History of Ukraine

9th century - The Kiev Rus state was founded. It was one of the most powerful states of medieval Europe.

988 - Prince Vladimir introduced Christianity as the official state religion

1240 - the Tatar-Mongols conquered Kyiv. The Tatar-Mongols ruled for almost three centuries.

1648-1654 Cossack armies - headed by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky tried to liberate Ukraine

17th and 18th centuries - Despite repression from the Russian Empire. The country managed to preserve and enjoy some of the richness of its political, economic, cultural, and religious development.

1711 - The first Constitution appeared in Ukraine during the Cossack period.

January 1918 - the independence of Ukraine was proclaimed and the Ukrainian National Republic was established.

1917-1934 Bolsheviks established Kharkov as the capital of the Ukrainian Socialist Sovjet Republic.

1922 - Ukraine emerged as one of the founding reublics of the Sovjet Union.

1991 - Ukraine became independent again after the dissolution of the Sovjet Union.

2004 - The peaceful Orange Revolution.

2004 - Ukraine won first time The Eurovision song contest!