The Cultural Divide Between Ukrainians and Russians

05.10.2014 Facebook status
Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine.

“Do you know what the difference is between you and us? When you grieve, we cry with you.

… we cried when Beslan happened,

… when Nord Ost took place,

… we sympathized when your subway and houses exploded,

… we cried when your people perished,

… and when grief happened to us, when we rose up to fight against the thieves and our people began to die, you mocked us.

Zadornov called us Euro-Khokhols [alternatively spelled Hohols]; you named us Maidowns [Maidan+Down syndrome, pejorative] and Banderites.

So there you have it: do you know why we don’t want to be under Russia’s wing, and wish to be in Europe?

Because while our people were dying, Zhirinovskiy yelled that he would send bullets, while Europe helped with humanitarian support… and while Medvedev shouted that the President shouldn’t be a weakling–“you should strangle Maidan”–Polish airplanes took our wounded to Poland.

And when we won in our struggle, you stabbed us in the back by sending your troops to Crimea, gathering them up at the border.

We are pained by this betrayal.”

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Source: FB status

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9 Responses to The Cultural Divide Between Ukrainians and Russians

  1. chervonaruta's avatar chervonaruta says:

    Reblogged this on Euromaidan PR and commented:

    The Cultural Divide Between Ukrainians and Russians

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  4. Volodya's avatar Volodya says:

    Bravo!

  5. Using Down syndrome, a terrible disease, as a vulgar epithet – how classy…

  6. Wolodymyr's avatar Wolodymyr says:

    Excellent summation!

  7. Pablos's avatar Pablos says:

    Very moving!
    Translate it into Russian.

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