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Mutt · 10-12-2013, 02:46 AM

This I believe is why in the West it was referred to as THE UKRAINE

"When the Soviet Union annexed Ukraine into the USSR, they found that Ukrainians were exceptionally patriotic and indpendent. To quell potential revolution, Russia deported the wealthy and middle class Ukrainians to Siberia, relocated Russians to Ukrain, and began referring to Ukraine as a region of Russia, even though it was still a separate country. The sole purpose of this move was to try to take away Ukraine's individual identity from the rest of the world.

Hence, we (English speakers) always heard the Russians refer to Ukraine as a region, and we simply accepted this in our ignorance of Ukraine and Russia's history."

Makes sense - the Russians wanted it to be referred to as a region of Russia the same way Americans call the middle states, 'THE MIDWEST', and Canadians call the Atlantic provinces 'THE MARITIMES'.

10-12-2013, 02:46 AM
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	This I believe is why in the West it was referred to as THE UKRAINE "When the Soviet Union annexed Ukraine into the USSR, they found that Ukrainians were exceptionally patriotic and indpendent. To quell potential revolution, Russia deported the wealthy and middle class Ukrainians to Siberia, relocated Russians to Ukrain, and began referring to Ukraine as a region of Russia, even though it was still a separate country. The sole purpose of this move was to try to take away Ukraine's individual identity from the rest of the world. Hence, we (English speakers) always heard the Russians refer to Ukraine as a region, and we simply accepted this in our ignorance of Ukraine and Russia's history." Makes sense - the Russians wanted it to be referred to as a region of Russia the same way Americans call the middle states, 'THE MIDWEST', and Canadians call the Atlantic provinces 'THE MARITIMES'. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!