The History of Ukraine: Empires, Identity, and Survival — Fexingo History
FexingoFrom the steppe nomads of the Pontic-Caspian to the nuclear tragedy of Chornobyl, Ukraine's history is a 1,500-year saga of empires, resilience, and contested identity. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the rise of Kyivan Rus' under Viking princes like Volodymyr the Great, the devastating Mongol invasion, and the Cossack Hetmanate's struggle for autonomy under Bohdan Khmelnytsky. They dissect... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 193 | Founded | 3 months ago |
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In November 2004, Ukraine erupted. Viktor Yanukovych's fraudulent presidential victory sparked a seventeen-day protest that became the Orange Revolution. Lucas and Luna unpack the stolen election, the poison attack on Viktor Yushchenko, and the hundr... more
In the late 1670s, the Cossack Hetmanate found itself caught between the Ottoman Empire and Tsarist Russia, and the small town of Chyhyryn became the epicenter of a war that would decide Ukraine's fate. This episode of The History of Ukraine follows ... more
Beneath the golden domes of the Kyivan Pechersk Lavra lies a labyrinth of caves where monks have been buried for a thousand years. This episode descends into the dark corridors to meet the ascetics who made Kyiv a holy city — from Saint Anthony, who ... more
Episode 190 goes back to the very beginning of recorded Ukrainian history: the Tale of Bygone Years, a 12th-century chronicle written by the monk Nestor at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. This foundational text contains the earliest written accounts of the ... more
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Two historians guide listeners through expansive threads in Eastern European history, with a focus on Ukraine's long arc from Kyivan Rus to modern memory, sovereignty, and identity. Episodes center on pivotal episodes such as state-building under Cossack Hetmanates, revolutions and wars that redefined borders, religious and cultural transformations, and the memory-work around traumas like the Holodomor and Chornobyl. The hosts balance narrative storytelling with archival details, drawing connections between empires, nationhood, and everyday life to illuminate how history informs current questions of identity, memory, and geopolitics. Notable is a consistent emphasis on agency, resilience, and the human experience behind large-scale historic... more
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