Ukraine

Slavs[edit]

Kievan Rusedit

Kievan or Kyivan Rus’ was a loose federation of East Slavic and Finno-Ugric peoples in Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century,under the reign of the Varangian Rurik dynasty.The modern nations of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine all claim Kievan Rus’ as their cultural ancestors, with Belarus and Russia deriving their names from it. Russia was ruled by the Rurikid dynasty until the 16th century. At its greatest extent, in the mid-11th century, it stretched from the White Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south and from the headwaters of the Vistula in the west to the Taman Peninsula in the east,uniting the majority of East Slavic tribes.

Description[edit]

Appearanceedit

Russia is typically portrayed as tall (and sometimes slim) and is wearing an ushanka. They usually wear a (sometimes oversized) light blue striped shirt and jeans. Most fans when drawing them have them with bandages wrapped around their forearms, due to self-harm, which is seemingly linked to the death of their father, as many fans headcanon. They are often shown with a bottle of vodka. He's also represented with a military suit of commanders of the  Russian Empire.

Personalityedit

Different sources depict them differently. Mostly dark, quiet and «dangerous». A lot of people headcanon that they suffer from depression and is often drunk due to drinking too much vodka, they’re often headcanoned to be known for blaming themself for their past-self’s death, ( USSR).

Interestsedit

• Vodka (stereotype)
• Ballet
• Sunflower seeds
• Cats
• Space
• Science (Especially Rockets and Chemistry)
• Tetris
• Ice Hockey
• Soccer/Football
• Dubstep and Slav Hardbass
• Eastern Orthodox Christianity
• Gopnik Beer

Origin of languagesedit

Russian is an East Slavic language of the wider Indo-European family. It is a descendant of the language used in Kievan Rus’, a loose conglomerate of East Slavic tribes from the late 9th to the mid 13th centuries.

Opinions[edit]

Belarusedit

Russia’s sibling or friend, Belarus, is extremely close to them, some of the people who don’t headcanon them as family-related would ship them, in Belarus most people speak Russian, they take lots of inspiration from Russia, however this type of relationship has given Belarus a sort of «rebellious»/break-away mentality to be more Belarusian and they’re trying to get back to their own culture, but they’re for the foreseeable future, will always be by Russia’s side they will always be at their corner cheering them own like a cheerleader.

Ukraineedit

Ukraine and Russia have a very rocky relationship. They have had ‘sibling rivalry’ since the days of Russian Empire. It got especially bad during the times of the U.S.S.R due to the starvation of the Ukrainian people and the Chernobyl accident. The two countries Relations only worse after the annexation of Crimea.

North Koreaedit

Russia was one of the few countries that interacted with the DPRK after the Korean war. North Korea idolized the U.S.S.R taking lots of inspiration from him early on and is one of North Korea’s few friends. However, North Korea’s nukes and recent behavior has made Russia step back a little, along with China.

Serbiaedit

Serbia and Russia have a strong diplomatic relationship. Both countries have the same religion and the same struggles. Russia often gives military supplies to help Serbia’s army become stronger. They both hate N.A.T.O and America. Serbia is often portrayed as the younger, smaller brother/sister.

Germanyedit

Russia helped liberate Germany in 1812–15 in the Napoleonic Wars, and the two were generally friendly for a century, especially during the time of Otto von Bismarck who established the League of Three Emperors in 1873 with Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary. Germany fought against Russia in World War I (1914–1918). Relations were warm in the 1920s, very cold in the 1930s, friendly in 1939–41, and then turned into war to the death in 1941–45.The relationship between the two countries became really negative after the annexation of Crimea.

Mongoliaedit

Celebrates victories days together. And drinks on the celebration day. Mongolia has also had a lot of influence from Russia and the U.S.S.R. The two are close friends

I recently found out that you have depression issues like me, so we’re together

–Russia’s thoughts about Portugal

History[edit]

Early Historyedit

The first people to be called ‘English’ were the Anglo-Saxons, a group of closely related Germanic tribes that began migrating to eastern and southern Great Britain, from southern Denmark and northern Germany.

Birth of the Unionedit

The Kingdom of Great Britain was created in 1707 May 1, with a political union of the Kingdom of England, Wales and Kingdom of Scotland under the Treaty of Union. It’s the combined Kingdom and merged the two parliaments into a single parliament of Great Britain. Queen Anne was the first monarch to create the New Great Britain. However, Scotland and England remained separate such as Scottish and English law; and the Presbyterian Church of Scotland and the Anglican Church of England. England and Scotland each also continued to have their own system of education.

