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'''Ukraine''' ({{lang|uk|Ukraina}}), officially the '''Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic''' ({{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}}: {{lang|uk|Українська Радянська Соціалістична Республіка}}; {{wp|Romanization of Ukrainian|tr.}} {{lang|uk-Latn|Ukrainska Radianska Sotsialistychna Respublika}}) is a [[Republics of the Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Union Republic]] of the [[Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Union]]. It is bordered by [[Byelorussian SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Byelorussia]] to the north, [[Poland (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Poland]], [[Czechoslovakia (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Czechoslovakia]] and [[Hungary (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Hungary]] to the west, [[Romania (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Romania]] and [[Moldavian SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Moldavia]] to the southwest, the {{wp|Black Sea}} to the south, and [[Russian SFSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Russia]] along its eastern border. Ukraine is the third largest and second most populous<ref>[[2019 Soviet Union census (TheodoresTomfooleries)]]</ref> republic, with a population of 58.08 million in the 2019 census. Ukraine is the largest republic with its territory entirely within Europe, and it contains the largest Russian diaspora outside of Russia, with 14.48 million people being labeled as Russian in the 2019 census.
'''Ukraine''',{{efn|{{wp|Russian language|Russian}} and {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}}: ''Ukraina''}} officially the '''Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic''',{{efn|{{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}}: {{lang|uk|Українська Радянська Соціалістична Республіка}} ({{transliteration|uk|Ukrains'ka Radyans'ka Sotsialistichna Respublika}})<br>{{wp|Russian language|Russian}}: {{lang|ru|Украинская Советская Социалистическая Республика}} ({{transliteration|ru|Ukrainskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialischeskaya Respublika}})}} is a [[Republics of the Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|constituent republic]] of the [[Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Union]] in {{wp|Eastern Europe}}. It is the Soviet Union's third largest republic by land area and the second most populous. It shares a border with [[Moldavian SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Moldavia]], [[Poland (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Poland]], [[Czechoslovakia (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Czechoslovakia]], [[Hungary (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Hungary]] and [[Romania (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Romania]] to the west, [[Byelorussian SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Byelorussia]] to the north and is surrounded by [[Russian SFSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Russia]] to the east and has a 2,700 kilometer long coastline on the {{wp|Black Sea}} to the south. Its largest city and capital is [[Kiev (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Kiev]], while other major cities include [[Kharkov (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Kharkov]], [[Dnepropetrovsk (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Dnepropetrovsk]], [[Odessa (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Odessa]] and [[Donetsk (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Donetsk]].  
 
Ukraine is commonly referred to as Europe's {{wp|Breadbasket|breadbasket}}, and it is one of the top exporters of {{wp|wheat}}, {{wp|grains|grain}} and {{wp|cereal}} in the world. Its borders contain a quarter of one of the world's most fertile soils ({{wp|Chernozem}}) which makes up 68% of its entire land area. As a result, Ukraine is ideal for agricultural production and has consistently been one of the top producers regarding agriculture. Aside from its rich and fertile soil, Ukraine is in possession of the {{wp|Crimea|Crimean peninsula}} where the city of {{wp|Sevastopol}} is located. Sevastopol is notable as one of the only warm deepwater ports in the {{wp|Black Sea}} as well as the strategic headquarters of the [[Black Sea Fleet (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Black Sea Fleet]].  
 
Ukraine's capital, [[Kiev (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Кiev]], was the epicenter and capital of the {{wp|Kievan Rus'}}, the first {{wp|East Slavs|East Slavic}} state in history. Under the Кievan Rus', Кiev was one of the largest cities in {{wp|Eastern Europe|eastern Europe}} and among the richest in its hemisphere until the {{wp|Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'|Mongol invasions}} razed the town and rendered it to a second-class provincial capital for much of its existence. Кiev's role as the center of Rus' culture was taken by [[Moscow (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Moscow]] in the 14th and 15th centuries. Ukraine's modern day territory was divided for most of its existence, ranging from the {{wp|Ottoman Empire|Ottoman}} {{wp|Crimean Khanate|Crimean Khanate}} in Crimea to the {{wp|Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth}} in the west. After the {{wp|Partitions of Poland}} most of the territory of modern day Ukraine fell under control of the {{wp|Russian Empire}}, with the remainder falling into the borders of the {{wp|Austrian Empire}}. The territory of Ukraine would be the site of a significant portion of the fighting of the {{wp|Crimean War}}, which was a disaster for the {{wp|Russian Empire}} and pushed the Tsarist government to make several key reforms including the abolition of {{wp|serfdom}}. During the late 19th century, Kiev along with other cities in Ukraine industrialized, resulting in Kiev becoming a relevant (and significantly populated) city once more.
The effects of {{wp|World War I}} on the wider Russian Empire resulted in the {{wp|February Revolution|overthrow of the monarchy}} and the establishment of an {{wp|Russian Republic|unstable democratic republic}}, from which Ukraine declared its autonomy and later its independence as a result of the {{wp|Treaty of Brest-Litovsk}} in March 1918. Ukraine was the site of major fighting during the {{wp|Russian Civil War}}, with the {{wp|Ukrainian People's Republic}}, [[Ukrainian SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Ukrainian SSR]] and the {{wp|Makhnovshchina}} all fighting amongst each-other. The Russian Civil War resulted in a {{wp|Bolshevik}} victory and in 1922 Ukraine became a founding member of the Soviet Union.
 
