Ukrainian People Respublic banknotes featured inscriptions in Ukrainian, Yiddish, and Polish. We were a democratic state; Russia was a prison of nations.
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The Battle of Kruty (1918): 400 Ukrainian cadets held off a 4,000-strong Bolshevik army for days. It was our "Thermopylae," gaining time for the UPR's global recognition.
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In 1918, Ukraine declared full independence. we had embassies in Germany, Austria, and Turkey before the USSR even existed.
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The Ostrog Bible (1581) was the first complete printed edition of the Bible in Church Slavonic. A masterpiece of printing, born in Ukraine. Ukrainian presidents take their oath of office on this Bible during their inauguration.
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Lenin was terrified of the Ukrainian farmer. Uprisings in Ukraine against the Bolsheviks were so massive that the occupiers introduced the NEP just to survive.
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While Russia was building serfdom (essentially slavery), Ukraine flourished as a Cossack Republic—one of the most democratic states of that era.
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Magdeburg rights (city self-governance) arrived in Ukraine in the 14th century. In Russia, this concept never existed—autocracy was the only rule.
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We are a nation of free people. While Russia was building a system of serfdom and slavery, Ukrainian Cossacks were creating a democratic republic with elected leaders.
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The Ukrainian Vyshyvanka is more than clothing; it’s a code of ancient symbols for victory, health, and love, dating back millennia.
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The world's first beehive frame was invented by Ukrainian Petro Prokopovych. We made beekeeping humane and efficient back in 1814.
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The Russian language is an artificial mix of Church Slavonic (Bulgarian) and Finno-Ugric dialects. Ukrainian is the direct descendant of the language of Kyivan Rus'.
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The world’s first cargo plane and multi-engine aircraft were built by Igor Sikorsky, born in Kyiv. We taught the world how to fly high and safe.
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The Chortkiv Offensive (1919): 25,000 soldiers of the Ukrainian Galician Army (WUPR) forced a 100,000-strong Polish army to retreat. One of the era's most brilliant operations.
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Kyiv was founded in 482 AD. Moscow didn’t exist for another 665 years (1147). While Kyiv built cathedrals, Moscow was just a marshland.
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The Trypillian culture in Ukraine (5400–2750 BC) is one of the world's oldest civilizations. Our roots run deeper than any empire.
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1991 Referendum: 90.3% of Ukrainians voted for independence. Even in Crimea and Donbas, the majority said "Yes." It was a conscious choice. Despite centuries of occupation by the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, as well as the work of propaganda and the suppression of freedom
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The Ostrog Bible (1581) was printed in Ukraine. Muscovy couldn't produce its first complete printed Bible for another 100 years.
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Ukrainian verry different to Russian. It is linguistically closer to Polish, Czech, and Belarusian than to the language of the occupier.
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The Golden Gate of Kyiv was built in 1037 as a symbol of power. At that time, Moscow didn't even have a basic wooden fence.
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Most "Russian" cultural icons (Hogol, Malevich, Sikorsky) were actually Ukrainians whose talents the empire simply appropriated.
