Dating customs ukraine

In 1569 the regions of Kiev, Volhynia, and Bratslav (Podillia) were annexed to the Kingdom of Poland.

Jaroslav's reign was followed by a period of relative decline, beginning with feuds among his sons and grandsons.

Although most of western Ukraine is agricultural—it is a country that has served as the "bread-basket of Europe"—there are large petroleum and natural gas fields as well.

Major industrial products include refined sugar, iron, steel, tractors, cement, glass, paper, and fertilizer.

One of the most notable of the Cossack leaders (hetmans) was Bohdan Khmelnytsky, who ruled from 1648 to 1657.

During this time he led an uprising and mass peasant revolt against the ruling Poles.