British Empireedit

The war began in 1756 was the first war waged on a global scale, fought in Europe, India, North America, the Caribbean, the Philippines and coastal Africa which lasted seven years. Britain gained more land and more power than the rest of its European neighbours. Britain fought against the French in the North America and eventually lost it’s colony and annexed by the British.

Relationships[edit]

Familyedit

*  Ukraine — sibling
*  Bulgaria — sibling
*  Belarus — sibling
*  Slovakia — sibling
*  Slovenia — sibling
*  Serbia — cousin-sibling
*  Montenegro — cousin-sibling
*  North Macedonia — cousin-sibling
*  Poland — cousin-sibling
*  Arctic — cousin-sibling
*  Antarctica — child
*  Armenia — stepchild
*  Azerbaijan — stepchild
*  Estonia — stepchild
*  Finland — stepchild
*  Georgia — stepchild
*  Hungary — stepchild
*  Kazakhstan — stepchild
*  Kyrgyzstan — stepchild
*  Latvia — stepchild
*  Lithuania — stepchild 
*  Moldova — stepchild
*  Tajikistan — stepchild
*  Turkmenistan — stepchild
*  Uzbekistan — stepchild
*  Germany  — adopted child

Friendsedit

*  China — "You're a great friend but you're pretty shady."
*  Kazakhstan — "You help me launch space rockets."
*  Belarus — "Great support."
*  Malaysia — "Let me get you into space! And blame Ukraine that she destroy your plane, not me!"
*  Costa Rica — "b a n a n a s"
*  Egypt
*  Serbia — "Great friend, keep doing that!"
*  Greece and  Cyprus — "Best friends in the European Union!"
*  Iceland
*  Mongolia — "My cute little buddy."
*  Algeria — "great strategic partner, we can be competitors sometimes, however, they're always my dear close comrade."
*  Morocco
*  Tunisia
*  Laos — "a great friend since WWII!"
*  Cuba — "same with Laos."
*  Philippines — "Glad that you finally know not to get involved with them. Also, you have the best president!"
*  Vietnam — "a great friend! I helped him win against the capitalist!"
*  Cambodia
*  South Africa - “You’re one of my best friends! I’m glad we’re allies and I hope we can still carry on being like this.”

Neutraledit

*  Austria — "Good friend and one of the best Natural gas deliveries in Europe!"
*  Azerbaijan — "Yes we are friends but, I think you must end the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh." 
*  Denmark
*  Germany — "You were one of the nicest European countries to me. But after the annexation of Crimea, you no longer want to be friends."
*  France — "Not really a good friend. We've had our differences."
*  Portugal
*  Czech Republic — "I know what my I did to you and your sibling and that you're  hurt, and I'm sorry for that. I actually like your drinks."
*  Bulgaria — "You really changed..."
*  Romania
*  Slovakia
*  South Korea — "I damaged you, but now I like your chocolate pie and Dokdo was invaded in our country, I'm sorry."
*  Norway
*  Finland - "I'm sorry for what happened in the winter war. Nowadays we're chill"
*  Hungary
*  Ireland
*  Italy,  Portugal, and  Spain — "We have a strong affectionate relationship and I want us to continue maintaining it!"
*  Turkey
*  European Union
*  NATO

Enemiesedit

*  Belgium
*  Canada
*  Estonia
*  Latvia
*  Lithuania
*  Sweden
*  Poland
*  Ukraine — "We have a so called 'sibling rivalry' for centuries now. We've had our differences and had many conflicts. Crimea is mine by the way, they chose to be with me so accept that."
*  United Kingdom
*  United States — "We've been enemies for as long as I can remember. We could've been close friends if it weren't for that missile of yours launched and blow up my city. Also, stop getting involved into the things you're not supposed to be. Your 'helping' of yours is making it worse so stop!"
*  Netherlands
*  Georgia
*  Kosovo — "You're not a real country, Kosovo is Serbia!"
*  Chechen Republic of Ichkeria — "I beat you!"

Puppet Statesedit

(list of assumed puppet states)

• Abkhazia
• South Ossetia
• Tranistria
• Artsakh (Armenia-Azerbaijan)
• Donetsk People’s Republic
• Luhansk People’s Republic

Past Versionsedit

* Old Great Bulgaria
* Khanate of Khazar
*  Mongol Empire (partly)
* Kievan Rus
* Volga Bulgarian
* Novgorod Republic 
* Northern Mughal State
* Grand Duchy of Vladimir
* Muscovite Russia
*  Tsardom of Russia
*  Russian Empire
*  Democratic Federal Republic of Russia
* Soviet Federal Republic
*  Russian State
*  Third Reich (partly)
*  USSR/Russian SFSR (enemy)

