r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Apr 03 '17
What do you know about... Ukraine?
This is the eleventh part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.
Todays country:
Ukraine
Ukraine is the largest country that is completely on the european continent. The Ungarian people's republic was founded in 1917, the ukrainian state in 1918. It later became part of the soviet union and finally got independent in 1991. Currently, Ukraine is facing military combat with russia-backed rebels and the crimean peninsula was completely annexed by Russia. Ukraine will host the next eurovision song contest.
So, what do you know about Ukraine?
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u/DrTacoLord Mexico Apr 04 '17 edited Apr 04 '17
Some thingsn I've learnt about Ukraine
They really love their country and are very convinced that Russia tried to suppress their identity and language. They're like Catalonian nationalists on Steroids.
It seems a very beautiful country and its women are gorgeou, I hope to visit it one day.
Their national hero: Stepan Bandera is controversial say the least.
It's slightly less corrupt than my dear Mexico, or perhaps the corruption is as Widespread that nobody talks about it.
It's division between Pro-EU and Pro-Russian politics can be the country's downfall, IMO its future's prosperity it's with the West but Russia will do anything to keep it as a buffer state or an unofficial protectorate, yet if the Ukrainians want to scape Russian's influence They will and eventually join the EU, if that's what They want.
In the 90's some were pissed off because some people added "the" before Ukraine. Appartently it's considered as if Ukraine was still a region inside russian territory, I respectfully disagree but if they want "The" dropped from the name be it.