October 12. 1920. An armistice and preliminary peace terms were signed in Riga between the Russian SFSR and Ukrainian SSR, on the one hand, and Poland, on the other.
1964. The world's first multi-passenger manned spacecraft, the Voskhod-1, was launched in the USSR.
October 13. 1948. Construction of the Dashava-Kyiv natural gas pipeline was completed.
1969. The Soldier's Glory Memorial was unveiled in Poltava in honor of the Soviet servicemen and guerrillas who died in World War II.
October 14. 1942. The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) was formed to fight for Ukraine against both the Nazis and Soviets.
1943. Zaporizhzhia was taken from the Germans.
October 15. 1926. A Russian drama theater (named for Lesia Ukrayinka since 1939) was opened in Kyiv.
1990. First and last President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
October 16. 1596. The Union of Brest established the Greek Catholic Church.
1918. Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky issued a decree on the restoration of the Cossacks as an institution.
October 17. 1676. Poland and Turkey signed the Peace of Zhuravne, whereby Turkey retained Podillia and a part of Right-Bank Ukraine.
1989. The first all-USSR festival of “Krok” animated cartoons was opened in Kyiv.






