August 17. 1934. The First Congress of Soviet Writers opened in Moscow.
1977. The Soviet nuclear-powered ice-breaker «Arctic,» the fist surface ship in the history of seafaring, reached the North Pole.
August 18. 1649. The Zborow Peace Treaty was concluded between leaders of the 1648-1654 Ukrainian liberation war and the Polish government.
1948. Ukraine signed the Danube Shipping Convention.
August 19. 1839. The Pulkovo astronomic observatory was opened in Russia.
1969. The Kharkiv Tractor Plant produced the first batch of T-25 wheeled tractors.
August 20. 1939. Soviet-Mongol troops under the command of Georgy Zhukov launched an offensive against the Japanese on Khalkin-Gol.
1980. The Ministry of Telecommunications of the Ukrainian SSR issued an instruction to jam the Voice of America, BBC, and Deutsche Welle radio stations.
August 21. 1992. The World Forum of Ukrainians began in Kyiv.
1996. The Kyiv universal exchange conducted the first hryvnia-based tender in futures contracts.
August 22. 1941. Soviet troops had to abandon the city of Cherkasy.
1996. Kyiv hosted for the first time the Days of National Vogue.
August 23. 1939. The USSR and Germany signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
1943. The Kursk battle ended with the victory of Soviet troops over German Nazi invaders.
August 17. 1934. The First Congress of Soviet Writers opened in Moscow.
1977. The Soviet nuclear-powered ice-breaker «Arctic,» the fist surface ship in the history of seafaring, reached the North Pole.
August 18. 1649. The Zborow Peace Treaty was concluded between leaders of the 1648-1654 Ukrainian liberation war and the Polish government.
1948. Ukraine signed the Danube Shipping Convention.
August 19. 1839. The Pulkovo astronomic observatory was opened in Russia.
1969. The Kharkiv Tractor Plant produced the first batch of T-25 wheeled tractors.
August 20. 1939. Soviet-Mongol troops under the command of Georgy Zhukov launched an offensive against the Japanese on Khalkin-Gol.
1980. The Ministry of Telecommunications of the Ukrainian SSR issued an instruction to jam the Voice of America, BBC, and Deutsche Welle radio stations.
August 21. 1992. The World Forum of Ukrainians began in Kyiv.
1996. The Kyiv universal exchange conducted the first hryvnia-based tender in futures contracts.
August 22. 1941. Soviet troops had to abandon the city of Cherkasy.
1996. Kyiv hosted for the first time the Days of National Vogue.
August 23. 1939. The USSR and Germany signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
1943. The Kursk battle ended with the victory of Soviet troops over German Nazi invaders.