Extra(s):[edit]

• Religion: Protestantism (34%, 22.3 Million), Atheist (25.7%, 16.8 Million), Catholic (25.5% 16.7 Million), Islam (4.4%, 2.9 Million), Other (10.4%, 6.8 Million)
• Urbanization: 83% (54.3 Million)
• Social Progress Index: 13th in the World
• Basic Human needs: 21st in the World
• Social Opportunities: 12th in the World
• Health & Wellness: 22nd in the World
• Basic Medical Care: 27th in the World
• Personal Safety: 24th in the World
• Access to Education: 22nd in the World
• Access to Information: 1st in the World
• Advanced Education: 2nd in the World
• Personal Freedom: 4th in the World
• Personal Rights: 22nd in the World
• Freedom of Speech: 14th in the World
• Tolerance & Inclusion: 29th in the World
• Women Equality: Medium
• Tolerance for Minorities: 90th in the World
• Tolerance for Homosexual: 17th in the World (75%)
• GDP: $2.9 Trillion
• Unemployment: 4.4% (1.5 Million)
• Currency: Pound (GBP)
• Telephones: 115 Million
• Mobile Phones: 82.1 Million
• Internet Users: 57.1 Million Users (87.2%)

Description[edit]

Maleedit

Poland is represented as usually wearing a white shirt with a light brown pullover on it. The rest of his clothes vary. He also enjoys wearing sweaters. He is occasionally depicted with angels’ wings because of the design on the coat of arms.

Femaleedit

Poland can wear similar outfits like the male version, however, this version has hussar wings more commonly represented, as Poland can be seen as sweet. She also tends to wear more feminine clothing. Poland is also represented, like Hungary, with a military suit of commanders of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Personalityedit

Like most of Eastern Europe, Poland is seen as a quite sad character they use strong religion and alcohol to cope with the events of recent centuries and are quite hardworking, quite conservative, and also have an old way of thinking with chivalry being a core value as they’re traditional, they have grown overprotective of themself causing them to be nationalistic, they’re serious and prefer not to leave their home for long periods, which can cause alienation but they’re quite sweet and caring, they’re quite naive sometimes but not innocent and a bit slow, they’re as well a football-fan.

Interestsedit

• Alcohol (Especially Beer and Vodka)
• Polish Food (Pierogi, Piernik, Zapiekanka, Bagels, etc.)
• Catholicism
• Wood Carving
• Kazsbuska Dolls
• Football

Flag meaningedit

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Poland’s Flag has more historical meaning and straight to the point meaning that most other flags. As seen, Red and White are the National Colors of Poland and are taken from other polish Historical entities such as The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth which established many of the symbols of today’s Poland.

Origin languageedit

Polish or simply polski is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group. It is spoken primarily in Poland and serves as the native language of the Poles.

Etymologyedit

The ethnonyms for the Poles (people) and Poland (their country) include endonyms (the way Polish people refer to themselves and their country) and exonyms (the way other peoples refer to the Poles and their country). Endonyms and most exonyms for Poles and Poland are usually associated to derive from the name of the Lechitic tribe of Western Polans

Geography[edit]

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* They have the largest currently active volcano, Kluchevskoy.
* They have the most massive swamp in the world, the Russian Great Vasyugan swamp.
* The Ural Mountains located in Russia are the oldest in the world.
* The Kazakh and Russian land border is the longest in the world.
* Obviously, Russia is the largest country in the world with an area of 17,125,191 km2 .
* They have the third largest coastline in the world (1st is Canada, 2nd is Indonesia)

Relationships[edit]

Familyedit

• Scotland — Parent
• England — Parent
• Wales — Pibling
• Ireland — Pibling
• Austria — Half-sibling
• Germany — Half-sibling
• Canada — Child
• United States — Child
• Australia — Child
• New Zealand — Child
• Vermont Republic — Child
• Malta — Step-child
• United Nations — Grand-child
• Netherlands — Step-child

WARNING: There is controversy about the type of relationship of countries that were former European colonies with the current Western countries. So the following countries are only optional:

• Antigua and Barbuda — Child
• Bahamas — Child
• Barbados — Child
• Belize — Child
• Botswana — Child
• Dominica — Child
• Eswatini — Child
• Fiji — Child
• Gambia — Child
• Ghana — Child
• Grenada — Child
• Guyana — Child
• Israel — Step-child
• Jamaica — Child
• Kenya — Child
• Kiribati — Child
• Lesotho — Child
• Malaysia — Step-child
• Myanmar — Child
• Nigeria — Adopted child
• Pakistan — Adopted child
• Saint Kitts and Nevis — Child
• Saint Lucia — Child
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Child
• Sierra Leone — Child
• Singapore — Adopted child
• Brunei — Adopted child
• Solomon Islands — Child
• South Africa — Child
• Tonga — Child
• Trinidad and Tobago — Child
• Tuvalu — Child
• Uganda — Child
• United Arab Emirates — Adopted child
• Zambia — Child
• Zimbabwe — Child

