Where the name of Ukraine come from?
What does word Ukraine mean? | ||
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| Perhaps some of the most far-fetched explanations on the Internet are
“Where did the word Ukraine come from” and “What does the word
Ukraine mean.” The Kremlin doesn't like the proposed version as
politically incorrect, and Kyiv does not like it as offensive.
In response to this reaction, we can remind ourselves that a story that
praises rather than teaches is worthless.
In 1569, the Western part of Kyiv Rus became part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as princely Russian. Subsequently, when this part of Rus' came under the complete power of Poland, its elite was deprived of its rights. Representatives of the elite of Western Rus' could not be elected to the Polish Sejm (Senate). All privileges of the nobility were valid only in the territory of residence, searching beyond its borders. So, unlike the szlachta (Polish nobility), such an elite played the role of the occupation administration and the Poles called it “u krajowa” (local). This is a key point in the Ukraine word origin. We use Google Translate to cite the source so we can easily check these statements. (Click on each image to check the translation.) | ||
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| The powers of the nobility of western Rus' were defined by the Poles as: | ||
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| Over time, this definition of authority is applied to the entire territory. | ||
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| Later, the combination of parts of speech created a proper name for the breakaway Rus'. | ||
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In addition to the logic of word formation, this version has three more ways of confirmation: - historical events corresponding to the meaning of the word mentioned in various independent sources. - the time when the word appeared in wide use in various independent sources. - Availability of printed Polish dictionaries in different countries and years of publication. (The link to the Internet dictionary is made only for the convenience of quick checking). | ||
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There are other names in which people look for “Where the name of Ukraine come from?“. The word
“Little Rus“ (Malorosiya) appeared in the 13th century during the struggle against “independent”
churches that wanted to consecrate their own metropolitans, such as Novgorod. They were
“politely pointed out” that the only spiritual (religious) metropolis is Little Rus (Kyiv),
where one can receive the highest spiritual rank of metropolitan. In reality,
the word metropolitan is a representative of the metropolis. Initially, the metropolitan
who sat in Moscow was called the “Metropolitan of Kiev, Little and All Rus.”
All the kings in Rus', except the last Romanovs, were crowned in Kyiv. Only the traditions
of names have survived to this day. Church canonical ones are Sergiy, Oleksiy (ukraine pronunciation)
instead of the local ones Sergei, Alexei or Sergo and Serge.
The word Little Russia is also present on ethnic maps of the Russian Empire. For example, a map from 1897, where the “Little Russian ethnic group” ends in Astrakhan (5%). In era of the Romanov dynasty, the term “Little Russian dialect” appeared, which over time began to be called the southern Russian and western Russian dialects. Mikhail Gorbachev was mocked for the remnants of such a dialect in his words. Especially for the word “myshlenia“ (thinking) with the accent as in the Ukrainian “myslenia” (thinking). In general, remnants of this dialect are present in Russia where people pronounce “sho” (“what“ as simplified ukrainian “що“) instead of “che” “what“ as simplified russian “что“). As we can see, the word Little Russia does not define geographical boundaries and cannot be used in historical references about the territory. |
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Unfortunately, other versions of the Ukraine word origin have flooded the Internet,
despite the fact that they are not supported by historical documents.
They are based on logical conclusions, retellings close to the text and
the adopted text of the original. Everything except the original source.
We will be happy to investigate any other version of the Ukraine word origin, if it is based on a reliable historical source. |
Сonclusions | |
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What is the Ukraine word origin and what does the name Ukraine mean?
This is part of the lands of Kyiv Rus, which were under
Polish control for some time. The population of these lands were and are ethnic Rusyns of
Kyiv Rus, heirs of the entire cultural and historical heritage of Kyiv Rus. All attempts
to deprive these people of their legal right to be called who they are are baseless.
Modern science destroys false myths by revealing the ethnicity of
people based on genetic patterns.
 Photo: Kyiv 1900s, monument to Prince Vladimir, who baptized Rus'. (For larger photos click on the image) |
