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From 1798 – 19th century--Ukraine under the Empires and the 19th Century Periods
In 1667 Ukraine was split between Russia and Poland. Poland won the Western part of Ukraine and Russia storm through and took over the Eastern part of Ukraine. In 1772 Poland was soon partitions between Austria, Hungary and Russia. Austria and Hungary ended up with western Ukraine while Russia took control of other portion of Poland. The western Ukraine soon became the western Ukraine under the Austria- Hungary. In the 19th century, the people of Ukraine created a movement called Ukrainian nationalist movement. The movement found more freedom in the Eastern Ukraine where it seem like it world of difference. Taking advantage of the western Ukraine, the movement opens a network in Galicia. On January 22, 1918 Ukrainian declared their independence till 1920. Shortly after the Ukraine finally got their independence it was take away when the Soviet government retook Ukraine with their leader Joseph Stalin.
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The Ukrainian never new what danger the Stalin had plans for the People and Land of Ukraine. Stalin execution every goal that he had for the Ukrainian. In the 1930’s he brought the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture because Ukraine is known for having great agriculture. The Collectivization brought confrontation with the peasant and the soviet which resulted in the Soviet Union taking away grain from the Ukrainian farmers. The outcome from this action brought famine to the now poor and hungry people of Ukraine. With the famine in play through 1932–1933, 7 to 10 million died and with that this tragedy going on the soviet did not waste time in attacking the reins of control over the Ukrainian by concealing the Ukrainian Nationalism. Finally in 1941 The German attacked the Soviet Union and had no problem maintaining help from the locals. Ukrainian found them in another situation where the German’s mistreated the Ukrainian agriculture and labor to accomplish the requirement that the German expected, which brought attention to the guerrilla resistance.
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Lesya Ukrainka
Larysa Kosach was born in 1871 to a family of high cultivated home, where it was Larysa’s mother Olha Kosach who was the dominated parent in the household. Instead of being exposed to the Russian influence in the school system, Larysa and her sibling had tutors for Ukrainians history, literature, and culture. Even though Lesya was also being introduced to other language including Russian, polish, Bulgarian, Greek, Latin, French, Italian, German and English. Larysa started writing poetry at the age of 9 and then at 12 was diagnosed with tuberculosis of the bones. This disease made her physically disable which only made her stronger and by the age of 13, she had her first poem published. To protect Larysa, her mother who was also a writer and publisher suggest that she uses a literary pseudonym. She took her mother advice and used the name Lesya Ukrainka for her publishing work. Larysa had a great and talented family that support her and inspire her by advices on subject like folk songs, folkloric materials and the bible and using these ideas really inspired her to create great poetry and other writing.
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Finally in 1893 her work came to a successfully published collection of lyrical poetry called Na krylakh pisen’ and later on the year she had her translation work from Heine’s poetry published. Being that it was during the time that Russian banned Ukrainian’s literature Larysa had to send her work to Western Ukraine for publishing.Larysa’s health cause her to travel to many place like Germany, Austria, Italy and more to visit special treatment and doctors. She turns these trips into a lesson, learning about the people and the culture every where she travel gave her the knowledge to be inspiration on her poetry and writings.Larysa died in 1913 but left as one of the greatest legacy to Ukrainian literature.
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St. Andrew’s cathedral in Kyiv
St. Andrew’s cathedral was located in the steep Andriyivska hills in Kyiv. At first the Church was very small and was build for the remembrance of Saint Andrew in 1086 by the order of Grand Prince of Kiev Vsevolod I. The church is place in the same spot that Saint Andrew arrived to at the DnieperRiver and erected a cross. Andrew believed that this place will be a great ChristianCity. Saint Andrew’s belief came to life for The City of Kiev was the center of the Eastern Orthodox faith. The small church was soon destroyed by the Mongol invasion in 1240.St. Andrew’s Church was brought back by the Russian Empress Elizabeth. The reason of this rebuilding of the church was a place to pray while living in her summer residence in Ukraine. She picked to have her church built right on Andriyivska hills where the first St. Andrew church was. Before the construction took place, it was first design by a Russian architect named Bartolomeo Rastrelli. Rastrelli made many of his ideas for the design of the church from Saint Petersburg Institute.
