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(Encyclopedia) RivneRivnerĭvˈnə [key], Pol. Równe, Rus. Rovno, city (1990 est. pop. 229,000), capital of Rivne region, W Ukraine, on the Ustya River. It is a rapidly growing road and rail junction…Lviv
(Encyclopedia) LvivLvivləvēˈ&oomacr;, ləvēfˈ [key], Rus. Lvov, Pol. Lwów, Ger. Lemberg, city (1989 pop. 791,000), capital of Lviv region, W Ukraine, at the watershed of the Western Bug and…Andrusov, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Andrusov, Treaty ofAndrusov, Treaty ofănˈdr&oobreve;sŏfˌ, Rus. əndr&oomacr;ˈsəf [key], 1667, signed by Poland and Russia at the village of Andrusov, Russia (present-day…Stryy
(Encyclopedia) StryyStryystrē [key], Pol. Stryj, city (1989 pop. 67,000), Ukraine, on the Stryy River (a tributary of the Dniester) and in the Carpathian foothills. It is a major rail junction and a…Transcarpathian Region
(Encyclopedia) Transcarpathian RegionTranscarpathian Regiontrănzˌcärpāˈthēən [key], Ukr. Zarkarpattya Oblast or Zakarpats'ka Oblast, Rus. Zakarpatskaya Oblast, administrative region (1989 pop. 1,252,…Shevchenko, Taras Hryhorovych
(Encyclopedia) Shevchenko, Taras, 1814–1861, Ukrainian poet, writer, and artist, b. Ukraine, studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Art. The premier…Chmielnicki, Bohdan
(Encyclopedia) Chmielnicki, Khmelnytskyy or Khmelnitsky, BohdanChmielnicki, Khmelnytskyy or Khmelnitsky, Bohdanall: bəkhdänˈ khmĕlnētˈskē [key], c.1595–1657, hetman (leader) of Ukraine. An educated…Drohobych
(Encyclopedia) DrohobychDrohobychdrôˌkôbĭchˈ [key], Pol. Drohobycz, Rus. Drogobych, city (1989 pop. 78,000), Lviv region, W Ukraine, in the N Carpathian foothills. The major petroleum-refining center…Dniester
(Encyclopedia) DniesterDniesternēˈstər [key], Ukr. Dnister, Moldovan Nistru, Rus. Dnestr, Rom. Nistrul, Turk. Turla, river, c.850 mi (1,370 km) long, forming part of the border between Ukraine and…Ternopil
(Encyclopedia) TernopilTernopiltyĭrnôˈpəl [key], Rus. Ternopol, Pol. Tarnopol, city (1989 pop. 205,000), capital of Ternopil region, W Ukraine, on the Seret River, a tributary of the Dniester. It is…Trending
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