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You didn’t ask me, but I decided to tell you about my political position 😅🫣 You see, the politics of Ukraine today is: “one people – one state.” I am from eastern Ukraine. It just so happened that our languages are Russian and surzhyk (the very same surzhyk everyone mocks), and our history is the history of the Cossacks. Now the Ukrainian government says that we are not the “right kind” of Ukrainians. We must be taught how to be Ukrainians, how to speak “proper” Ukrainian, how to know the “proper” history, and how to fight for freedom. But here’s the problem: this territory was never really oppressed. That is why we never had a movement for liberation. Why fight for freedom if you are already free? This land was called the wild steppe — free land, where people fled from serfdom and tsarist rule. I will not talk about western Ukraine now, because that is the official story and culture of today’s Ukraine. But at some point, the government decided that Ukraine might split. And it decided to erase the “inconvenient” cultural heritage — eastern Ukraine and its culture. Now, according to the official theory, we are not Ukrainians if we do not speak Ukrainian. We must be ashamed of our origin and our language. We are branded as separatists and collaborators. But I am a patriot of my land. I stand for ethnic diversity, for cultural freedom, for freedom of religion. I am not on Russia’s side, and I am not on the side of Ukraine’s current government. I am on the side of the people of eastern Ukraine. I am their patriot. I will defend my culture and language in every possible way. Now they say our culture and language never existed, that we were under Russian oppression. But this is not true. There is propaganda in Ukraine as well — very subtle, very skillful. So strong that in Ukraine there is no opposition at all. Because if you are in opposition, it means you are on the enemy’s side. But life is not a children’s game. Things are not black and white. It cannot be that if you are not for Zelensky and the official Ukraine, then you are against it. I am for another Ukraine. For a Ukraine of many peoples, many languages, many religions. I believe the current political idea is destroying my country. It will not bring development and prosperity. Right now we live with the ideology of eternal victimhood — a suffering Ukraine, oppressed by everyone, always fighting for freedom. But I believe that if a state (like a person) adopts the ideology of a victim, it will always attract violence. I do not agree with this ideology or with the government. But I am a patriot of my land. I did not abandon it. I am doing everything so that my land can develop. ⸻ Русский: Вы меня не спрашивали, но я решила рассказать вам о своей политической позиции 😅🫣 Понимаете, политика Украины сегодня — это: «один народ — одно государство». Я из востока Украины. Так получилось, что наши языки — это русский и суржик (тот самый суржик, над которым все смеются), а наша история — это история казачества. Сейчас правительство Украины говорит, что мы «неправильные» украинцы. Нас нужно научить быть украинцами, научить говорить «правильно» на украинском, знать «правильную» историю и бороться за свободу. Но тут есть проблема: эта территория никогда по-настоящему не была угнетённой. Поэтому у нас не было движения борьбы за свободу. Зачем бороться за свободу, если ты и так свободен? Эта земля называлась дикое поле — свободная земля, куда уходили люди, бегущие от крепостного права и царской власти. Я не буду сейчас рассказывать про западную Украину — ведь это и есть официальная история и культура Украины. Но в какой-то момент правительство решило, что возможен раскол страны. И решило стереть «неудобное» культурное наследие — восточную Украину и её культуру. Теперь, по официальной теории, мы не украинцы, если не говорим на украинском. Мы должны стыдиться своего происхождения и языка. Мы — сепаратисты и пособники врага. Но я патриот своей земли. Я за этническое разнообразие, за свободу культуры и вероисповедания. Я не на стороне России и не на стороне нынешнего правительства Украины. Я на стороне народа востока Украины. Я их патриот. Я буду защищать свою культуру и язык всеми силами. Сейчас говорят, что нашей культуры и языка никогда не было, что мы были под гнётом России. Но это неправда. В Украине тоже есть пропаганда — очень тонкая, умелая. И работает она так хорошо, что у нас даже нет оппозиции. Ведь если ты в оппозиции — значит, ты на стороне врага. Но жизнь — это не детская игра. Всё не чёрное и белое. Не может быть так, что если ты не за Зеленского и «официальную Украину», то ты против неё. Я за другую Украину. За Украину, где живут разные народы, звучат разные языки, где может быть много религий. Я считаю, что нынешняя политическая идея убивает мою страну. Она не приведёт к развитию и процветанию. Сейчас мы живём с идеологией вечной жертвы — страдающей Украины, которую все угнетают и обижают, а она всё время борется за свободу. Но я считаю, что если государство (как и человек) принимает идеологию жертвы, оно всегда будет притягивать насилие. Я не согласна с этой идеологией и этим правительством. Но я патриот своей земли. Я не бросила её. Я делаю всё, чтобы моя земля развивалась. ⸻ Словарик (EN–RU): • one people – one state — один народ — одно государство • surzhyk — суржик (смешанный язык) • cossacks — казаки • oppressed territory — угнетённая территория • wild steppe / free land — дикое поле / свободная земля • cultural heritage — культурное наследие • second-class Ukrainians — «неправильные» украинцы • victim ideology — идеология жертвы • to abandon one’s land — бросить свою землю • to let the land develop — дать земле развиваться image
2025-08-25 14:11:25 from 1 relay(s) 9 replies ↓
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I have no words. I have (extended) family near you. I have seen the conflict but I will not add fuel to a fire. As my father in law reminds me "you are not Russian". He means about my understanding of culture. Not regards the conflict on his doorstep. I am English, my beliefs are meaningless with regards to the fight that you are going through. I am so glad that you have posed this note.
