The article considers the process of establishment of amicable relations between Russia and Ukraine in hard 1990s. Special attention is attached to international treaties and public initiatives, aimed at cooperation strengthening.Nikolay F. Bugay
Russia and Ukraine have what either side might describe as a common or complicated legacy that dates back a thousand years. In the last century, Ukraine, known as the breadbasket of Europe, was one of the most populous and powerful republics in the former USSR as well as an agricultural eng...
History of Ukraine, a survey of the important events and people in the history of Ukraine from ancient times to the present. From prehistoric times, migration and settlement patterns in the territories of present-day Ukraine varied fundamentally along th
However, the legacies of history have been forming an invisible fault line. The eastern part, which is much closer to Russia, consists mainly Russian descents and tends to be more Russian-speaking and Orthodox, while the western one, which is much closer to Europe, spoke more Ukrainian and ...
Geographical and historical treatment of Ukraine, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government. Ukraine is located in eastern Europe and is the second largest country on the continent after Russia. Its capital
History as a Battleground: Russian-Ukrainian Relations and Historical Consciousness in Contemporary Ukraine (англ.) Serhii Plokhy. The Origins of the Slavic Nations: Premodern Identities in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. xix, 3... ЗенонКог...
President Vladimir Putin, who all but denies that Ukraine is its own country. "A stable statehood hasn't been built in Ukraine," Putin said this past week, trying to justify his invasion of Russia's neighbor. "It is an inherent part of our own history, culture, [and] spiritual space....
In addition, the two countries have had time-honored close ties in terms of ethnicity, language, religion and history and therefore should not go to war, but instead strengthen their relationship. Russia should learn from its bitter experiences during the USSR occupation of Afghanistan (1979-89)...
The Western position is that the breakaway regions Putin recognized, Donetsk and Luhansk, are integral parts of Ukraine. Russia claims that the Donbass region, which includes these two provinces, is historically and rightfully part of Russia. What does history tell us?
The hryvnia is used throughout the country, except in the region of Crimea. The area formally adopted theRussian ruble(RUB) as its currency in March 2014 after the annexation by Russia that same year.8 The Russian government announced that Crimeans could continue using the UAH as a parallel ...