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3) “dispossession” of rich peasants;
4) leading positions were occupied by people
, who came from Eastern Ukraine and Russia.
They were not familiar enough with local
conditions and lacked professional training;
5) total repressions against nationally aware
part of Western Ukrainian population;
6) mass deportation. In the course of 1939-
1940 about 105 of the region was deported;
7) repressions against Greek-Catholic Church,
etc.
June, 28 - 30 The USSR and USSR (Ukrainian Soviet
1940 Socialist Republic) annexed Bessarabia and
Northern Bukovyna. The USSR sent the
ultimatum to the Romanian government to
free the territory of Bessarabia and Northern
Bukovyna during 4 days. By June, 30 Red
Army occupied those territories and
established the new border with Romania.
August, 2 VII session of the Supreme Council of the
1940 USSR adopted the law about inclusion in the
structure of USSR (the USSR) the territories
of Northern Bukovyna, Khotyn’, Akerman
and Izmayil districts (povity) of Bessarabia,
populated mostly by Ukrainians. Chernivtsi
oblast appeared as a new part of Ukraine. The
population of Ukraine grew to 41.7 mln.
people with the territory stretching for more
565 thousand square kilometers.
June, 22 The attack of fascist Germany at the USSR.
1941 The beginning of the Great Patriotic War.
June, 22-23 The biggest tank battle of the initial period
1941 of war in the area of Lutsk-Brody-Rivne. The

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