Why Does Everyone Want UKRAINE? The Entire History in 43 minutes

The entire history of Ukraine, animated. From Kievan Rus and the Mongol invasion to the Cossacks, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, the Holodomor, independence in 1991, and the war that began in 2022. Why has one country been fought over by Vikings, Mongols, Poles, Russians, and Nazis for more than 1,000 years? The answer starts with its land. In this video: How Kyiv became the center of the first great Slavic state The Mongols burning Kyiv in 1240 The Cossacks, the wild warriors of the steppe Life under the Russian Empire and the USSR The Holodomor famine of 1932-33 World War II on Ukrainian soil Chernobyl and the fall of the Soviet Union Independence, Crimea, and the full-scale war Subscribe for a new animated history documentary every week. #history #ukraine #animatedhistory