by Martin Edwards <big_mart_98@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jun 23, 2005 at 05:57 PM
louis wrote:
> What is the reason for the current bad blood between Russia and the
> Ukraine? I thought Moscow and Kiev were very similar culturally and
> historically? I'm very poor on Russian history...
>
Eastern Ukrainians are Russian to all intents and purposes. At some
point the Vatican got its oar in in the Western Ukraine, and they also
speak a slightly different language. Look for the fly in the ointment
and it's so often the same one.
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