Mapping 360 Years Of A Divided Ukraine -- Zero Hedge
How did the Russians get into Ukraine, you might ask? Well, here is a handy guide:
Eastern Ukraine was added to Russian Empire in 1654-1667 with western border defined by River Dniper. These parts were first incorporated into the Ukrainian territories in 1919-1920 and then in 1922 Treaty that created the USSR. Here are the lands lost in the Polish War by Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and gained by Ukraine via Russia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Polish-Lithuanian_Commonwealth_1635.sv...
Today's Western Ukraine was formed during one of the subsequent three partitions of Poland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rzeczpospolita_Rozbi which also added significantly to the Ukrainian territories claimed today.
In 1783 Russia added Crimea and other parts of Tatar Crimean khanite, including Odessa.
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My Comment: Time to change the map again.
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