2025-08-25 14:21:51 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent 1 replies ↓ Reply
thank you for your words of support. i think people need to hear what is happening in my country. my people speak russian and the ukrainian government is banning my culture and language. i want to preserve my culture and tell people about it. thanks again for commenting on my post!
2025-08-25 14:31:10 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent 1 replies ↓ Reply
I didn't know about this east-west division of culture in Ukraine. It's not only great to learn something new, but it's also refreshing to have a peek into your point of view. Where I live, the citizens have defined their own region as a separate state that is not recognized by other government entities. It is because our "leaders" have ignored us, and even have started to attack our way of living (farming, water collection, raising animals, etc). Our conceived state is based on individual liberty, and some people here are living free, outside of legality. We don't have a long history of culture, (just a few decades), but other than that, I think I can relate to your position to a significant degree. Thank you so much for sharing!
2025-08-25 16:14:54 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent 1 replies ↓ Reply
Thank you, Troy, for hearing me. And thank you for your story. If you can say, name the place where you live? The place you're talking about. Thank you 🙏
2025-08-25 16:39:14 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent 1 replies ↓ Reply
Btw, the red zone should be larger. Most counties in Oregon (including the county the capitol is in) have expressed a desire to separate into The State Of Jefferson. Some are in the process of joining Idaho.
2025-08-25 16:44:21 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent Reply
Thank you very much! I didn't know anything about the history of Jefferson State before! Very interesting, very! If you have any information other than Wikipedia, please share it with me! Thank you! 🙏
2025-08-25 16:47:38 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent 2 replies ↓ Reply
I haven't watched this one, so I don't know how accurate it is. It was made with Oregon tax dollars, which is why the woman at the beginning says something like, "It's not so much a movent, as a state of mind." This is a subtle tactic to belittle the current movement. In recent years, Californians have made more progress towards separation, but people are active in both states. https://youtu.be/nBTKF8_tTh4
2025-08-25 16:57:26 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent Reply
Thank you for seeing my post. It is very important for me to be heard. Thank you for sharing and telling your opinion. I completely agree with you. Tell me, do your ideas have any philosophical basis?
2025-08-26 12:03:26 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent Reply
Thank you very much for your response! I believe that you and I are like-minded, we just come from slightly different historical and geographical backgrounds. Many of these ideas were written about in Russian by other thinkers such as Kropotkin and Bakunin. Unfortunately, not everything has been translated, and I sometimes find it difficult to read in English. In terms of ideology, I feel closer to anarcho-communism, although perhaps that is partly because I grew up during the communist period and still have some nostalgic feelings about it. I think it’s something I need to analyze more deeply 🫣🫠🤭
2025-08-26 13:49:58 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent Reply
If you ever decide to learn Russian, let me know. Dave @DaveNicholls and I actually have a beginner’s course with explanations in English 😉. And as for anarchist theory, I promise to dive deeper into that topic. By the way, did you know that right here, in my homeland in Eastern Ukraine, there was once an anarchist republic organized by Nestor Makhno? 🤭😉
2025-08-26 15:46:20 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent Reply
Wonderful. Thank youbfor the offer. I will keep that in mind. I did not know about Makhno. Interesting character. I only heard about the Crimean Tatar Republic. Still, so many great examples of independent thought in Ukraine.
2025-08-26 15:56:55 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent Reply