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19: Oligarchies in Russia and Ukraine

The Making of Modern Ukraine

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The Polish Connection in Ukraine, Right?

Poland and Lithuania formed a personal union with Poland, which swept up most of the territories of old Rus. Kiev is one of the places where an Orthodox world bouncing against Western trends. The idea of a republic comes from Poland; it's not coming directly from Rome. If it were class in Vielerussian history, we'd be talking about some other characters like Skarena.

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