Pavlo Skoropadsky: The Cossack King (Of Ukraine)

This video is about Pavlo Skoropadsky, the last Hetman of Ukraine. This is the first of a few Ukraine-centric videos that will be released in the coming months.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
1:04 The Cossacks
3:42 The Boy from Skoropadsky
6:40 All Warfare is Based
10:44 Death of an Empire
16:58 Hetman of All Ukraine
24:28 The Exiled King
26:31 Skoropadsky, a National Hero?