Timeline of Ukraine

Chronology

20 events spanning the history of Ukraine. BCE/CE dating.

1. 911

   Viking monarch Oleg of Kiev, Russia, signed a treaty with the Byzantines.

   Viking monarch Oleg of Kiev, Russia, signed a treaty with the Byzantines.

2. 988

   Prince Vladimir of Kiev accepted Byzantine Orthodoxy.

   Prince Vladimir of Kiev accepted Byzantine Orthodoxy. This is the traditional date for the beginning of Russian Christianity.

3. 1068

   Polovtsi army attack Kyiv state for the first time.

   Polovtsi army attack Kyiv state for the first time.

4. 1187

   The word Ukraine (Ukrayina) first used to describe Kyiv and Halychyna lands.

   The word Ukraine (Ukrayina) first used to describe Kyiv and Halychyna lands.

5. 1475 – 1774

   Crimea (Krym) under Turkish (Osman) Empire’s rule.

   Crimea (Krym) under Turkish (Osman) Empire’s rule.

6. 1490

   First mentioning of cossacks (kozaks).

   First mentioning of cossacks (kozaks).

7. 1569

   Crimea (Krym) under Turkish (Osman) Empire’s rule.

   The Lublin Union was signed and direct rule over Lithuania was passed to Poland. Lithuania maintained certain ministers, laws, money and an army. The territories of Volinija, Kiev and Podolija were transferred to Polish rule.

8. 1590

   First Kozak uprisings (Kostynsky, Mazyvako).

   First Kozak uprisings (Kostynsky, Mazyvako).

9. 1648

   Beginning of liberation of Ukraine from Polish rule.

   Beginning of liberation of Ukraine from Polish rule headed by kozak het’man Bohdan Khmelnytsky.

10. 1763

    Russia annexed the Crimea peninsula from Crimean Tartars and Ottoman Turks.

    Russia annexed the Crimea peninsula from Crimean Tartars and Ottoman Turks.