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  2. Declaration of Independence of Ukraine - Wikipedia

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    The Act reestablished Ukraine's state independence from the Soviet Union. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] The declaration was affirmed by a majority of Ukrainians in all regions of Ukraine by an independence referendum on 1 December, followed by international recognition starting on the following day.

  3. Ukrainian War of Independence - Wikipedia

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    The Ukrainian War of Independence, also referred to as the Ukrainian–Soviet War in Ukraine, lasted from March 1917 to November 1921 and was part of the wider Russian Civil War. It saw the establishment and development of an independent Ukrainian republic , most of which was absorbed into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic between 1919 ...

  4. History of Ukraine - Wikipedia

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    Post-war, Soviet control was reestablished, and Crimea was transferred to Ukraine in 1954. Ukraine became independent when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. This started a period of transition to a market economy, in which Ukraine suffered an eight-year recession. [16]

  5. 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum - Wikipedia

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    Following the successful independence referendum, Yeltsin's only way to preserve the Soviet Union would have been to use massive force against Ukraine. However, Yeltsin chose not to and instead recognised the dissolution of the Soviet Union, [23] and joined the Belovezha Accords and the Alma-Ata Protocol. [24]

  6. 1989–1991 Ukrainian revolution - Wikipedia

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    Ukraine became independent from Russia as the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1917. Divided in 1921 between the Second Polish Republic and Soviet Union, [2] the remaining western portion of Ukraine was further annexed by the Soviet Union as part of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact [3] and formalised by the 1945 Potsdam Conference.

  7. Modern history of Ukraine - Wikipedia

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    In 1945, Ukraine was made one of the founding members of the United Nations even though it was part of the Soviet Union. In 1954 the Crimean Oblast was transferred from the RSFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine became an independent state, formalized with a referendum.

  8. When did Russia invade Ukraine? - AOL

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    Ukraine has fought back courageously against Mr Putin’s warped bid to restore territory lost to Moscow with the collapse of the Soviet Union and has continued to defy the odds by defending ...

  9. Russification of Ukraine - Wikipedia

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    On 24 August 1991, Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union. In response, Boris Yeltsin threatened Ukraine with Russian claims on parts of their territory and a revision of their mutual borders if they insisted on independence. Furthermore, a high-profile delegation was dispatched to address the leaders of the now independent ...