Posted by Moshe on June 29, 2000 at 21:03:37:
In Reply to: Re: To Vasko posted by Vasko on June 28, 2000 at 16:51:44:
Hi, Vasko.
Prof. Magocsi has a new book published 3 months ago under the title:
"Of the Making of Nationalities: There is No End".
Read annotation to this book:
Since the Revolution of 1989 and the fall of Communism, many new nation-states have come into existence and several previously repressed nationalities have been able to function once again as legally recognized entities. One of those revived nationalities is the Carpatho-Rusyns, who since 1989 have been recognized officially in five countries (Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Yugoslavia) where they live. Only Ukraine, where about three-quarters of all Rusyns live, does not accept that they form a distinct nationality.
The unique value of this collection of 42 essays is that it reveals not only the theoretical-historical basis for a current national movement in a strategically located territory within the former Soviet empire (along the borders of Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary), it also provides texts that reveal in practical and concrete ways how the movement has been carried out.
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What I can tell you here as a Ukrainian born and lived in Ukraine for most of my life? Ukraine as state needs years and years to overcome difficulties. Unlike Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary it has fifth column and you may agree. It's national integrity is threatened by that fifth column. All things Ukrainian were supressed and ridiculed for many years.
If Ukraine become stronger as a country I have no doubts all questions have to be resolved, but now these former Communist bureaucrats simply avoid many tasks they face just to make their lives easier. Look at Lazarenko.
These yesterday's Soviet bureaucrats became businessmen and capitalists. They care only about their stomacks and it's a tragedy for regular people. All they knew in the previous system: to live by stealing. What do you expect from them right now?
Take care. Moshe (not a true name).