar Orest Subtelny about this newly emerged Nation - Ukraine: "In 1919 total chaos engulfed Ukraine. Indeed, in the modern history of Europe no country experienced such complete anarchy, bitter civil strife, and total collapse of authority as did Ukraine at this time. Six different armies..., operated on its territory. Kyiv changed hands five times in less than a year. Cities and regions were cut off from each other by the numerous fronts. Communications with the outside world broke down almost completely. The starving cities emptied as people moved into the countryside in their search for food." Newly emerged Ukraine struggled for survival till November 1921. This turmoil resulted in the division of Ukraine between the Bolshevik Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia. Fragments, absorbed by Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia didn't get any kind of autonomy ever. And only in the frame of the Soviet Union , newly emerged Nation - Ukraine was granted the Autonomy. The Ukrainian Soviet Republic was proclaimed as an integral part of the Soviet Union, created in 1922. And Attention! The same way newly emerged "Donetsk Krivorozsk Republic", with the capital in Kharkov, historically Russian industrial hub of Russian Empire - Donbass, proclaimed in 1917 originally as part of Russian Federation! on the Demand of Lenin, it was also included in the new artificial construct of the Soviet Ukraine. Such way Historically Russian Donbass became the part of the Soviet Ukraine Moreover, the Northern Coastal land of Black Sea, with all these strategically important, jarbor9 ports, beautiful cities - Odessa, Kherson, Ochakov, Mariupol to name a few, which were founded, developed, and flourishing in the time of Russian Empire when Ukraine didn't exist yet, this strategically important Northern Coastal land of the Black Sea was also included in the Soviet Ukraine on the demand of Lenin! In 1939 and 1945 Stalin included in the Soviet Ukraine the Western territories. Crimea was annexed by Russia 240 years ago, when Ukraine didn't exist yet "The Ottoman Empire was defeated by Catherine the Great, Russia. Crimea was traded to Russia as part of the treaty provisions and was annexed in 1783. After two centuries of conflicts, the Russian fleet had destroyed the Ottoman navy and the Russian army had inflicted heavy defeats on the Ottoman land forces". And there was NO Ukraine, it simply didn't exist. There were 12 wars between Russia and Ottoman Empire, and each time Crimea and Northern Coastal land of Black Sea, which as a whole was marked on the map of Russian Empire as Taurida Governorate - for centuries it was recognized as an integral part of Russia, demonstrated increased Russia's power in the Black Sea areas and the territories of the Northern Coastal land. Since 1783 Crimea was part of Russia, until Nikita Khrushchev, in 1954 decided to make a present of it to Ukrainian Soviet Republic - at time it was an internal transaction, could be seen as meaningless legally and politically, because Ukraine was an integral part of the Soviet Union".. and important! nobody ever cared about people of Crimea, nobody asked if they liked it if they wanted to become part of the Ukraine..

Now I finally understand. Heck if I was Russia I’d probably try to take control too before my enemies do.

Completely disagree with the analogy that Ukraine to Russia is Cuba to the US. Russia always had the west at its doorstep. The US did not have the east at its - until Cuba received missiles.

The video missed many important moments from the history of Ukraine. Even within the framework of a short retelling of the history and situation of Ukraine.

Read about 1991 Soviet Union Referendum. In March 71% of Ukrainians voted to stay in the USSR, and despite that in August political leadership declared independence. The same happened in most former USSR republics: local leaders wanted unlimited power while people wanted to stay united in one big country.

It's appropriate that Cuba was raised as an example of US hegemony, since it was US insistence that resulted in Ukraine being 'invited' to join both the EU and NATO. It was the US that previously insisted that Turkey be 'invited' to Join NATO. This enabled the US to install Pershing missiles along the then southern border of the USSR that caused Khrushchev to agree to install SS20 missiles in Cuba after refusing Castro's requests for years. The USA has a penchant from its paranoia about world losing power to instigate foreign wars, regardless of the consequences for nations other than the USA. After poking a stick in the Russian eye with Ukraine it's now stirring the pot with China over, nominally the export of EVs and cheap goods, but more because China is becoming an economic powerhouse that is erasing US influence around the world. Ukraine is the least of the US worries. They seem determined to start WWIII and destroy humanity before climate change can finish off the job.