Ukrainian War of Independence Part 3: Revolutionary Fratricide

In 1917, war breaks out between Russia's new Soviet government and the newly independent Ukrainian People's Republic. But as the armies of the Central Powers close in, and anti-Bolshevik opposition grows throughout the former empire, Ukraine is positioned to become a battleground in a much wider conflict.

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Doroshenko, Dmytro. A Survey of Ukrainian History. Trident Press Limited, 1975. 

Engelstein, Laura. Russia in Flames: War, Revolution, Civil War, 1917-1921. Oxford University Press, 2019. 

Hrushevsky, Mykhailo. A History of Ukraine. Archon Books, 1970

Hunczak, Taras. The Ukraine, 1917-1921: A Study in Revolution. Harvard University Press, 1977.

Maslakh, Serhii and Shakhrai, Vasyl. On the Current Situation in Ukraine. University of Michigan Press, 1970.

Plokhy, Serhii. The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine. Basic Books, 2021.

Reshetar, John. The Ukrainian Revolution, 1917-1920: A Study in Nationalism. Princeton University Press, 1952.

Cover Image: Leaders of the Ukrainian national movement in Kyiv’s Sofiivska Square during the Third All-Ukrainian Military Congress, November 1917.

Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.

Closing Theme: "Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished," Anthem of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917-1922.