Friendsedit

• United States — My rebellious son, Good to hang out with occasionally, he does his own thing usually.
• United Nations — Some may consider them useless but they really do help in important situations, although some problems are recent between us, my relations with my grandchild is still good, I guess…
• Portugal
• Spain
• Indonesia
• Singapore
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• Brazil
• South Africa — We’re good friends and we do have some terrible arguments, but I enjoy their company and opinions.
• Egypt
• Belgium
• Netherlands
• Chile
• Sweden
• UAE
• Ghana
• Nigeria
• Ireland
• Bulgaria

Neutraledit

• India — Despite our past, we can still agree that tea and cricket are the best.
• France — My formal rival, we might have a complicated and rough past. You’re still my friend.
• Philippines — I’m sorry about my people treating your people harshly. I really am. You and I agree that tea is amazing!
• Belarus
• Vietnam
• Mongolia
• Japan — I appreciate that you make anime based about my country’s history but stop ruining Wales! We both love tea so I guess we’re fine.
• South Sudan
• England
• Armenia
• Wales
• Northern Ireland
• Russia
• Guatemala
• Romania
• European Union
• Scotland — It’s complicated, we have sort of a strained relationship in recent times (mostly after they had an independence referendum) from the Union, but I guess we’re sorting things out now, or well, trying to…

Enemiesedit

• — Worst thing to ever exist!
• USSR — You, spreading communism and treating your people is unforgivable!
• Zimbabwe
• Iran
• Argentina
• Syria
• Northern Cyprus
• Liechtenstein
• Chad
• Venezuela
• China
• North Korea
• Myanmar

Past Versionsedit

British Empire — My successful past-self that has accomplished it’s longing dream to finally conquer the world! Well, half of the world that is.

Opinions[edit]

Franceedit

France and I, well, we had a lot of problems in the past. Nowadays, things seem better. I’m happy I can still be their friend. We have a nice friendship, or well, I’d say.

–UK about France

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Canadaedit

Canada, my dear son, he has grown to be a wise individual. He’s a lot like his mother in some ways. I cannot say how much I am proud of him. I’m sure France is too.

–UK about Canada

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United Statesedit

Ah, my other son. I remember all the times we had when we were younger. He may have been a rebellious one — after all — we had countless wars, and I guess we cannot hide that. At least, nowadays, he’s a lot more mature. He is quite a respectful young man, or I hope! I don’t see him all the time.

–UK about United States

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Spainedit

Spain and I, well, we have a bit of a complex relationship. We’re meant to be married, and we even have a child together. However, we just don’t talk about that often. It doesn’t feel like the same kind of connection I had with France when I was with them. It’s very odd.

–UK about Spain

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Malaysiaedit

He hated me when he was a small kid, but he feels fine with me now that he’s grown up. He immediately became loyal to me. We love each other.

–UK’s thought about Malaysia

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New Zealandedit

Well, he is quite the scoundrel; we have to keep a close eye on him at all times. But now that we have Australia around, we don’t have to watch him as closely. Australia is very responsible, and I trust him. We love New Zealand all the same

–UK’s thought about New Zealand

Chileedit

The only Latin American that I like is Chile. The rest is dirty blood!

–UK’s thought about Chile and the rest of Latin American countries.

Philippinesedit

You’re more stable than the others. Finally! Someone who appreciates my Tea. Also you’re a great friend. Sorry about the occupation in your country

–UK’s thoughts about The Philippines

Trivia[edit]

• In the Coutryhumans fandom, they are portrayed as the «bad» parent because of the history war relations with United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand (as their main children)
• They are portrayed with the stereotypical gentleman suit and top hat that is obsessed with tea. This is probably due to the representation of the British back then.
• In most fans in the fandom, Scotland and England is portrayed as the parents of the UK with the birth of union.
• They are mostly shipped with France and are often represented as the married couples in Europe which gave the rise of popularity in the fandom.
• They are sometimes shipped with Spain.

Geography[edit]

At 603,628 square kilometres (233,062 sq mi) and with a coastline of 2,782 kilometres (1,729 mi), Ukraine is the world’s 46th-largest country (after South Sudan and before Madagascar). It is the largest wholly European country and the second-largest country in Europe (after the European part of Russia, before metropolitan France).

