The Ukrainian People's Republic was proclaimed by the Central Rada in Kyiv, a council led by the historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky, after the fall of the Russian Empire. At first it sought autonomy within a Russian federation, but declared full independence early in 1918, and signed a separate peace with the Central Powers at Brest-Litovsk. It was then replaced for a time by the Hetmanate of Pavlo Skoropadsky, before the Directory under Symon Petliura restored the republic. Its forces fought wars against the Bolsheviks, Poland and White Russians, and in 1919 it joined with the West Ukrainian People's Republic. It was defeated and divided between Poland and Soviet Russia by the Treaty of Riga, but a government in exile kept its legacy alive.
Before and after
- from 25 October 1917 to 26 October 1917October Revolution
- 31 October 1917Battle of Beersheba
- from 1 November 1917 to 2 November 1917Third Battle of Gaza
- 2 November 1917The Balfour Declaration
- from 7 November 1917 to 18 March 1921Ukrainian People's Republic
- from 7 November 1917 to 25 October 1922Russian Civil War
- from 8 November 1917 to 17 November 1921Ukrainian War of Independence
- 14 November 1917Birth of Park Chung-hee
- 15 November 1917Death of Émile Durkheim
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