The capital was moved from [[Kiev (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Kiev]] to [[Kharkov (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Kharkov]] from 1919 to 1934, Ukraine during the interwar period was a turbulent place, however its vast amounts of fertile soil allowed for the Soviet government to industrialize rapidly using the profis from the wheat exports. Ukraine was particularly hard hit by the {{wp|Soviet famine of 1930-1933|Soviet famines in the 1930s}}, known in Ukraine as the {{wp|Holodomor}}. In 1934, Кiev became the capital of Ukraine again, and Ukraine began to recover from the effects of the Holodomor throughout the 1930s. In 1939, with the {{wp|Soviet invasion of Poland}}, Ukraine's territory was expanded westwards; the boundaries agreed upon by {{wp|Nazi Germany}} and the Soviet Union have remained almost entirely unchanged, with only minor changes based on the {{wp|Curzon Line}}. The {{wp|Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina|annexation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina}} from {{wp|Kingdom of Romania|Romania}} in 1940 resulted in the {{wp|Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic|Moldavian ASSR}} becoming a constituent republic of the Soviet Union as the [[Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Moldavian SSR]].  
 
The {{wp|Great Patriotic War (term)|Great Patriotic War}} and {{wp|Operation Barbarossa}} saw Ukraine fall under Nazi occupation, with most of the territory falling under the administration of the {{wp|Reichskommissariat Ukraine}}. Ukraine's infrastructure and industry were devastated by both Soviet {{wp|Scorched earth|scorched earth tactics}} and the Nazis wish to "annihilate" both the peoples and the landscape of Ukraine. It is estimated that during the German-Soviet war, 16.3% of Ukraine's population perished. {{wp|Ukrainians}} made up a significant portion of the {{wp|Red Army}} throughout World War II, it is estimated that anywhere between 6 million to 7 million Ukrainians served throughout {{wp|World War II}}.
After the war ended, Ukraine laid in ruins, with only 544 industrial enterprises being evacuated compared to 16,150 enterprises lost in total. Ukraine recovered after the war, however- and emerged as a founding member of the {{wp|United Nations}} due to a compromise between the Soviet Union and the {{wp|United States}}. {{wp|Crimea}} was {{wp|Transfer of Crimea in the Soviet Union|transferred from Russia to Ukraine}} in 1954. In the modern day, Ukraine is still among the most important and richest regions of the Soviet Union.
 


Ukraine once formed a large part of the territory of the {{wp|Kievan Rus'}}, a medieval {{wp|East Slavs|East Slavic}} principality with its center in Kiev. The Kievan Rus' was destroyed by the {{wp|Mongol invasions of Kievan Rus'|Mongol invasions}} in the 13th century. During this time, the territory of modern day Ukraine was divided between and contested over by various powers, most notably {{wp|Poland-Lithuania}}, the {{wp|Habsburg Empire}} and the {{wp|Ottoman Empire|Ottoman}} and {{wp|Russian Empire|Russian Empires}}. Russia, in particular with wars and partitions directed against Poland-Lithuania and the Ottoman Empire, conquered much of modern day Ukraine by the end of the 18th century. {{wp|Ukrainian nationalism}} developed in the 19th century, with the idea of an independent Ukraine separate from Russia materializing in the aftermath of the {{wp|Russian Revolution}} with the establishment of the {{wp|Ukrainian People's Republic}}. The {{wp|Bolsheviks}} secured control over Ukraine during the {{wp|Russian Civil War}} and consequently established the modern day Ukrainian SSR. In 1922, Ukraine became a founding member of the Soviet Union.