The landscape of Ukraine consists mostly of fertile plains (or steppes) and plateaus, crossed by rivers such as the Dnieper (Dnipro), Seversky Donets, Dniester and the Southern Bug as they flow south into the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. To the southwest, the delta of the Danube forms the border with Romania.

Opinions[edit]

Hungaryedit

«They are my best friend. No matter what happens, they’ll always have my back! No matter how much the world changes, this is one friend I’ll always have. Polak, Węgier – dwa bratanki, i do szabli, i do szklank, oba zuchy, oba żwawi, niech im Pan Bóg błogosławi!»

– Poland about Hungary

Poland and  Hungary are the closest of allies and have been since the Hungarian invasion of Europe. When the Ottomans were in control of Hungary, Poland helped liberate them. There is a saying in both Hungarian and Polish marking how strong their friendship is. March 23 is officially Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day.

Germanyedit

He was a bad person, he hurt me … broke me … made me a slave. But now it’s hard to imagine that he did all this things. Germany is now one of my best friends and I really forgive him for what he did. As long as we don’t talk about that black past, our relationship is good. I hope it stays that way!

– Poland about Germany

When they are not talking about the past they are getting along pretty well. Still, they shared Poland during the XIX century and then invaded him again with the USSR during World War 2. Germany apologized and even when they have their arguments, Poland forgave them for most of the bad things.

Russiaedit

I hate that despicable country. They hurt me badly and unjustly killed many of my people during WWII. In the memory of honoring the Willon victims they acted rude when they talked about the efforts of the Soviets to expel the Nazis, how dare they?!, have they forgotten what the despicable Soviets did to my poor people? Our relationship became worse since 2014 and until now there are a lot of problems between us.

– Poland about Russia

Relations between Poland and Russia have been tense and strained with ups and downs. due to the USSR (Russia’s past self) invading Poland, and killing its people during WW2. It also has been strained with modern relations, too. In the 2010 plane crash, Russians suspected Poland. And in the 2014 airliner shoo down, Poland canceled the Russian year in Poland, and Russia canceled the Polish year in Russia, in 2015. So far, it’s extremely hateful and tense.

Slovakiaedit

Slovakia and Poland both have embassies in each other’s capitals, and they simultaneously joined the European Union on the same day. (1/5/04) They are both in NATO and share a border, so they have good relations. They are both in the Visegrád group.

Swedenedit

Sweden and Poland have been friends and had one another’s backs. They’re very close and act like siblings, although sometimes their friendship is interrupted by a certain someone.

Malaysiaedit

Poland started supplying Malaysia with his tank, PT-91. Malaysia is also the most important economic and trading partner for Poland in Southeast Asia. Poland has also given Malaysia ‘Halal’ (term of being allowed to use or eat for Muslims) food certificates, which are very hard to get. Poland could be seen with Malaysia, along with other Southeast Asian countries.

Moldovaedit

The history of what is today Moldova has been intertwined with that of Poland for centuries. The Polish chronicler Jan Długosz mentioned Moldavians (under the name Wallachians) as having joined a military expedition in 1342, under King Ladislaus I, against the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Poland and Moldova in fanworks are uncommon, but they can be seen with other European countries. In common, they both resent Russia a lot.

Irelandedit

Lots of Poles come to live and work in his country, and polish is the most common foreign language in Ireland! I won’t forget the time when the Irish-Polish society sent aid to me in 1981. Overall we have a long history of great diplomatic relations, and I can say that we are very good friends!

– Poland’s thoughts about Ireland

Poland and Ireland are good friends. This is because many Polish workers migrated to Ireland to live and work. Poland also immediately established diplomatic relations with Ireland when they got their independence. The Irish-Polish society also sent aid to Poland. They are both in the European Union.

Politics[edit]

Braziledit

Brazil and  Ukraine are strategic partners and cooperate in trade, space technology, education, energy, healthcare, and defense.  Brazil recognized Ukraine's independence on December 26, 1991, and bilateral relations were established on February 11, 1992. The recent development of a joint space industry has strengthened the bilateral ties between the two countries. Ukraine considers Brazil its key trade partner in Latin America and has been a vocal supporter of the Brazilian bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council.

Singaporeedit

• Singapore recognized Ukraine’s independence on January 2, 1992.
• Singapore is represented in Ukraine through its embassy in Moscow (Russia).
• Since December 2002, Ukraine has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Singapore.
• In 2007, the two countries commenced negotiations for a free trade agreement. In 2006, Ukraine was Singapore’s 55th largest trading partner last year, with total trade amounting to S$774 million
• In 2007, the two countries signed a double taxation agreement.

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