History of Ukraine

Ukrainians started coming to Canada in the 19th century. The Canadian government was promoting the immigration of farmers from Eastern Europe. The first major immigration occurred between 1891 and 1914, primarily from the Austro-Hungarian provinces of Galicia and Bukovina. This resulted in around 170,000 rural, poor immigrants settling primarily in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.

The following books are meant to assist you with your understanding the history of Ukrainian lands and why your ancestors came to Canada. Many of these books are available through the Edmonton Public Library, CUIS and University of Alberta Press, on Amazon etc.

Books

History of Ukraine-Rus, Mykhailo Hrushevsky, https://www.ualberta.ca/canadian-institute-of-ukrainian-studies/centres-and-programs/jacyk-centre/hrushevsky-translation-project/index.html

A History of Ukraine, Michael Hrushevsky, 1941 (reprinted version 1970)

Encyclopedia of Ukraine, edited by Volodymyr Kubijovyc and Danylo Husar Struk, 1984 (five volumes and Map & Gazetteer) https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/default.asp

Ukraine: A Concise Encyclopaedia (two volumes), editor-in-chief was Volodymyr Kubiyovych, reprinted 1970 and 1971

A History of Ukraine: The Land and Its Peoples, Second Edition, Paul Robert Magocsi, 2010

Ukraine: A History, Orest Subtelny, Forth Edition, 2009

The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, Serhii Plokhy, Revised Edition, 2021

Ukrainians: Unexpected Nation, Andrew Wilson, Fourth Edition, 2015

Ukraine: Past and Present, R.P. Samoil, 1996

Outline of Ukrainian History, Clarence A Manning, Second Edition, 1964

Women in Russia and Ukraine, edited by Rosalind Marsh, 1996

Eighteenth-Century Ukraine: New Perspectives on Social, Cultural, and Intellectual History

Edited by Zenon E. Kohut, Volodymyr Sklokin, and Frank E. Sysyn with Larysa Bilous, 2023
https://www.ciuspress.com/product/eighteenth-century-ukraine/?v=3e8d115eb4b3

Galicia and Bukovina

Galicia and Bukovina: A Research Handbook About Western Ukraine, Late 19th, and 20th Centuries, John-Paul Himka, 1990 https://diasporiana.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/books/11849/file.pdf

Galician Villagers and the Ukrainian National Movement in the Nineteenth Century, John-Paul Himka, 1988 https://diasporiana.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/books/14478/file.pdf

Peasants with Promise: Ukrainians in Southeastern Galicia, 1880-1900, Stella Hryniuk, 1991
https://www.uap.ualberta.ca/titles/860-9780920862742-peasants-with-promise

Galicia: A Historical Survey and Bibliographic Guide, Paul R. Magocsi, 1985

Videos

Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine (23 classes)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewfxO7LhBoz_1Mx1MaO6sw_
https://snyder.substack.com/p/syllabus-of-my-ukraine-lecture-class

The View Here on the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria with Dr. Larry Wolff, 2 March 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81U9gCyx1CA

The Myth of Galicia, Dr. Martin Pollack, Toronto, 9 March 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yxHexRa4tQ

Bukovina, a Ukrainian Land (1939) documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbVIN2WraXQ

Discover Bucovina: The Homeland of Romanian Magic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujolOedFOkU

The Outcast Polish Ukrainian movie 1933 English subs
This rare Polish film deals with some serious misunderstandings in a Ukrainian Hucul village.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrlGSw4a8CY

Courtesy of Internet Archive, 2016,
Book Image, Public Domain

Courtesy of University of Alberta Press,
1991, Book Image, Public Domain