Ethnicity Ukrainian did not exist untill 1922 when Bolsheviks had created Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on territory of former Russian Empire. Before that where known 4 closely related Russian ethnicity - Great Russians, Bielorussians, Little Russians and Ruthenians. Ukraine in many Slavik languages has meaning of borderland of no specific country. In Russian towns suburb is named okraine.
“Ethnicity Ukrainian did not exist untill 1922 when Bolsheviks had created Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on territory of former Russian Empire.”
False. Ethnicity is heavily tied to language and the Ukrainian language sure as hell existed before 1922. In 1897, Ukrainian was the second most common language spoken in the Russian Empire. It was viewed as a SEPARATE language.
“Before that where known 4 closely related Russian ethnicity - Great Russians, Bielorussians, Little Russians and Ruthenians.”
Again, you apparently are not aware of just how self-aware the Ukrainians were about their own culture.
“Ukraine in many Slavik languages has meaning of borderland of no specific country. In Russian towns suburb is named okraine.”
Doesn’t matter. Cossack, do you realize how confused the origins of “cossack” is? Deal with it.