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[KOZ.]

The Ukrainian language came from old slavonic, which was started in Kieven-Rus, present day Ukraine.

The difference between Ukrainians and Russians is that Russians need Ukraine, and will destroy the people there in order to get it. That is pure evil.

Nice try at propaganda, too bad too many people on here can see through your BS.

[dangus]

LOL! Old Slavonic is a religion. You mean Old Slavic. And since Russian comes from Kievan Rus, what you have said is otherwise true, but comically meaningless.

[KOZ.]

Old Slavonic is not a religion, it’s the original language that Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s used in liturgy.

Slavic is the region and people. Old Slavonic is the original language.

Hate to break it to you, Kieven-Rus is present day Ukraine.

[dangus]

It’s a rite, Old Slavonic. The language of Old Slavonic is Slavic. And yes, the fact that Kieven Rus is in present-day Ukraine should make my point that Ukrainians and Russians used to speak the same language (prior to the Polonization), no?

[KOZ.]

In the previous post, you mentioned Ukrainian came from Russian. That is not correct.

[dangus]

Ukrainian is East Slavic (like Russian) with large influences from Polish and some from Byelorussian. It’s still mutually intelligible with Russian, but for Polish and Ruthenian loanwords.

[KOZ.]

polish and ruthenian loanwords?? old slavonic is rite??

please...learn your history. this isn’t that difficult.

Ukrainian is different from Russian. Ukrainians do not consider themselves Russian.
Ukraine is a nation that has a >1000 year history in the region. Russia does not.