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

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

In this animated video, historian Matt Lewis tells the story of Ukraine's turbulent and often surprising history. Beginning over a thousand years ago with the formation of the Kyivan Rus state, Matt tracks the development of Ukraine during the Mongol invasions, its incorporation into the Polish and Lithuanian Commonwealth, and eventually it's allegiance with the tsars of a newly formed Russia.

The ongoing crisis in relations between Russia and Ukraine is threatening to engulf eastern Europe in a war on a scale not seen since 1945. The eyes of the world are focussed on the military activity as politicians scramble to encourage a diplomatic solution that will deescalate the conflict.

Ukraine was known as the breadbasket of Soviet Russia. It remains politically, militarily, and economically important to Russia today. Precisely why there is a dispute over the sovereignty or otherwise of Ukraine is a complex question rooted in the region’s history. It is a story more than a thousand years in the making. For much of this story, Ukraine did not
exist, at least not as an independent, sovereign state, so the name Ukraine will be used to help identify the region around Kyiv that was so central to the story. The Crimea is an important part of the story too and its history forms a part of the history of the relationship between Russia and Ukraine.

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  • @kostiamarich
    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'.
  • @gwynbleinn
    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
  • @markfenwick4956
    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!
  • @mdschaeffer
    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.
  • @hal.v.a
    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.
  • @dawidlijewski5105
    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.
  • @jamesappling1212
    History is always written in the Blood of the Innocent. This current battle is just beginning 😔
  • @user-ol2yf4pn1o
    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.
  • @juliesmereka1475
    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! ❤️🇺🇦
  • @vr_bob
    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.
  • @mackenzied4598
    "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana (1863)
  • @JaneSoole
    A very fine analysis, especially for those of us far away, and whose knowledge of Ukraine's history so very sketchy when Russia invaded. Thanks to information like yours, we are beginning to catch up. I am in awe of the bravery of the Ukrainians and it actually illuminates for me why my own father, his two brothers and two brothers in law, signed up for the RAF immediately in 1939. Three were killed within 3 months of each other and one was taken prisoner (for 4 years)...It is why I never stop saying to the wibbly wobbly West, never forget the sacrifice that tens of thousands if not millions made for us, each one of us, to deafeat Hitler. Do NOT LET THEM DOWN today. Salutations to them all. Jane Soole, Dorset, England.
  • @willbrink
    Great summary, learned a lot from this vid.
  • @maksymkashchuk5420
    As it was mentioned in comments, no word about Galician-Volhynian principality (kingdom), no word about how cossacks appeared, about hutsuls (Oleksa Dovbush, Opryshky resistance), about Koliyivshchyna, unions with Poland and how was formed greek-catholic church, no word about spread of ukrainian language during Galician-Volhynian principality. The most important parts about our intelligence like: Hryhoriy Skovoroda, Ivan Kotlyarevskiy, Taras Shevchenko, Ivan Franko, Lesya Ukrayinka, Myhaylo Drahomanov, Yevhen Pluzhnyk, Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Myhaylo Hrushevskiy, Volodymy Sosura, Maksym Rylskiy, Vasyl Stus, Lina Kostenko. No words about "Executed Renaissance" shooted by soviets and Prague group "Prague school" (Olena Teliha) shooted by nazis in Kyiv in "Babiy Yar". No words about our national theatre and Solomia Krushelnytska. About our composers like Mykola Leontovych who wrote "Shchedruk" (Carol of the bells), Myhaylo Verbytskiy. About our producers like Oleksandr Dovzhenko. About our scienetists and engeeniers like: Ihor Sikorskiy, Illya Mechnykov, Mykola Amosov, Serhiy Korolev, Ivan Pulyuy, Volodymyr Vernadskiy. No words about Carpathian Ukraine in Czechoslovakia and resistance in Hust where was fight with hungarians when Hitler annexed Czechoslovakia. You missed these important parts of our history and make other people think that we always were part of russia (that stealed name Rus and named itself so in 18 century)
  • @loafiv
    Ukraine has been through a whole lot. damn