Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine ranks 18th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Canada, Turkey, and Austria. Memorable people born in present day Ukraine include Hurrem Sultan, Leon Trotsky, and Leonid Brezhnev. Memorable people who died in Ukraine include Władysław II Jagiełło, Vladimir the Great, and Oleg of Novgorod. Ukraine has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and writers.

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. It also borders Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Dnipro and Odesa. Ukraine's official language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. Read more on Wikipedia