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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
The Ukrainian national awakening began in the 1600s when some started declaring as something other than Russian, and they started exploring nationhood as early as the 1700s.
Russians believe that Ukrainians are Russians who fell away from Russia because of outside influence.
As far as national awakenings go, the Ukrainian identity is relatively new, that much is true. But all nations and ethnicities break apart from others at some point in history.
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And they have been treated horribly by Russians?