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Struggle and Promise of the Ukraine in 1915
A 1915 feature outlines the Ukrainian People's Republic formed under German terms, its provinces Volhynia Chernihiv Podolia Kiev Kharkov Herson and Ekaterinoslav, plus Bessarabia as a separate republic. It details Ukraine’s history from Polish rule, serfdom under Russia, uprisings, Jewish pogroms, language revival, and wartime hopes for autonomy and provisioning under Central Powers. The piece notes Ukraine's vast resources, grain wealth, livestock, coal, and minerals, and highlights major cities like Kiev and Kherson with cultural sites and ports such as Odessa. The analysis weighs political uncertainty, German transport, and Bolshevik turmoil affecting peace prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ukraine
Russia
Poland
Austria
Volhynia
Chernigov
Fodolia
Kiev
Polava
Kharkov
Herson
Ekaterinoslav
Bessarabia
Kishimev
Roumania
Dilevich
Islaty
South America
Africa
Kro
Theifun
Germany
Nussa
Wen
Solsheviki
Ukraine Into the Central Empires. the New Republic
Europe
France