At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries, the lands of Donbas were a symbol of incredible wealth. Capitals were raised here, and entire streets with factories, residential buildings, shops and hospitals grew up as if by magic.
Valentina Lazebnyk will talk about this and more in her articles about the European footprint in the history of eastern Ukraine, about the fact that the empire had nothing to do with the prosperity of this particular region.
- The European footprint in the history of South-Eastern Ukraine: Kostyantynivka Belgiyska
- The European footprint in the history of South-Eastern Ukraine: Mariupol – Window to Europe
- The European footprint in the history of South-Eastern Ukraine: French Druzhkivka and Toretsk Belgiyskyi
- The European footprint in the history of South-Eastern Ukraine: French makeup artist and the future president of France, Paul Dumer
- The European footprint in the history of South-Eastern Ukraine: Kramatorsk – Germany, France, Belgium
- The European footprint in the history of South-Eastern Ukraine: the Belgian heritage of Lysychansk
- The European footprint in the history of South-Eastern Ukraine: Yuzivka
- “Factories grew like mushrooms.” The amazing story of the development of Donbas by Europeans // Ukrainian truth, April 6, 2023.
