乌克兰的面积在欧洲仅次于俄罗斯,9世纪的东斯拉夫人在第聂伯河流域建立了基辅罗斯,那是一种相当发达的受拜占廷影响的文明,在11世纪时达到颠峰状态,基辅成为当时东欧主要的政治和文化中心。直到1240年,它才被成吉思汗的儿子窝阔台摧毁,于是便有了取代基辅的莫斯科。远离大西洋始终是乌克兰落后的主要原因,16世纪美洲贵金属的发现 Ukraine is second only to Russia in Europe, and in the 9th century, the Eastern Slavs established Kiev-Roth in the Dnieper River basin, a rather well-established civilization influenced by Byzantine that reached its peak in the 11th century. Kiev Became the main political and cultural center of Eastern Europe. It was not destroyed by the son of King Genghis Khan until in 1240, and Moscow was replaced by Kiev. Away from the Atlantic has always been the main reason for Ukraine’s backwardness, the discovery of the 16th century Americas precious metals