At the time of the Baptism of Rus’, their was NO Ukraine, ONLY Orthodox Christian Rus’!!! The area of what became Ukraine was virtually destroyed by barbarian invasions, and what survived became Russia as we know it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kievan_Rus%27
The “Ukrainian” identity was promoted by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and especially by Austria-Hungary, both Roman Catholic-dominated states. The Soros-funded mainly West Ukrainian Orangies (many of whom are Catholic) yearn for a new Austrian Empire under the EU.
Ukraine is ORTHODOX, as are Russia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, etc. and a growing number of Americans. We shall celebrate the Orthodox patron Saint of America thus coming Friday.
Neither Soros, nor obama, nor the corrupt bureaucrats of Brussels, nor the mullahs can stop the resurgence of Christian Orthodoxy, or of Orthodox Christian culture and civilization!!!!
“At the time of the Baptism of Rus, their was NO Ukraine”
“The Ukrainian identity was promoted by”
Could you please remind us where were United States of A. and American identity back then ? Oh wait :)))