Former state · 1853 – 1922
Ukrainian People's Republic
3 events
The Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) was a short-lived state in Eastern Europe. Prior to its proclamation, the Central Council of Ukraine was elected in March 1917 as a result of the February Revolution, and in June declared Ukrainian autonomy within Russia, which was later recognized by the Russian Provisional Government.
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Stefania Turkevych-Lukiianovych1898 – 1977Ukrainian pianist, composer, and musicologist (1898-1977)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Vladimir Vernadsky1863 – 1945Russian and Soviet mineralogist and geochemist, one of the founders of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and of radiogeologySource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Nikolai Ostrovsky1904 – 1936Ukrainian-Russian writer (1904-1936)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Igor Sikorsky1889 – 1972American aviation pioneer from Russian Empire (1889–1972)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Symon Petliura1879 – 1926Ukrainian military leader (1879–1926)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Vladimir Korolenko1853 – 1921Ukrainian-born Russian writerSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Oleksandr Dovzhenko1894 – 1956Soviet Ukrainian screenwriter, film producer and director (1894–1956)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Bruno Schulz1892 – 1942Jewish novelist and painter (1892-1942)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Semyon Timoshenko1895 – 1970Soviet military commander (1895-1970)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Mykhailo Hrushevskyi1866 – 1934Ukrainian politician and historian (1866–1934)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Konstantin Paustovsky1892 – 1968Russian writer (1892–1968)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Trofim Lysenko1898 – 1976Soviet agronomist and biologist (1898-1976)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Everything that happened
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil WarRussian RepublicThe Russian Civil War was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire, lasting from 1917 to 1922, sparked by the overthrowing of the Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. It resulted in the formation of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and later the Soviet Union in most of its territory.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 1918Unification ActSofiiska SquareThe Unification Act (Ukrainian: Акт Злуки, romanized: Akt Zluky, IPA: [ˈɑkt ˈzlukɪ]; or Велика Злука, Velyka Zluka, IPA: [ˈwɛlɪkɐ ˈzlukɐ], literally "Great Union") was an agreement signed by the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian People's Republic in Sophia Square in Kyiv on 22 January 1919.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 1920Kiev offensiveUkraineThe 1920 Kiev offensive (or Kiev expedition, Polish: wyprawa kijowska) was a major part of the Polish–Soviet War. It was an attempt by the armed forces of the recently established Second Polish Republic led by Józef Piłsudski, in alliance with the Ukrainian People's Republic led by Symon Petliura, to seize the territories of modern-day Ukraine which mostly fell under Soviet control after the October Revolution as…Source: Wikidata (country)