乌克兰地理位置重要,自然条件良好,历史上为兵家必争之地。乌克兰民族是古罗斯族的分支。“乌克兰”一词最早见于《罗斯史记》(1187年)。公元9世纪下半叶建立古罗斯国家——基辅罗斯。后在其境内逐步形成三个主要民族乌克兰族、俄罗斯族和白俄罗斯族。公元1654年,哥萨克首领赫梅利尼茨基与俄罗斯沙皇签订《佩列亚斯拉夫和约》,乌克兰与俄罗斯两国正式合并。 Ukraine’s important geographical location, good natural conditions, the history of military strategists contested. The Ukrainian nation is a branch of the ancient Russians. “Ukraine ” was first seen in the “Rose” (1187). In the second half of the 9th century the establishment of the ancient Rose States - Kiev Rose. After its formation in the territory of the three main ethnic Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusians. In 1654, the leader of the Cossack, Khmelnytsky, signed the Treaty of Pelesias with Tsarist Russia, and the two countries formally merged with Russia.