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| ARTICLES RELATED TO History of Ukraine | | | |  History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Red Ruthenia - Administrative division 14th century-1772
Red Ruthenia - The Ruthenian Voivodship.
Chełm Land (Ziemia Chełmska), Chełm
Chełm County, (Powiat Chełmski), Chełm
Powiat of Krasnystaw, (Powiat Krasnystawski), Krasnystaw
Powiat of Ratno, (Powiat Ratneński), Ratno
Halicz Land (Ziemia Halicka), Halicz
Powiat of Halicz, (Powiat Halicki), Halicz
Kolomyja County, (Powiat Kołomyjski), Kołomyja
Trembowla County, (Powiat Trembowelski), Trembowla
Lwów Land (Z ...
See also:Red Ruthenia, Red Ruthenia - History, Red Ruthenia - Administrative division 14th century-1772, Red Ruthenia - The Ruthenian Voivodship, Red Ruthenia - The Bełz Voivodship Read more here: » Red Ruthenia: Encyclopedia II - Red Ruthenia - Administrative division 14th century-1772 |
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| | | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Kievan Rus' - The Rise of regional centers Kievan Rus′ was not able to maintain its position as a powerful and prosperous state, in part because of the amalgamation of disparate lands under the control of a ruling clan. As the members of that clan became more numerous, they identified themselves with regional interests rather than with the larger patrimony. Thus, the princes fought among themselves, frequently forming alliances with outside groups such as the Polovtsians, Poles, and Hungarians. During the years from 1054 to 1224 no less than 64 principalities had a more or less ephemeral existence, 293 princes put forward ...
See also:Kievan Rus', Kievan Rus' - Early history of Rus′, Kievan Rus' - The Golden Age of Kiev, Kievan Rus' - The Rise of regional centers, Kievan Rus' - Novgorod Republic, Kievan Rus' - North-east, Kievan Rus' - South-west, Kievan Rus' - Influence, Kievan Rus' - Notes Read more here: » Kievan Rus': Encyclopedia II - Kievan Rus' - The Rise of regional centers |
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| | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Tsar - Russia In 1547, Ivan IV of Russia, of the Moscovian dynasty, changed his title from "Veliki Kniaz (Grand Duke) of the whole Rus" to "tsar of the whole Rus" as a symbol of change in the nature of the Russian state. In 1721 Peter I adopted the title Emperor (Император [Imperator]), by which he and his heirs were recognised, and which continued to be used informally as a synonym of Tsar.
Actually, the new style was adopted precisely to underline a claim that Russia, by now a rising major power in Europe, invoking a marria ...
See also:Tsar, Tsar - Etymology and spelling, Tsar - History of usage, Tsar - Bulgaria, Tsar - Russia, Tsar - Full title of Russian tsars, Tsar - Titles in the Russian Royal/Imperial family, Tsar - Notes, Tsar - Serbia, Tsar - Metaphorical uses, Tsar - Sources and References Read more here: » Tsar: Encyclopedia II - Tsar - Russia |
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| | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Ruthenia - Early Middle Ages If the name Ruthenia has any connection to the name Rus, it is in the west generally held to derive from the Varangians whom the early Slavic and Finnic tribes called Rus' and this name is derived from the Old Norse root roðs- or roths- referring to the domain of rowing and still existing in the Finnish and Estonian names for Sweden, Ruotsi and Rootsi. Later the name came to denote not only the Scandinavian aristocracy in Eastern Europe but also the ...
See also:Ruthenia, Ruthenia - Early Middle Ages, Ruthenia - Late Middle Ages, Ruthenia - Modern age, Ruthenia - Belarusians, Ruthenia - Ukrainians, Ruthenia - Places, Ruthenia - People, Ruthenia - Language, Ruthenia - Reference Read more here: » Ruthenia: Encyclopedia II - Ruthenia - Early Middle Ages |
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| | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Orange Revolution - The protests By the dawn of the election day, November 21, 2004, when the scale of alleged fraud started to appear, the Yushchenko team made their public calls for action, and, beginning on November 22, 2004, massive protests began in cities across Ukraine: the major one in Kiev's Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) attracted an estimated 500,000 participants, who on November 23, 2004, peacefully marched in front of the headquarters of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, many wearing orange or carrying orange fl ...
