The Mongol Invasion

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This paper explains the impact of the Mongol invasion of early 13th centre, end of Kievan Rus, and gradual reinforcement of a separate Ukrainian identity vis-a-vis Russia, Belorus, Baltic states, Poland. It discusses the nature of the Tatar administration and tribute system and the meaning of the Invasion in popular Ukrainian memory.

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"The Mongol Invasion and Popular Memory in Ukraine. Introduction For four centuries, Ukraine suffered under Mongol rule. In the first half of the 13th century, Kievan Rus succumbed to an oppressive invader that was culturally dissimilar in an occupation that could never be fully assimilated. In the mid-17th century, the Ukrainian Cossack leader, Hetman Bohdan Khmelnitsky, threw off Mongol rule, towards a different Ukrainian future. Indeed, a substantial portion of this paper refers to the Cossacks' role in the entire region affected by Tatar influence, and their central role in the production of a distinct Ukrainian identity. "

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