The ENTIRE History of Ukraine in 15 Minutes

The entire history of Ukraine in about 15 minutes. It is the story of a country that was told, again and again, that it did not exist, and kept coming back: from Kyivan Rus to the Cossack republic, the empires, the Soviet era, independence in 1991 and the war that began in 2022. Welcome to Empires in Minutes, where we explain the rise and fall of the world's great empires in a clear, simple way. In this video: Pylyp Orlyk's 1710 constitution, written in exile Three myths about Ukrainian history Kyivan Rus, the Mongol invasion and the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia The Zaporizhian Cossacks and Bohdan Khmelnytsky Life between two empires: Russia and Austria Taras Shevchenko and the language restrictions of 1863 and 1876 Independence in 1918 and the Soviet Union The Holodomor, World War II and Chernobyl The 1991 referendum and the Budapest Memorandum The Orange Revolution, the Maidan and Crimea The full-scale war since 2022, reconstruction costs and EU membership talks Where views differ, such as the legacy of Kyivan Rus or how to read the 1654 Pereyaslav agreement, we present them fairly. Facts and figures are current to late September 2026. Topics covered: history of Ukraine, Kyivan Rus, Cossacks, Holodomor, Soviet Ukraine, Ukrainian independence, Russia-Ukraine war explained, Ukraine and the European Union. Which country's history should we cover next? Tell us in the comments. Subscribe to Empires in Minutes so you don't miss the next video. Sources worth exploring: the UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, the World Bank's Ukraine reconstruction assessment (RDNA5), and the European Commission's enlargement pages. #Ukraine #UkraineHistory #History