Ukraine and its people have dominated the news for much of the year.
Join William as he traces the story from the early days of Kievan Rus to the Russian invasion of 2022, and explores the various countries that ruled Ukraine from The Middle Ages through to the 20th century. Over the decades, Ukraine has sought to break free of outside domination. In this course, William will also address questions of ethnicity, religion, culture, language and much more.
William Tyler MBE is a superb communicator. He is a freelance educator, lecturer, public speaker, writer and consultant with a main focus on History. He was the Principal of The City Lit, Britain’s largest college of adult education. William is a Freeman of the City of London. In 2009 he was awarded his MBE for services to education.
Week 1: Who are the Ukrainians? Some medieval history
Week 2: Russian and Austro-Hungarian Ukraine: 18th to 20th century
Week 3: World War One and Consequences 1917-21
Week 4: Stalin’s Enforced Famine 1932-3
Week 5: Second World War and Ukraine
Week 6: Soviet Ukraine 1945-91
Week 7: Russian Ukraine Conflict of 21st century
Week 8: Future?
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