| | Prior to 1919, no entity known as "Ukraine" or "Ukrainians" existed. "Ukraine" was an invention of the early [[Bolshevik]] leaders. | | 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 and 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]]. [[Austrian Galicia]]ns were reunited from the Second Polish Republic to the Rusky Mir as a result of the [[Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact]] in 1939. [[Ribbentrop]], the [[German]] Foreign Minister, subsequently was hanged at the [[Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal]] for Crimes Against Peace after Nazi [[Fuhrer]] [[Adolf Hitler]] violated the pact. | + | 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 and 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]]. [[Austrian Galicia]]ns were reunited from the Second Polish Republic to the Rusky Mir as a result of the [[Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact]] in 1939. [[Joachim Ribbentrop]], the [[German]] Foreign Minister, subsequently was hanged at the [[Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal]] for Crimes Against Peace after Nazi [[Fuhrer]] [[Adolf Hitler]] violated the pact. |
| | 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. |