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Russian, Soviet, and Ukrainian Measurements

1 centner = 100 kilograms

1 centner = 0.1 metric tons

1 desiatin = 2.7 acres

1 hectare (10,000 square metres) = 2.47 acres

1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds

1 kilometre = 0.6214 miles

1 metric ton = 10 centners

1 mile = 1.6093 kilometres

1 pood = 16.38 kilograms (36.11 pounds)

1 square kilometre = 0.3861 square miles

1 square mile = 2.5899 square kilometres

1 ton = 1,000 kilograms

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Maps

Map 3: Majority Ukrainian-Speaking Areas in the Austro-Hungarian Empire,

1 June 1914

Map 4: Majority Ukrainian-Speaking Areas and European Alliances on the Eve of the First World War, 1 June 1914

Note: When war breaks out in August 1914, Italy claims neutrality, then joins the Triple Entente in May 1915.

The Ottoman Empire unites with the Triple Alliance in November 1914.

Map 8: Borders Imposed or Recognized by Nazi Germany after 22 June 1941

Map 9: Post-War Poland and the Ukrainian Population Transfer during Operation Vistula, April-July 1947

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Source: Liber G.O.. Total Wars and the Making of Modern Ukraine, 1914-1954. University of Toronto Press,2016. — 453 p.. 2016

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