Ukraine After World War II - THE COLD WAR

The Cold War in Ukraine followed right after the Second World War that had left Ukraine in ruïns. A total of 28 thousand villages and 714 cities and towns were destroyed and as the nazis retreated, many agricultural and industrial sites were systematically laid to waste. Seven million Ukrainians are believed to have died during the Second World War. And then in 1953 Soviet dictator Stalin died. His successor was Nikita Khrushchev who kicked off a proces of destalinization. This era of liberalisation is also known as the Thaw. In 1954, Crimean Oblast was transferred to the Ukrainian SSR. The Thaw came to an end when Leonid Brezhnev ousted Khruschev in 1964. Brezhnev died in 1982, was succeeded by Yuri Andropov, who died shortly after, who was succeeded by Konstantin Chernenko, who ruled for little more than a year. Chernenko was succeeded by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985. On the 26th of April 1986 the nucleair reactor of Chernobyl exploded which was the world's worst nucleair reactor accident. Back to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. His liberal policies led to a coup attempt by hardline communists in august 1991 which failed. Ukraine proclaimed independence shortly after which was made official after a referendum in December. The Soviet Union officially disolved a few weeks later.
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Recorded in August 2019 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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[@luxembourgishempire2826]

When will your Luxembourg world war 1 video come out?
Great video by the way. 😁

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you. Luxembourg WW1 will be filmed as soon as I come back in LX :)

[@14TND88]

Great Video! You deserve more subs.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks! Feel free to share :)

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

Alright commented here but rewatched it and I still think it was very good!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks! I do like the background. Kharkiv was a nice city.

[@zorico0434]

Good video :)

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks! What did you like most of it if I may ask?

[@hxvjaa]

Underrated channel

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks :) Feel free to share it of course!

[@ArvindG6]

have you considered riding the transmongolia or transsiberia express? i think the cities on these routes may have some historical stories as well!

[@HistoryHustle]

Hey, that's great you mention it. Last summer I did travel across the Transsiberian Railway, from Moscow to Vladivostok and shot several videos that will be uploaded in the upcoming months. Actually I also shot heaps of pictures and short videos that I have uploaded on my Instagram:
instagram.com/historyhustle

[@knightofevropa9720]

Will you make ukraine after ww1/polish-ukrainian war?

[@HistoryHustle]

I made that one, you can find it here:
ua-cam.com/video/dgbY8J3-wKM/v-deo.html
And this one as well:
ua-cam.com/video/GMxYls8ctIY/v-deo.html

[@darkx391]

Can u talk about the Mäntsälä rebellion

[@HistoryHustle]

I did had to look that up. Never heard of it. Sounds very interesting!

[@darkx391]

@@HistoryHustle it is trust me you won't be disappointed

[@schlymfrainkestxchieftains2623]

a total of eight battles have been fought in ukraine since November Nineteen-Seventeen
Kiev Bolshevik Uprising (Nov 1917)
Kiev Arsenal Uprising (Jan 29-Feb 4 1918)
Subsquent Battle of Kyiv (Feb 1918)
Battle of Kyiv (jan 1919)
Kiev Capture (August 1919)
Kiev (december 1919)
Kiev Offensive by the poles and ukrainians (April-June 1920)
Kiev August 1941 and november 1943

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for the addition. This is what I found in the book of Orlando Figes (A People's Tragedy A History of the Russian Revolution):
" The twelve changes of regime in Kiev were as follows: (I) 3 March-9 Nov 1917: Provisional Government; (2) 9 Nov I9I7-9 Feb 1918: Ukrainian National Republic (UNR); (3) 9-29 Feb 1918: First Ukrainian Soviet Republic; (4) I March 1918: occupation by the army of the UNR; (5) 2 March-I2 Dec 1918: German occupation; (6) 14 Dec I9I8-4 Feb 1919: Directory of the UNR; (7) 5 Feb-29 Aug 1919: Second Ukrainian Soviet Republic; (8) 30 Aug 1919: occupation by forces of Directory of the UNR; (9) 31 Aug-15 Dec 1919: occupation by White forces; (10) 15 Dec I9I9-5 May 1920: Third Ukrainian Soviet Republic; (II) 6 May-II June 1920: Polish occupation; (12) 2 June I920-: final Ukrainian Soviet Republic."

[@dentoncrimescene]

3k plus. Nice one.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks! On to the 4K. How long have you been following this channel?

[@jamesbodnarchuk3322]

Nikita Kruschev wasn’t no choirboy
Many died under his job as party boss in🇷🇼

[@HistoryHustle]

He had worked under Stalin yes.

[@OrkosUA]

UPA was created in 1942, while all contacts between OUN and Germans stopped after Germans on 30 June 1941 dishonored their promise of granting Ukraine independence and started actions against nationalists and arrested Bandera.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed, but this video is about Ukraine during the Cold War.

[@danylogevalo1791]

I am from Ukrain

[@HistoryHustle]

Cool 🇺🇦