Posted by Joe on July 14, 2000 at 13:57:16:
In Reply to: Re: /|EMKIBCKA BATPA posted by Yanko on July 13, 2000 at 13:28:18:
TO JANKO FROM JOE:
:Yanko: Looks like you totally missed the sarcasm in Joe's words :-)
RE: What is the sarcasm here? Yanko, please, read it again:
"RE:To Ukie from Joe
What is your point, Ukie? Russkij (Russian) is derived from Rus and Rus'ky, also from Rus, what is now Ukrainian, do you want to tell me that Rusyn is also Ukrainian?"
As you can see,these questions are addressed to Ukie. Yanko, are you Ukie as well, in addition to that you are a converted nationalistic Ukrainian [Ukie] from a Rusyn by Ukrainian Bolsheviks?
Yanko: Don't worry, I often have difficulty understanding him, too.
RE: Although the questions to Ukie (see above) are simple, Yanko, I am not expecting you to understand me because I do reject any country which in the name of ideology (communistic, nationalistic or whatever) violates the basic rights of a human being. Now I understand why do you have so much negativism toward Vladimir Malinkovich.
Yanko: Well, the Ukrainians of Halychyna became Ukrainians only about a century ago, and they were Rusyns before that. So what?
RE: If it is only "so what?" for you and probably for some other nationalistic Ukrainians as well, can you explain me, why are you so much upset to the fact that Ukrainians in many parts of Ukraine prefer to speak Russian instead of Ukrainian?
Yanko: Whereas in Ukraine we are (part of) the national majority, and I (as well as most of my fellow CITIZENS) prefer it to stay that way, despite what some Americans may wish.
RE: If the NATIONAL MAJORITY is so important to you and to other Ukrainians as well, why don't you, Ukrainians, just convert into RUSSIAN NATIONAL MAJORITY instead of Ukrainian? You become a member of a huge RUSSIAN or All East Slavic National Majorities. It will also have a huge practical effect, namely resolving the energy crisis in Samostijna Ukraina. You do not need to steal the oil and gas from pipelines and the Russians do not need to build them around Ukraine. Also, speak for yourself and not in the name of people of Subcarpathian Rus, currently citizens of Ukraine. Khaj Zhive Samostijna Ukraina!!! Slava Ukraini, Slava Herojam!!!
": I guess that when Fr. Alexsander Duchnovych (the Rusyn National Awakener) said Ja Rusyn Byl, Jesm I Budu, he must have really meant that he was Ukrainian, not Rusyn."
Yanko: "Nop, but he must have written this awakening truth in Rusyn, not in somewhat "localized" Russian."
RE: Yanko, are you claiming that Taras Svevchenko's Poltavshtina is closer to the language of Rusyns than the language used by Fr. Alexander Duchnovych? Can you recall how the Russian Nationalists used to define the UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE, you know that RUSSIAN DIALECT IMPREGNATED by POLISH WORDS? How do you like it, Yanko?