……………Therefore, modern
Ukraine is entirely the product of the Soviet era. We know
and remember well that it was shaped – for a significant
part – on the lands of historical Russia. To make sure
of that, it is enough to look at the boundaries
of the lands reunited with the Russian state
in the 17th century and the territory
of the Ukrainian SSR when it left the Soviet Union………….
……….In essence,
Ukraine's ruling circles decided to justify their country's independence
through the denial of its past, however, except for border
issues. They began to mythologize and rewrite history, edit out
everything that united us, and refer to the period when Ukraine
was part of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union
as an occupation. The common tragedy of collectivization
and famine of the early 1930s was portrayed
as the genocide of the Ukrainian people…………
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/page/37
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