“I am the great-grandson of an officer in the Preobroesynky Regiment. (The Imperial Guard).”
Ah - another fine chapter in the history of Russia - the Imperial govt that killed one Ukrainian for every pile sunk in the swamp that was St Petersburg - and the piles are every 3 meters.
That govt only killed several million.
So do you know any good Catherine stories?
Whoaa Wilburrrrr!
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
I will say it again. Ukraine has been a part of Russia for centuries. Peter the Great (to which you are refering) killed Russians AND every other nationality within the Empire, building St. Petersburg.
Get over it.