See also:Orange Revolution, Orange Revolution - Election fraud, Orange Revolution - The protests, Orange Revolution - Yushchenko, Orange Revolution - The role of Ukrainian intelligence and security agencies, Orange Revolution - Alleged involvement of outside forces, Orange Revolution - Books, Orange Revolution - Sources Read more here: » Orange Revolution: Encyclopedia II - Orange Revolution - The protests |
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| | | | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Greater Hungary political concept - Historical survey An independent Hungarian kingdom was established in approximately 1000 AD, and remained a power in central Europe until Ottoman Turks conquered it in 1526 at the Battle of Mohács. After the battle, territory of former Hungary was divided into three portions: in the West, Royal Hungary was included in Habsburg Empire of Austria and retained its existence as Habsburg province; the Ottomans controlled south-central parts of former Hungary (including Pécs and Buda); while, in the East, Transylvania remained an semi-independent principality, su ...
See also:Greater Hungary political concept, Greater Hungary political concept - Historical survey, Greater Hungary political concept - Treaty of Trianon, Greater Hungary political concept - After Trianon, Greater Hungary political concept - Near realisation of Greater Hungary, Greater Hungary political concept - Modern era Read more here: » Greater Hungary political concept: Encyclopedia II - Greater Hungary political concept - Historical survey |
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| | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin - Governing of Novorossiya Potemkin achieved appreciable success in Russia's newly won southern provinces, in which he was an absolute ruler. He supported a stream of both Russian and foreign colonists, he founded some new cities, and created the Black Sea Fleet. In 1783 he carried out the project of annexing Crimea to Russia, for which he received the title of His Serene Highness Knyaz Tavrichesky (Светлейший князь Таврический), or prince of Tauride, after an ancient name for Crimea. Four years later he organized Catherine's widely ad ...
See also:Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin, Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin - Early life, Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin - Catherine II's lover, Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin - Governing of Novorossiya, Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin - Assessment Read more here: » Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin: Encyclopedia II - Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin - Governing of Novorossiya |
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| | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Ukrainian language - History
Ukrainian language - Perspective.
Before the eighteenth century the precursor to the modern Ukrainian language was a vernacular language used mostly by peasants and petit bourgeois, existing side-by-side with a literary language of foreign origin, the Church Slavonic evolved from the Old Slavonic language from Bulgaria. Although the spoken Ukrainian language was in no danger of extinction, it was only raised to the level of a language of literature, philosophy and science by being promoted ...
See also:Ukrainian language, Ukrainian language - History, Ukrainian language - Perspective, Ukrainian language - Origin, Ukrainian language - Ancient history, Ukrainian language - Kievan Rus' and Halych-Volhynia, Ukrainian language - Post-independence: Lithuania/Poland Muscovy/Russia and Austro-Hungary, Ukrainian language - Soviet era, Ukrainian language - Independence in the modern era, Ukrainian language - History of Ukrainian literature, Ukrainian language - Current usage, Ukrainian language - Dialects of Ukrainian, Ukrainian language - Ukrainophone population, Ukrainian language - Language structure, Ukrainian language - Comparative grammar, Ukrainian language - Phonetics, Ukrainian language - Alphabet Read more here: » Ukrainian language: Encyclopedia II - Ukrainian language - History |
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| | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Algirdas - Background Algirdas was one of the seven sons of the famous grand duke Gediminas among whom on his death in 1341 he divided his domains, leaving the youngest, Jaunutis, in possession of the capital, Vilnius, with a nominal priority. With the aid of his brother Kęstutis, Algirdas in 1345 drove out the incapable Jaunutis and declared himself grand duke. The two and thirty years of his reign (1345-1377) were devoted to the development and extension of Lithuania, and he lived to make i ...
