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'''Ukraine''' was a country in Eastern [[Europe]] that bordered the [[Black Sea]], and was proximate to [[Russia]], [[Poland]], [[Turkey (country)|Turkey]] and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. | '''Ukraine''' was a country in Eastern [[Europe]] that bordered the [[Black Sea]], and was proximate to [[Russia]], [[Poland]], [[Turkey (country)|Turkey]] and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. | ||
[[Kiev]] was its capital city | == History == | ||
=== Early history === | |||
[[Kiev]] was its capital city; it was visited by the [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Dodo Chaplet]] in [[1240]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Bunker Soldiers (novel)}}) | |||
For part of the [[20th century]], Ukraine was part of the [[Soviet Union]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | === 21st century === | ||
For part of the [[20th century]], Ukraine was part of the [[Soviet Union]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Thin Ice (audio story)}}) It was attacked by the forces of [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] in [[Operation Barbarossa]] during [[World War II]]. The [[Wehrmacht]] took a huge number of [[Russia]]n [[soldier]]s [[prisoner]] during the [[Battle of Kiev]] in [[1941]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}}) | |||
On [[26 April]] [[1986]], the nuclear power plant in [[Chernobyl]], Ukraine went into meltdown, rendering the entire area uninhabitable. ([[COMIC]]: | On [[26 April]] [[1986]], the nuclear power plant in [[Chernobyl]], Ukraine went into meltdown, rendering the entire area uninhabitable. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Black Destiny (comic story)}}) | ||
[[President of the United States|President]] [[Felix Mather]] and [[Anji Kapoor]] may once have flown over it in a [[Concorde]], but they couldn't be certain since they didn't have a working [[GPS]] device and their pilots refused to tell them where they were. ([[PROSE]]: | === 21st century === | ||
[[President of the United States|President]] [[Felix Mather]] and [[Anji Kapoor]] may once have flown over it in a [[Concorde]], but they couldn't be certain since they didn't have a working [[GPS]] device and their pilots refused to tell them where they were. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Trading Futures (novel)}}) | |||
By [[2018]], [[Salamander]]'s [[Sun Store]] technology had turned Ukraine into "the [[grain]] field of the planet". Although a large area had been devastated just two years earlier, [[robot harvester]]s gathered fifty million tons of [[flour]], and [[corn]] grew on both banks of the [[Dnieper River]]. ([[TV]]: | By [[2018]], [[Ramón Salamander]]'s [[Sun Store]] technology had turned Ukraine into "the [[grain]] field of the planet". Although a large area had been devastated just two years earlier, [[robot harvester]]s gathered fifty million tons of [[flour]], and [[corn]] grew on both banks of the [[Dnieper River]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Magda Wolchenka]], one of the [[Proxima 2]] colonists, was Ukrainian. ([[PROSE]]: | === Later history === | ||
[[Magda Wolchenka]], one of the [[Proxima 2]] colonists, was Ukrainian. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Face-Eater (novel)}}) | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:35, 21 November 2024
Ukraine was a country in Eastern Europe that bordered the Black Sea, and was proximate to Russia, Poland, Turkey and Georgia.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]
Kiev was its capital city; it was visited by the First Doctor, Steven Taylor and Dodo Chaplet in 1240. (PROSE: Bunker Soldiers [+]Loading...["Bunker Soldiers (novel)"])
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
For part of the 20th century, Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. (AUDIO: Thin Ice [+]Loading...["Thin Ice (audio story)"]) It was attacked by the forces of Nazi Germany in Operation Barbarossa during World War II. The Wehrmacht took a huge number of Russian soldiers prisoner during the Battle of Kiev in 1941. (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"])
On 26 April 1986, the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine went into meltdown, rendering the entire area uninhabitable. (COMIC: Black Destiny [+]Loading...["Black Destiny (comic story)"])
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
President Felix Mather and Anji Kapoor may once have flown over it in a Concorde, but they couldn't be certain since they didn't have a working GPS device and their pilots refused to tell them where they were. (PROSE: Trading Futures [+]Loading...["Trading Futures (novel)"])
By 2018, Ramón Salamander's Sun Store technology had turned Ukraine into "the grain field of the planet". Although a large area had been devastated just two years earlier, robot harvesters gathered fifty million tons of flour, and corn grew on both banks of the Dnieper River. (TV: The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"])
Later history[[edit] | [edit source]]
Magda Wolchenka, one of the Proxima 2 colonists, was Ukrainian. (PROSE: The Face-Eater [+]Loading...["The Face-Eater (novel)"])
