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December 8 – In the Białowieża Forest Nature Reserve in Belarus, the leaders of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine sign an agreement officially ending the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in its place. [4] [5] December 12 – Ukraine becomes the first post-Soviet republic to decriminalize homosexuality. [6]
The resolution of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR on adopting the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine, 1991. 1991 brought further victories for Rukh and the protest movement. On 17 March 1991 Ukraine's declaration of state sovereignty was confirmed in a referendum, with 81.69% voting in favour. [25]
In Ukraine, the events are called "Volhynia tragedy". [230] [4] Coverage in textbooks may be brief and/or euphemistic. [231] Some Ukrainian historians accept the genocide classification, but argue that it was a "bilateral genocide" and that the Home Army was responsible for crimes against Ukrainian civilians that were equivalent in nature. [229]
1989–1991 Ukrainian revolution (1 C, 9 P) E. 1991 elections in Ukraine (1 C, 5 P) S. 1991 in Ukrainian sport (1 C) Pages in category "1991 in Ukraine"
More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia began its invasion, according to the United Nations. And for many refugees, that has meant leaving family members behind.
In Ukraine, the miners' strikes are traditionally described as the beginning of the 1989–1991 Ukrainian revolution, which led to Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union. [ 31 ] [ 41 ] In both countries, however, miners were ultimately let down by post-Soviet shock therapy and stark socio-economic inequality which manifested itself in the ...
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Ukrainians fleeing the town of Irpin just outside Kyiv were caught in shelling by Russian forces on Sunday and forced to dive for cover, Reuters witnesses said. Irpin, some 25 km (16 miles ...