Ukraine. The long road to independence

The long road to independence by the Ukrainian people began with Cossack military campaigns.Unfortunately, after this Ukraine plunged into a long period of domination by the Russian Empire.In 1648 - 1654 Cossack armies, headed by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky waged wars to liberate Ukraine.The war of independence took place in 1648 - 1654.Bohdan Khmelnytsky appealed to Russia with the request to admit Ukraine as a part of Russia.Ukraine, the largest state in Europe, appeared on the map of the world in 1991.Ukrainian independence is 19 years old, but it has an ancient history.Kyiv fell into a prolonged period of decline.Mykhaylo Hrushevsky became the 1st President of Ukraine.I'd like to tell about one of the episodes from the history of Ukraine.