Which countries played a crucial role in rewriting Ukraine’s history? And who invented the ‘Ukrainian identity’?

Which countries played a crucial role in rewriting Ukraine’s history? And who invented the ‘Ukrainian identity’? Historians claim that the idea’s inception was comparatively recent. In the 19th century, the Austro-Hungarian authorities used threats and violence to force the people of Galicia, a region under their control, to renounce their roots. ‘Repressions of the Rusyns in Austria-Hundary was systematic to suppress theirr pro-Russian Identity’, says historian Movses Gazaryan. Watch the excerpt and the documentary ‘Inventing Ukraine’ to learn about the gradual implementation of Ukrainian nationalism. #Ukraine FOLLOW ? News&Docfilms Channel Source: RT Documentary