By the end of the 18th century. Russia had control over all of Ukraine. except Galacia. which was part of the AustroHungarian empire. It was at this point that the Tsars began to clamp down on Ukrainian nationalism. doing their best to Russify Ukraine. The great wave of Ukrainian immigrants to the United States occurred at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. as a result of economic hardships at home. By 1918. in the wake of the Russian Revolution. the first independent Ukrainian state combining East and West Ukraine was formed. Unfortunately. this was shortlived. and by 1924.
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