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Even now, many pages in the history of the Soviet Union remain a mystery.
Documents released shortly before the dissolution of the #USSR confirmed that many of its statesmen, politicians, diplomats, as well as military and intelligence officers, had been born in #Ukraine.
Documents released shortly before the dissolution of the #USSR confirmed that many of its statesmen, politicians, diplomats, as well as military and intelligence officers, had been born in #Ukraine.
In the very first years of the Soviet Union’s existence, Ukrainian Bolsheviks played an important role in building what became the world's largest ever state.
They engaged in the ‘Ukrainization’ that aimed to replace Russian language and culture there during the #Stalin years.
They engaged in the ‘Ukrainization’ that aimed to replace Russian language and culture there during the #Stalin years.
Soviet policy allowed the Ukrainian SSR to become a fairly independent entity. Moreover, many Party officials from Ukraine held key positions in the USSR right up until its collapse.
This thread seeks to explore what influence Ukrainians had on the Soviet Union’s development.
This thread seeks to explore what influence Ukrainians had on the Soviet Union’s development.
