Ukraine - Culture Smart! Quotes

“Another hetman, Ivan Mazepa, made a desperate attempt to save the country, and signed an agreement with Charles XII of Sweden to fight against the Russian Tsar, Peter the Great. However, Swedish troops suffered a disastrous defeat at the battle of Poltava in 1709.”
― Anna Shevchenko, Ukraine - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

“The Cossack hetman Bogdan Khmelnitsky played a fateful role in the history of Ukraine. He led the Ukrainian uprising against Polish expansionism, and in 1654 signed the Pereyaslav Agreement with Russia to provide mutual defense against the Poles. Many Ukrainians consider this a tragic point in their history, as Moscow turned this agreement of mutual military and political assistance into an act of union—incorporating Ukraine into the Russian empire.”
― Anna Shevchenko, Ukraine - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

“The prosperity of Kyivan Rus attracted invaders from the southern steppes. The city of Kyiv and the power of Kyivan Rus were destroyed by the Mongol Baty Khan’s conquest in 1240.”
― Anna Shevchenko, Ukraine - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

“According to legend, three brothers—Kiy, Shchek, and Khoryv, from the Slavic Polian tribe—founded the settlement of Kyiv in the sixth century CE.”
― Anna Shevchenko, Ukraine - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture