2009

Ukraine

An Outstanding Event in Ukrainian History

There are such events in the life of every country that are kept through the passing centuries.

Ukraine has a long history which reflects different stages of its historical development, numerous periods of its

prosperity and decay.

For a long period our country lived under the rule of Poland, Lithuania and Russia.

Ukraine formed part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics under the name of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist

Republic from 1922 to 1991.

On the 16 of July 1990 the Supreme Soviet adopted "The Declaration of the State Sovereignty of Ukraine".

It was a document of a great historical importance.

This document proclaimed the formation of the independent Ukrainian State.

From the moment of adoption of this act only the laws of Ukraine remained in action.

This historical decision was approved by the all-Ukrainian referendum which was held on the 1 of December

1991.

The Ukrainian people confirmed their wish of live in the sovereign and independent Thus a new period in the

history of Ukraine started. It was the third attempt to achieve independence.

The first one was made by Bohdan Khmelnytskiy in 1648 -1654.

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