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Then on September 9th, 1744 The Empress start the construction by laying the three stones to start the building process. The workers came from different ethic background from Ukrainian, Russian, and others. They worked under the supervision of Ivan Michurin, who was an architect from Moscow. Before the accomplishment of the construction of St. Andrew, Empress Elizabeth died and soon the church was abandon by the imperial court. St. Andrew was soon became a voluntary foundation church, one of the volunteer was Adrey Muraviov. In 1932 the soviets order the door to be lock down, Soon the doors were reopened till it was closed again in 1961. St. Andrew cathedral was put in the State Architectural and Historical Conservation area. The church purposes soon became a historical and architectural museum. The church does still have services like the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox church.
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The Cossack Era
In the land of beautiful Ukraine during the 15th through 16th century, a group of runaway Ukrainian peasants could not take a more harsh treatment that the Poland applies on the Ukrainian. The Ukrainian develops their own society called The Cossacks where it was located in the lower banks of Dnieper River. The Cossack formed a military unit called Zaporozhian Sich which provided protection from the Tartars that could attack at any time. Seeing the development of The Cossacks, the Polish decided that it was in their best interest if they wanted to keep peace with the Cossack, they would have to work with the Cossacks. They develop a plan that would have the Cossack register and pick their own Hetman.
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But In 1648 the tension was already progressing and that when the war broke out called The Cossacks -Polish War. The Hetman of the Cossacks named Bohdan Khmelnytsky sign a treaty with Russia called Treaty of Pereyaslav in 1645, for protection from the Polish. Entering this agreement The Cossacks never saw that for three hundred years they would be under the rule of Russia. In the end the Left banks was now part of Russians but with the treaty gave the Cossack autonomy. The Right bank went back to the polish since they also had a treaty with Russia. Soon the Autonomy that the Russian gave would be in jeopardy and in 1697 Ivan Mazepa took this situation to Sweden for help. The Cossack and the Zaporozhian Sich soon became a threat in Russia. The Empress Catherine II of Russia took action and had Zaporoxhian Sich destroy in 1775 and Russian took control of all Ukraine.
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Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa
Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa’s parents were part of a wealthy social class of the Eastern Orthodox faith. Being raised and educated in the Western Ukraine, he enters into the military service as a courtier for the Polish King John Casimir. With this great path that Ivan Mazepa was developing for himself, he soon destroys his it with the Polish military by being part of a scandal that dismissed him from his duty and sent him back home. This event and others push Ivan to leave the western Ukraine and head to the Eastern Ukraine. Soon Mazepa enters in the newly constructed Ukrainian Cossack state. By entering this state, he would work with the Russian to fight the Polish for the rule over the Ukrainian. Working with his now Russian friends, Mazepa became Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossack state in1687.
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Mazepa took action in his role as Hetman by developing goals to be free from the Russian rule and declare independence for all Ukraine. While developing these goals, he started building churches and schools for the peasants and the Cossacks. Mazepa wanted to bring his goals into action, but first he wanted to walk into this with backup and his first mission was to join with Sweden. While this progress was on its way Ivan still had to act that they are 100% with Russia. When Sweden invaded Russia, Mazepa took this as a opportunities join the fight with the Swedish military. The organization never took place because the Russia was already on their way knowing something was wrong. Mazepa began to panic and ran with only 1,500 men to Sweden military camp site. In the end, Sweden was defeated by the Russians. King Charles XII of Sweden and Mazepa ran to Turkey knowing that it would be safe from Czar Peter.
The Destruction of Zaporizhian sich by Catherine II
Ukraine is a beautiful agricultural environment which brought the eyes of many other empires that soon wanted this Peaceful land. Russia had their eyes on Ukraine for the long claiming that it was and always be part of Russia. In fact Russia was tried to convince the people of Ukraine that they should see themselves as “Little Russians”. The hetman, Ivan Mazepa saw what Russia was trying to do and took action. Mazepa asking help from Russia formal enemy The Sweden to help fight for Ukraine independences. The Russia began to feel that The Cossack was more of a problem then a solution in gaining the support from the Ukrainians.
