History of Ukraine

The territory of Ukraine was a key center of East Slavic culture in the Middle Ages, before being divided between a variety of powers. However, the history of Ukraine dates back many thousands of years. The territory has been settled continuously since at least 5000 BC and is a candidate site of the origins of the Proto-Indo-European language family. The horse was first domesticated on the territory of Ukraine.

Read more about History Of Ukraine:  Prehistory, Kievan Rus', Galicia-Volhynia, 14th Century, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Cossack Era, Russian Empire and Austro-Hungary, First World War, The Revolutions and Aftermath, World War II, Post-war, Historiography of Ukraine, Bibliography

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