In 1569, Poland annexed the vast
Rus(sian) territory known as The
Ukraine(The Frontier). At first, attempts were made by the Poles to impose
their culture and religion upon the conquered peoples. Polish overlords
governed Ukrainian cities such as Kiev, and Ukrainian youths were sent to the Polish
cities of Dubno and Crackow to be educated---(resulting in the mixed
Polish-Rus(ian) tongue that is Ukrainian language today.
Introduction of the 1962 American-produced
movie “Taras Bulba” featuring American greats like Yul Brynner and Anthony
Curtis, from the 1835 novel “Taras Bulba”
by Nikolai Gogol (Ethnic Ukrainian of Zaporizhian
Cossack father and mother of part Polish descent). The novel explains the
complexity of what Ukraine is today.
Culled by Janvier T. Chando, author of “ Ukraine: The Tug-of-war between Russia and the West
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