r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Apr 03 '17

What do you know about... Ukraine?

This is the eleventh part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Todays country:

Ukraine

Ukraine is the largest country that is completely on the european continent. The Ungarian people's republic was founded in 1917, the ukrainian state in 1918. It later became part of the soviet union and finally got independent in 1991. Currently, Ukraine is facing military combat with russia-backed rebels and the crimean peninsula was completely annexed by Russia. Ukraine will host the next eurovision song contest.

So, what do you know about Ukraine?

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '17

That Kiev must have some great gates!

Historically home of the Kieven Rus, who converted to Christianity under Vlodymyr I, who married Anna Porphyroghentia the daughter of the late Romanos II and sister of then Roman emperor Basileos II.

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u/0xnld Kyiv (Ukraine) Apr 04 '17

Here's a reconstruction of the main city gate, Golden Gate.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '17

That's quite a gate.

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u/Aken_Bosch Ukraine Apr 05 '17

I feel gates of Europe incoming

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '17

?

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u/red3d Apr 04 '17

These gates, Mussorgsky wrote a song about, were never built. He wrote it after he've seen a sketch of these gates by his friend

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '17

Hmm. A good piece though.