Comments on: Ukraine, U.S.: Democratic Congressman on Relations With Russia http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/11/ukraine-us-democratic-congressman-on-relations-with-russia/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:19:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: HistoryCheck http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/11/ukraine-us-democratic-congressman-on-relations-with-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-1532158 HistoryCheck Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:14:36 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=52506#comment-1532158 Kyiv is the bedrock of the Ukrainian state, Moscow is the bedrock of the Russian state. Moscow was founded by Yuriy Dologoruki, Prince of Kyiv. It was after more than a century of Tatar rule that Moscow, also known as the Grand Duchy of Moscow, proclaimed itself "Rossiya" in a self-glorification bid. "Rossiya" is the Greek name for Rus. We should not confuse Russia with Kyivan Rus, lest we forget the difference between Native American Indians and India. Kyiv is the bedrock of the Ukrainian state, Moscow is the bedrock of the Russian state.

Moscow was founded by Yuriy Dologoruki, Prince of Kyiv. It was after more than a century of Tatar rule that Moscow, also known as the Grand Duchy of Moscow, proclaimed itself “Rossiya” in a self-glorification bid. “Rossiya” is the Greek name for Rus.

We should not confuse Russia with Kyivan Rus, lest we forget the difference between Native American Indians and India.

]]> By: George C. Thomas http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/11/ukraine-us-democratic-congressman-on-relations-with-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-1531367 George C. Thomas Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:58:56 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=52506#comment-1531367 After the end of the Cold War, the US and the West are in search of an enemy to justify NATO and arms buildup. Russia has been designated the enemy in the post Cold War era, a self-fulfilling enemy designation. By isolating Russia and surrounding it with new NATO members, Russia will be driven to a costly arms race negating their rising economic power. Russians and Orthodox Ukrainians have much in common. The origins of the Russian state is in Kiev. NATO should be disbanded and the EU should welcome all European states, Russia west of the Urals included. After the end of the Cold War, the US and the West are in search of an enemy to justify NATO and arms buildup. Russia has been designated the enemy in the post Cold War era, a self-fulfilling enemy designation. By isolating Russia and surrounding it with new NATO members, Russia will be driven to a costly arms race negating their rising economic power. Russians and Orthodox Ukrainians have much in common. The origins of the Russian state is in Kiev. NATO should be disbanded and the EU should welcome all European states, Russia west of the Urals included.

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