See also:Algirdas, Algirdas - Background, Algirdas - Expansion of Lithuania, Algirdas - Assessment, Algirdas - Mother, Algirdas - Father, Algirdas - Wives, Algirdas - Brothers, Algirdas - Sisters, Algirdas - Sons, Algirdas - Daughters Read more here: » Algirdas: Encyclopedia II - Algirdas - Background |
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| | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Švitrigaila - Relatives
Švitrigaila - Mother.
Ulyana of Tver 1350 (ca 1325 – 1392)
Švitrigaila - Father.
Olgierd (ca 1296 – end of May 1377), Grand Prince of Lithuania 1345 – 1377
Švitrigaila - Brothers.
Demetrius I Starszy (1327 – 12 May 1399 Battle of the Worskla River), Prince of Trubczewsk 1357 – 1399, Briansk 1357 – 1379, Starodub 1370 – 1399, Druck 13?? – 13??
Andrzej (14th century – 12 August 1399) ...
See also:Švitrigaila, Švitrigaila - Rebellion against Vytautas, Švitrigaila - Defection to Moscow and its aftermath, Švitrigaila - Grand Duke of Lithuania, Švitrigaila - Downfall and later years, Švitrigaila - Titles, Švitrigaila - Relatives, Švitrigaila - Mother, Švitrigaila - Father, Švitrigaila - Brothers, Švitrigaila - Sisters Read more here: » Švitrigaila: Encyclopedia II - Švitrigaila - Relatives |
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| | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Tsar - Russia In 1547, Ivan IV of Russia, of the Moscovian dynasty, changed his title from "Veliki Kniaz (Grand Duke) of the whole Rus" to "tsar of the whole Rus" as a symbol of change in the nature of the Russian state. In 1721 Peter I adopted the title Emperor (Император [Imperator]), by which he and his heirs were recognised, and which continued to be used informally as synonym of Tsar.
Actually the new style was adopted precisely to underline a claim that Russia, by now a rising major power in Europe, invoking a marriage ...
See also:Tsar, Tsar - Etymology and spelling, Tsar - Imperium maius, Tsar - History of usage, Tsar - Bulgaria, Tsar - Russia, Tsar - Full title of Russian tsars, Tsar - Titles for Russian Tsar's family, Tsar - Notes, Tsar - Serbia, Tsar - Sources an References Read more here: » Tsar: Encyclopedia II - Tsar - Russia |
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| | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Ukraine - History Human settlement in the territory of Ukraine has been documented into distant prehistory. The late neolithic Trypillian culture flourished from ca. 4500 BC to 3000 BC.
In antiquity, the southern and eastern parts of modern Ukraine were populated by Iranian nomads called Scythians. The Scythian Kingdom existed in Ukraine between 700 BC and 200 BC. In the third century, the Goths arrived, calling their country Oium, and formed the Chernyakhov culture before moving on and defeating the Roman empire. In the 7th century Ukraine was the cor ...
See also:Ukraine, Ukraine - Name, Ukraine - History, Ukraine - Government and Politics, Ukraine - Subdivisions, Ukraine - Geography, Ukraine - Economy, Ukraine - Demographics, Ukraine - Religion, Ukraine - Culture, Ukraine - Miscellaneous topics Read more here: » Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Ukraine - History |
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| | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Budjak - History In the antiquity, Budjak was inhabited by Dacians, Scythians, Celts, and, on the shores, by Greeks.
From the AD 9th to the 12th centuries, the region was under the control of Kievan Rus' and Galicia-Volhynia. Genoese traders also build several fortresses on the Black Sea coast and on the Danube, while Nogai Tatars also inhabited this region before moving to Dobruja and Turkey. The territory was incorporated into the Principality of Moldavia in 1392 by Roman I, while previously it has been under Wallachian rule during the reign of Mirc ...
See also:Budjak, Budjak - Name and geography, Budjak - History, Budjak - Ethnic groups and demographics, Budjak - Districts Raions, Budjak - Cities in Budjak Read more here: » Budjak: Encyclopedia II - Budjak - History |
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| | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Military settlement - Internal organization The quartered military forces were being formed from among married soldiers, who had already served in the army for no less than six years, and local men (mainly, peasants) between 18 and 45 years of age. Both of these categories were called master settlers (поселяне-хозяева). The rest of the locals of the same age, who had been fit for military service, but had not been chosen, were being enlisted as assistants to their masters and were a part of reserve military subdivisions. The children of the military settlers were ...
