89 1896 Map of the Russian Empire published by National Geographic. All I see on this map are Great Russia, Little Russia, West Russia, South Russia, and Poland, but no such thing as "Ukraine". (media.scored.co) posted 46 days ago by Chukna 46 days ago by Chukna +89 / -0 17 comments share 17 comments share save hide report block hide replies
And in 1922 it became part of the USSR. Its current existence as a sovereign country really only started in 1989 when the USSR dissolved.