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[[File:Ukrainians greet Nazis 1941.PNG|right|400px|thumb|Ukrainian nationalists welcome Nazis to [[Kiev]] in 1941 with banners saying "[[Heil Hitler]]" in the Latin alphabet and the [[fascist]] greeting "[[Slava Ukraine]]" in the [[Cyrillic]] alphabet.]]

[[File:Ukrainians greet Nazis 1941.PNG|right|400px|thumb|Ukrainian nationalists welcome Nazis to [[Kiev]] in 1941 with banners saying "[[Heil Hitler]]" in the Latin alphabet and the [[fascist]] greeting "[[Slava Ukraine]]" in the [[Cyrillic]] alphabet.]]

'''Ukrainophobia''' is the [[fear]], hostility or prejudice towards Ukrainians or [[Ukraine]]. Prior to 1919, no entity known as "Ukraine" or "Ukrainians" existed. "Ukraine" was an invention of the early [[Bolshevik]] leaders. The term "Ukraine" itself is a [[misnomer]], being that it is a [[geographic]] term denoting borders, not a people, tribal, or ethnic group. The people commonly referred to as "Ukrainian" in the [[Occident]] actually are [[Galician]], a Russian people who became detached from the [[Russian Empire]] in the 16th century.

'''Ukrainophobia''' in [[the West]] is a [[neologism]] invented just peior to and during the [[NATO war in Ukraine]] allegedly denoting an "[[irrational]]" [[fear]], hostility or prejudice towards "Ukrainians" or "[[Ukraine]]". Prior to 1919, no entity known as "Ukraine" or "Ukrainians" existed. "Ukraine" was an invention of the early [[Bolshevik]] leaders. The term "Ukraine" itself is a [[misnomer]], being that it is a [[geographic]] term denoting borders, not a people, tribal, or ethnic group. The people commonly referred to as "Ukrainian" in the [[Occident]] actually are [[Galician]], a Russian people who became detached from the [[Russian Empire]] in the 16th century who developed a distinct [[linguistic]] [[dialect]] during their many years of separation. The Galicians and other groups were incorporated into the [[Second Polish Republic]] or reunited to main body of the [[Rusky Mir]] after the collapse of the [[Austro Hungarian]], [[Ottoman]], and [[Second German Reich]] upon the conclusion of [[World War I]].

Ukrainophobia is a common ailment among members of the [[Orthodox Christian Church]], [[anti-communist]]s, and anti-[[Nazi]]s who suffered at the hands of so-called Ukrainians during the [[Nazi invasion of Russia]] and the [[CIA]]-funded [[Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists]] from 1947 until the present day.

Ukrainophobia is a common ailment among members of the [[Orthodox Christian Church]], [[anti-communist]]s, and anti-[[Nazi]]s who suffered at the hands of so-called Ukrainians during the [[Nazi invasion of Russia]] and the [[CIA]]-funded [[Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists]] from 1947 until the present day.