Russia's First Invasion of Ukraine - Ukrainian History DOCUMENTARY

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Fun fact in Ottoman official chronicles Moskovites never identified as Rus. Ottomans told Rus only to the Ukranian cossacks. Today's russians were called in Ottoman official records as Moskovites.

Didn't know Ukrainians were such a militaristic society. No wonder Russia is having a tough time. The cossacks were absolutely crazy is a good way

Fun fact. The biggest shame for a Cossack was to lose his saber and hat. Therefore, in Ukrainian folklore, an absolutely drunk cossack is illustrated completely naked but in a hat and with a saber. Another fun fact. To get to Zaporozhian Sich, a man had to go through a whole ritual. Eating nasty food, riding an untrodden horse, going down the rapids of the Dnieper by boat (a kind of rafting) and others. The dedication ended only with participation in a military campaign and the renaming of the rookie to a Cossack with a corresponding colorful funny nickname, for example, Break a nose, Bite an oak tree, Pull your skin, Bend trouble, Don't drink water. These surnames are still a part of Ukrainian surnames.

I'm a teacher of history in a Ukrainian school. You have done an excellent job. I want to show this video to my friends and my students

Okay Cossacks, which regional power in eastern Europe will you swear fealty to? Cossacks: "Yes."

This era has to be the most under-covered parts of history by the shows and popular media.

The main value of the Cossacks was freedom - the freedom to choose a hetman, to choose a place of life, and the ability to openly express one's opinion. This led to many internal conflicts. And it was this value that created the gulf between the free Cossacks and Russia, where unconditional obedience to the will of the tsar is the basis of the state. The same problem led to war today

As a Pole, i would say that union of hadiach was a best possible outcome for both Ukraine and Poland-Lithuania. Remember that zaporozhian host was formally disolved by catherine, the same empress that have thorn poland and lithuania with partitions

Such a tragic part of history and I'm pleased to see it finally told, so that we can further understand the Ukrainian history.

Ukraine and its ancient military traditions, and their indomitable spirit is inspiring...

As a Ukrainian I'm super grateful to your channel for making these videos and letting the world know about complex yet rich history of my country.. When the war started I was surprised how little there is about Ukrainian history on YT in English - now this is being fixed..

Russians: Welcome, brothers! Cossacks: Just friends, thank you.

I am from Poland, and didn't know all this history only small part - thank you for your story

The problem of constant disagreement among our leadership and their clinging for power despite making Ukraine overall suffer often repeated in our history (in this period, in 1917-1918 and after independence). We even have phrase for that "for two Ukrainians - there are three Hetmans". 2022 probably was the first time when we overcome this problem and set aside our disagreements in the eyes of greater threat.

Fun Fact: That abusive letter written to the Ottomans never reached the sultan :)

Cossacs be like: - So which side are you on? - On the one where the attitude towards us is better.

I'm American and want to thank you for the Ukrainian content.

Cossacks: We're freemen who swore fealty to no ones! Eren Yeager: I like these guys.

I believe that your series would benefit from a video deeply exploring the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. One cannot understand the Cossacks without understanding how the Polish system influenced their governmental and social structure