During the {{wp|Interwar period}}, Ukraine and much of the {{wp|Pontic steppe}} experienced a {{wp|Soviet famine of 1930-1933|famine}}, where in Ukraine it {{wp|Holodomor|killed millions}} in particular. Ukraine's borders expanded westwards with the {{wp|Soviet invasion of Poland}} and territorial concessions from {{wp|Romania}}. Many of these newly acquired territories were home to a large {{wp|Kresy|Polish minority}}, and consequently many of its inhabitants were expelled. The {{wp|German occupation of Ukraine|German occupation}} further devastated Ukraine both economically and demographically. After {{wp|World War II}}, Ukraine became a founding member of the {{wp|United Nations}} along with Byelorussia.


Today, Ukraine is home to a large cosmopolitan population of {{wp|Ukrainian people|Ukrainians}}, {{wp|Russian people|Russians}} and other peoples. Ukraine is amongst the country's largest republics by GDP and is among the largest economies in the world by GDP per purchasing parity. Ukraine is additionally one of the world's {{wp|List of countries by wheat production|largest wheat and grain producers}}, and subsequently has been nicknamed the "{{wp|Breadbasket}} of {{wp|Europe}}" as a result.


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Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Українська Радянська Соціалістична Республіка (Ukrainian)
Украинская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian)
Motto: "Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся!"
Anthem: State Anthem of the Ukrainian SSR
Location of Ukraine
Capital
and largest city
Кiev
Official languages
Recognised languagesBelarusian, Crimean Tatar, Hungarian, Moldovan/Romanian, Polish
Ethnic groups
(2019)
Religion
(2022)
Demonym(s)Ukrainian
GovernmentUnitary Marxist-Leninist one-party soviet socialist republic
WIP
WIP
LegislatureSupreme Soviet
( Union Republic of the Soviet Union (1922 - )
Area
• Total
603,700 km2 (233,100 sq mi)
Population
• 2022 estimate
58.683 million
• 2019 census
58,088,061
• Density
96.22/km2 (249.2/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)estimate
• Total
Increase $1.112 trillion
• Per capita
Increase $19,152
GDP (nominal)2022 estimate
• Total
Increase $622.841 billion
• Per capita
Increase $10,722
CurrencySoviet Ruble (SUR)
Date formatCE, mm dd yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+7
ISO 3166 codeUA
Internet TLD.su

Ukraine,[a] officially the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic,[b] is a constituent republic of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe. It is the Soviet Union's third largest republic by land area and the second most populous. It shares a border with Moldavia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Romania to the west, Byelorussia to the north and is surrounded by Russia to the east and has a 2,700 kilometer long coastline on the Black Sea to the south. Its largest city and capital is Kiev, while other major cities include Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa and Donetsk.

Ukraine once formed a large part of the territory of the Kievan Rus', a medieval East Slavic principality with its center in Kiev. The Kievan Rus' was destroyed by the Mongol invasions in the 13th century. During this time, the territory of modern day Ukraine was divided between and contested over by various powers, most notably Poland-Lithuania, the Habsburg Empire and the Ottoman and Russian Empires. Russia, in particular with wars and partitions directed against Poland-Lithuania and the Ottoman Empire, conquered much of modern day Ukraine by the end of the 18th century. Ukrainian nationalism developed in the 19th century, with the idea of an independent Ukraine separate from Russia materializing in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution with the establishment of the Ukrainian People's Republic. The Bolsheviks secured control over Ukraine during the Russian Civil War and consequently established the modern day Ukrainian SSR. In 1922, Ukraine became a founding member of the Soviet Union.

During the Interwar period, Ukraine and much of the Pontic steppe experienced a famine, where in Ukraine it killed millions in particular. Ukraine's borders expanded westwards with the Soviet invasion of Poland and territorial concessions from Romania. Many of these newly acquired territories were home to a large Polish minority, and consequently many of its inhabitants were expelled. The German occupation further devastated Ukraine both economically and demographically. After World War II, Ukraine became a founding member of the United Nations along with Byelorussia.

Today, Ukraine is home to a large cosmopolitan population of Ukrainians, Russians and other peoples. Ukraine is amongst the country's largest republics by GDP and is among the largest economies in the world by GDP per purchasing parity. Ukraine is additionally one of the world's largest wheat and grain producers, and subsequently has been nicknamed the "Breadbasket of Europe" as a result.

  1. ↑ Russian and Ukrainian: Ukraina
  2. ↑ Ukrainian: Українська Радянська Соціалістична Республіка (Ukrains'ka Radyans'ka Sotsialistichna Respublika)
    Russian: Украинская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Ukrainskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialischeskaya Respublika)


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