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| The portraits on Ukraine's hryvnia currency create a timeline of its history |
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| Description | Ruler of Kyiv-Rus from 980 to 1015. Introduced Christianity in 988. | Ruler of Kyiv-Rus from 1036 to 1054. Built St. Sophia Cathedral in 1037. | Cossack Hetman from 1648-1657. Leader of the 1648 Great Revolt. |
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| Description | Cossack Hetman from 1687-1709. Revolted against Czar Peter 1 in 1708. | Ukraine's greatest poet. In 1840 his collection of poems entitled Kobzar was published. | Author of History of Ukraine-Rus. Elected President of Central Rada in 1917. |
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