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The Russian Empress Catherine II made a decision that The Zaporozhian Sich must be destroyed. The problem that the Empress ran into was the Cossack had a very strong military and the Empress army had no chance in fight them. So she took another approach to get what she wanted and brought foreigner to come in Ukraine and gave them power over the land and political rights. All they have to do in return is to get the Empress the Zaporozhian Sich’s land. After the Russian’s made their move, The Cossacks went to get the Crimean Khanate to come fight side by side against the Russians. But The Empress got to the Crimean Khanate first and promises that it is not their land she wants but the Sich. After being attack by an enemy, they end up signing a treaty with Russia. Right after that treaty in 1775 Zaporozhian Sich was destroyed. Having no help from anyone the Cossack was run down by the Russian’s troops.
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The Ukraine had a great penitential in increasing there economy in the trading market in the city of Lviv where it was protected by the river that flow around it. In 1240 the Mongol invaded Ukraine and took the most successful city that had their economy on the rise of power Lviv. The destruction that the Mongol did after invasion left Ukraine with numerous disasters to the economy, the society and the on going of weak leader that was helpless in defeating Ukraine in the first place. The on going cruel that the Mongol did the land and to the people, there was no other choice but leave. This was the beginning of the fight for Ukraine; they were no longer their own country, now they would become many.
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King Danylo of Halych
Before Danylo became King of Halych he was first a little boy who lost is father and was soon after sent to exile because he and his brother were heir to Halych. His mother Anna and brother Vasylko were sent to Galicia by the Boyars. Then the Boyar accepted someone from their own people to become their ruler.
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Soon Prince Danylo came back with the support of Pole and Hungarian where he took back what rightfully his and his brother because they were the princes. In 1212 Danylo started his success by renounced his claims to Halych. His works started to grow and his re- establishes his rule over Volhynia then in 1238 went to war with the Teutonic knights and with winning the fight, they regained most of Galicia. Later on in 1245 Prince Danylo took action to regain all of Galicia which he did by defeating the enemy. At this time the Boyars who were the people that exile the now prince Danylo was very loyal to him.
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The success that Prince Danylo brought strength and hope to his people also brought the attention of the Mongols and so in 1246 the Mongol summoned Prince Danylo was told to accept Mongol’s overlord ship. After the attack and accept the Mongols rule, Danylo had to found away out of this situation. While Danylo supplied the Mongols with his own soldier he worked with Poland and Hungary in a cordial relation and also took it up to ask the pope and promised to have his land under the Rome.In the end the pope Crown Danylo at Dorochyn on the bug river but soon this great moment is the beginning of the next struggle that King Danylo will face.
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The Mongols had a good eye on them and saw what was going on and took action by force. They have so much power and repetition that followed them, so instead of war they rode into Galicia and gave them an ultimatum. Which in the end known the strength and damage that the Mongol could do to the land Danylo work so hard into he gave in and pulled down the walls.
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The Establishment of Lviv
The Lviv was built by King Danylo in honor of his son Lev. The Lviv was a part of Halychyna. King Danylo built this town in honor of his son Lev. Belong to Kievan Rus’ ancestor of Ukraine located near the water that became a very important resource that the Lviv hold within there city. The want of the city was fought and claim by many countries and empires to have Lviv. Trading became one of the reasons that the Lviv’s economy was so strong and was wanted so bad by many people.
The Lviv was considering to be built as a point of a well protected by the water where is it also easy trading crossroads ways for the largely developed trading and commerce place. Most of the country like Western Europe, Asia, Scandinavia and Byzantuim would use the city for their own trading to each other. Danylo was really dedicated to building a strong stability to his land and people, also to have an economic growth. Which he successfully accomplish with the trading marketing and also made Lviv a very important town in the Ukrainian’s history. After all that Lviv went through they were attack again but by the polish in 1349 and were brought under their polish-Lithuanian state ruling.
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