Why Ukraine is the birthplace of Russia?

Speaking of Ukraine and Russia, people feel that there are constant conflicts. The two sides clashed in Crimea, and recently Ukraine and Turkey signed a cooperation agreement, which was recognized as fighting against Russia. As we all know, Ukraine borders Russia, both of which belonged to the Soviet Union before. So why are these two countries in the same boat?

Ukraine: the birthplace of Russia

Around the 10 century, the Eastern Slavic tribes United to form the Gulos tribe in Ukraine today. In 862, the Eastern Slavs established the first Rylik dynasty of the Russian kingdom in Novgorod, then occupied Kiev and established Kiev Ross.

Kiev-Russia is one of the earliest ancient civilizations in Eastern Europe, with a population of more than 5 million and an unprecedented vast border, becoming the largest country in Europe at that time. Today, Ukraine's land area is also quite large, second only to Russia in European countries. At that time, Kiev was also known as the "city of emperors" on the Dnieper River. However, after the gradual decline of Kiev Ross, it was destroyed by the Russian ancestor Moscow Principality. Kiev Ross has always been regarded as the originator of Russian history, and Kiev is also known as the "mother of Russian cities".

13 years1920s, Mongolians entered Eastern Europe (the offspring of Genghis Khan, the favored son of heaven, was really fierce. ), making Vladimir Suzdali a vassal of the Golden Account Khanate, then Mongolia pushed westward and captured Kiev in 1240. 13-15th century, Ukraine fought against the invasion of Mongols, Germans and Ottoman Turks successively, and was ruled by countries such as Lithuania and Poland from14th century.

The original meaning of the word "Ukraine" is "border area". This word was used from 12 to 13 century, and then it gradually spread to most parts of Ukraine today, and formed a new nation. But there was no country like Ukraine at that time. Its land was divided into the territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland, and Ukrainians became a nation that lost their country.

1648, the Ukrainian people led by Bogdan Khmelnitski rebelled against Polish rule. He wrote to the Russian government in the hope of getting help. However, the Russian government reacted cautiously and did not respond quickly. The isolated Ukrainian insurgents defeated Poland, the European military power at that time, twice with their ingenuity. However, because Poland bought off the Crimean Khanate (knowing the relationship between Ukraine and Crimea), the Crimean Khanate launched an attack on the Ukrainian insurgents behind its back. The Ukrainian rebels caught between Scylla and Charybdis had to turn to Russia for help again.

1650 territorial negotiations between Russia and Poland broke down, and Russia was determined to help Ukraine. 1654 in March, the Ukrainian delegation met with the Russian czar in Moscow. Subsequently, the two sides signed the March Treaty, and Ukraine and Russia formally formed an alliance.

The alliance with Ukraine, on the one hand, has given Russia its dream seaport, on the other hand, it has opened the door for Russia to Europe. The alliance with Russia has also become an important turning point in Ukrainian history.

1700 Russian czar Peter I launched the "Northern War" with Sweden for the Baltic Sea. During the war, Peter recruited a large number of Ukrainian Cossacks as cannon fodder. Peter also forcibly canceled Ukraine's local autonomy on the grounds of war, which aroused the dissatisfaction of Ukrainian nobles. 1708, Ukrainian leader Mazepa formed an alliance with Sweden, seeking to regain national independence. After hearing this, Tsar Peter was furious and sent troops to clean the Cossack camp. Since then, the two sides have forged a deep hatred.

1709, the Russian army completely defeated the Swedish army in Ukraine, and Ukraine's dream of independence was shattered. Later, Peter the Great specially set up the Ministry of Little Russia to implement a comprehensive Russian colonial policy in Ukraine, forcing Ukrainians to abandon their mother tongue and cultural traditions. Russia has been firmly in control of Ukraine for the next 200 years.

19 17 years, the "February Revolution" occurred in Russia, and the empire disintegrated instantly. 1917 in March, Ukraine established the central government "LADA" representing the bourgeoisie and petty bourgeoisie. In order to gain the recognition of Germany, "Rada" made peace with Germany before the Soviet government, in exchange for Germany sending 450 thousand troops into Ukraine to resist the Soviet regime at the expense of providing food and agricultural and sideline products. Unexpectedly, as soon as the Germans entered Ukraine, they found an excuse to overthrow the "Rada" regime and fostered a pro-German puppet government. After Germany surrendered, the Soviet Red Army launched a counterattack and Ukraine returned to the Soviet territory.

1922 12. Ukraine joined the newly established Soviet Union and became one of the first four countries to join the Soviet Union. 1939, the Soviet government retaken the western Ukraine by force, and Ukraine was unified.

During the Soviet period, Ukraine's economy developed greatly and the most important industrial base in the whole Soviet Union was built. For example, the largest shipyard in the Soviet Union is located in Ukraine. However, due to some wrong policies of the Soviet government, Ukrainian nationalism has been growing.

Ukraine, with developed agriculture in the Soviet Union, has always been the "granary" of the Soviet Union. However, in the early days of the establishment of the Soviet Union, due to the compulsory grain expropriation policy and compulsory agricultural collectivization, a great famine occurred in Ukraine. In 1930s, Ukraine became the hardest hit area of the "great cleansing". A large number of Ukrainian cadres and intellectuals were imprisoned and shot dead, and a large number of Ukrainian people were forced to emigrate to Siberia, which is frozen and snowy. All these have widened the rift between Russia and Ukraine.

Shortly after the June 5438+0991August 19 incident, Ukraine declared its independence when the Soviet central government was paralyzed.