Ukrainophobia

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 is a common ailment among members of the Orthodox Christian Church, anti-communists, and anti-Nazis 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.

Academic works

• Ukrainophobia in Russia as a Tool Against the Ukrainian State, Prykhodko, Iryna. Webster University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,  2023. 30819470.

• Soviet Origins of Contemporary Russian Ukrainophobia, Taras Kuzio

External links

• Andreas Umland on Russian siloviki and their Ukrainophobia, Video