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'Where did the Russian land come from?' Did Ukraine give birth to Russia?
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.by Denis Davydov [REGNUM] The piercing pathos of the legend that only Ukraine has the right to inherit Russia has existed almost since the time of Hetman Ivan Mazepa , who claimed that “before we were what now Muscovites are: the government, primacy and the very name of Russia passed from us to them.” . But it was formalized and went to the masses relatively recently, in the electronic era it has already become practically a cliche. Moreover, it is so convincing that many Russians believe in the story when Ukraine gave birth to Russia: “Kievan Rus” is a convincing construction in itself.  Posted by: badanov 2023-12-06 |
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