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 5 days ago by Chukna 5 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.