Posted by Slawko on March 25, 2000 at 11:03:57:
In Reply to: Re: PIDHA MOBA posted by LILIA on March 24, 2000 at 19:21:28:
: THERE IS A GREAT BOOK AVAILABLE - WRITTEN BY OREST SUBTELNY - UKRAINE - A HISTORY IS THE TITLE. ON PAGE 229 - IT SAYS -" LANGUAGE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF NATIONALITY. IN ITS SPEECH RESIDES ITS WHOLE INTELLECTUAL DOMAIN, ITS TRADITIONS, ITS HISTORY, RELIGION AND BASIS OF LIFE, ALL ITS HEART AND SOUL. TO DEPRIVE A PEOPLE OF ITS SPEECH IS TO DEPRIVE IT OF ITS ONE ETERNAL GOOD." TARAS SHEVCHENKO KNEW THIS. I SUSPECT THAT STALIN, ETC. KNEW THIS ALSO. NOT FOR NOTHING DID THE AMERICAN AND CANADIAN DIASPORA OPEN UP PIDNA SHKOLAS, DANCING SCHOOLS, YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, BANDURA SCHOOLS, ETC. I AM A PRODUCT OF THAT EDUCATION. OUR PARENTS KNEW THAT THE UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE WAS BEING OBLITERATED IN UKRAINE AND THAT IT MUST BE SAVED OUTSIDE THE BORDERS OF OUR OWN COUNTRY. UKRAINIAN IS NOT A DEAD LANGUAGE. IT MAY BE RUSSIFIED IN UKRAINE, BUT WE ARE NOT AND SHALL NEVER BE MALA RUS. WE ARE UDRAINIANS. LOSE THE RUSSIAN STREET SIGNS AND STORE NAMES AND SHIP THEM BACK WERE THEY BELONG-MOSCOW.
Lilia,it is by far the best statement,so truehearted and said it all.Thanks for finding it and for posting,you are great.I agree 100% Thanks.