See also:Military settlement, Military settlement - The beginning of the reform, Military settlement - Internal organization, Military settlement - Riots in military settlements, Military settlement - Abolition Read more here: » Military settlement: Encyclopedia II - Military settlement - Internal organization |
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| | | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - History of Europe - The origins Homo erectus and Neanderthals settled Europe long before the emergence of modern humans, Homo sapiens. The bones of first Europeans are found in Dmanisi, Georgia, dated 2,000,000 BC. The earliest appearance of anatomically modern people in Europe has been dated to 35,000 BC. Evidence of permanent settlement dates from the 7th millennium BC in Bulgaria, Romania and Greece. The Neolithic reached Central Europe in the 6th millennium BC and parts of Northern Europe in the 5th and 4th millennium BC. There is no prehistoric culture t ...
See also:History of Europe, History of Europe - The origins, History of Europe - The Greeks, History of Europe - Rome, History of Europe - Early Middle Ages, History of Europe - High Middle Ages, History of Europe - Later Middle Ages, History of Europe - Renaissance and Reformation, History of Europe - Colonial expansion, History of Europe - Early Modern period: 16th 17th and 18th century, History of Europe - The English Civil War and Unification with Scotland, History of Europe - English Commonwealth, History of Europe - Act of Union, History of Europe - The French Revolution, History of Europe - Napoleonic Wars, History of Europe - Congress of Vienna, History of Europe - The 19th century, History of Europe - Early 20th century: the World Wars, History of Europe - Late 20th century: the Cold War, History of Europe - Early 21st century: the European Union, History of Europe - Histories of present-day territories, History of Europe - Sources, History of Europe - Recommended reading Read more here: » History of Europe: Encyclopedia II - History of Europe - The origins |
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| | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Knyaz - Etymology The etymology is directly related to the English King, the German König, and the Scandinavian konung. It was probably borrowed early from the Proto-Germanic *Kuningaz, a form also borrowed by Finnish and Estonian (Kuningas).
The title is pronounced and written similarly in different Eastern European languages, Bulgarian: княз; Russian/Ukrainian: князь, in fem. княгиня (kniaginia/kniahynia); Serbian, Croatian, and Slovenian: knez; Romanian: cneaz, chinez; Hungarian: kenéz. In ...
See also:Knyaz, Knyaz - Etymology, Knyaz - Middle Ages, Knyaz - Russian title in modern times Read more here: » Knyaz: Encyclopedia II - Knyaz - Etymology |
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| | | | | History of Ukraine: Encyclopedia II - Ukrainian language - History
Ukrainian language - Perspective.
Before the eighteenth century the precursor to the modern Ukrainian language was a vernacular language used mostly by peasants and petit bourgeois, existing side-by-side with a literary language of foreign origin, the Church Slavonic evolved from the Old Slavonic language from Bulgaria. Although the spoken Ukrainian language was in no danger of extinction, it was only raised to the level of a language of literature, philosophy and science by being promoted ...
See also:Ukrainian language, Ukrainian language - History, Ukrainian language - Perspective, Ukrainian language - Origin, Ukrainian language - Ancient history, Ukrainian language - Kievan Rus' and Halych-Volhynia, Ukrainian language - Under Lithuania/Poland Muscovy/Russia and Austro-Hungary, Ukrainian language - Soviet era, Ukrainian language - Independence in the modern era, Ukrainian language - History of Ukrainian literature, Ukrainian language - Current usage, Ukrainian language - Dialects of Ukrainian, Ukrainian language - Ukrainophone population, Ukrainian language - Language structure, Ukrainian language - Comparative grammar, Ukrainian language - Phonetics, Ukrainian language - Alphabet Read more here: » Ukrainian language: Encyclopedia II - Ukrainian language - History |
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