2. Ukraine is located in Eastern Europe. It is slightly smaller than Texas
in area, making it the second largest country in Europe. The terrain
is mostly fertile plains and plateaus with some mountains in the
west and extreme south. It borders the Black Sea to the south.
3. Country Quick Facts
Full name: Ukraine
Population: 44.4 million (July 2015)
Capital: Kyiv
Largest city: Kyiv
Official language: Ukrainian
Major religion: Orthodox Christianity
Life expectancy: male-67, female-77
Monetary unit: Ukrainian hryvnia
Main exports: metals, fuel & petroleum products, chemicals,
machinery, foodstuffs
GNI per capita: $8,970 (2013)
4. Ukrainian History in Brief
Many different nomadic groups settled in Ukraine’s current
territory during the first millennium BC
Around 600 BC had colonies along the Black Sea and the
Slavic tribes occupied much of central and eastern Ukraine
Near the end of the 10th century Vladimir the Great
converted most of the population to Christianity
Kievan Rus was an influential medieval city state, but
disintegrated after the Mongol invasion in the 13th century
In the 14th century Ukraine became part of the Kingdom of
Poland
In the 1700s the Kingdom of Poland was divided among 3
major powers and the Russian Empire got most of Ukraine,
while the Austrio-Hungarian Empire got some of west Ukraine
5. History continued
After WWI Ukraine declared independent statehood, but they
couldn't’t protect themselves so Poland took over the far west and the
east became part of the Soviet Union as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist
Republic
In WWII Poland lost its part of Ukraine to the USSR
Shortly after Nazi Germany invaded Russia and gained control of parts
of Ukraine for about 3 years and Ukraine suffered greatly during this
time with many executions and other crimes against humanity
After WWII Ukraine remained part of the USSR and industries grew
rapidly
In 1991 Ukraine declared itself an independent state after the breakup
of the Soviet Union and began positive moves towards democracy
February 2014 fighting breaks out during protests (see slide 10)
7. Language
HELLO: Вітаю /Vitayu
GOODBYE: До побачення/Do pobačennja
YES: Так /Tak
NO: Ні /Ni
THANK YOU: Дякую /Diakuju
YOU’RE WELCOME: Прошу будь ласка /Prošu, buď laska
PLEASE: Будь ласка /Budʹ laska
I LOVE YOU: Я тебе кохаю /Ja tebe kochaju
HOW ARE YOU: Як ви поживаєте /Jak vy požyvajete
8. Government
President- Petro Poroshenko
Prime minister- Arseniy
Yatsenyuk
Republic
Voting age- 18 years old
Poroshenko (above),
Yatsenyuk (left)
9. Ukraine Crisis
https://youtu.be/vdxG-fLv0vI WARNING: semi-graphic
images in this video
Since this video, from September 2014, two peace
agreements, Minsk I and Minsk II, have been attempted
but were not implemented
Fighting has continued since and sanctions on Russia
continue to be extended by the US and the European
Union
In April, US troops started training Ukrainian infantry
Human right violations continue and just from mid-April
2015-June 2015 almost 6,500 were killed in the fighting,
many of them civilians
10. Current Issues
High levels of human trafficking
High poverty and mass starvation in some areas
Displaced people and refugees from the conflict
Economic troubles
Children out of school because of the conflict
Water and air pollution
11. Economy
Ukraine’s economy continues to suffer due to the
conflict going on their
One of the remaining questions is west or east; will
Ukraine align with the west (EU & NATO) or east
(Russia)?
In March 2014 Ukraine received an assistance
package from International Monetary Fund for $14-18
billion to help their economy
Industries: coal, electric power, metals, machinery and
trasport equipment, chemicals, food processing
15. Traditional Ukrainian Food
Borshch- beet root soup with lots of vegetables
Varenyky- dumplings filled with mashed potatoes,
onions, cabbage and many other things
Banosh with brynza- corn flour cooked in sour cream
then cheese, mushrooms, and pork added
Uzvar- dried fruit drink
Paska- sweet egg bread, served especially at Easter
time
17. Fun Facts
The famous Tunnel of Love is located in Ukraine
Ukrainians rarely smile in publics, but they are still very
friendly people!
The third most visited McDonald’s in the world is located in
Kyiv
Arsenalnaya Metro Station located in Kiev is the deepest in
the world (105 meters)
The famous Christmas song, Carol of the Bells, was written
by a Ukrainian composer
Ukrainians wear their wedding ring on their right hand
Kyiv has the shortest city main street in the world at only 1.2
km
18. (Top left) the third most
visited McDonald’s in
the world in Kyiv,
Ukraine, (above)
Arsenalnaya Metro
Station is the deepest in
the world, (right) the
shortest city main street
in the world in Kyiv
19. (Above) Tunnel of Love,
(right) a Ukrainian couple
wearing the wedding rings
on their right hands