| − | Following the [[Mongol]]'s shattering of [[Kievan Rus]], the loose federation of East Slavic and majority-[[Orthodox Christian]] polities from which [[Rusky Mir|Russia's civilization]]-state emerged, the Grandy Duchy of Lithuania eventually came to control most of today's [[Ukraine]]. It soon united with [[Poland]] in 1385-86, began to undergo Polonization, formed a Commonwealth with Poland in 1569, and then accelerated Polonization led to the 1596 Union of Brest that created the Uniate Church, basically Orthodox believers loyal to the Pope. | + | Following the [[Mongol]]'s shattering of [[Kievan Rus]], the loose federation of East Slavic and majority-[[Orthodox Christian]] polities from which [[Rusky Mir|Russia's civilization]]-state emerged, the Grandy Duchy of Lithuania eventually came to control most of today's [[Ukraine]]. It soon united with [[Poland]] in 1385-86, began to undergo Polonization, formed a Commonwealth with Poland in 1569, and then accelerated Polonization led to the 1596 Union of Brest that created the Uniate Church, basically Orthodox believers loyal to the [[Pope]]. |