True or False: FALSE<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n First of all, Ukraine is a sovereign, independent country, recognized in it’s entirety since 1991 by the whole world including Russia (until 2014). An independent country has the right to territorial integrity, no matter the history of the country and it’s origin. So does it really matter? Once a independent country, it’s independent. Needless to say, other countries have no right to question another country’s legitimacy or right to exist. It’s absurd and is, of course, contrary to the\u00a0UN charter<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But for the sake of argument, lets check this. The first modern Ukrainian state was created in the beginning of the 20th century. During some turbulent years, with changing boarders, a full Ukrainian statehood <\/a>was established with the flag, coat of arms and national anthem as we know it today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Ukrainian language was already then official language of the republic. Fastforward a bit and it later became one of the founding republics of the Soviet union, the USSR. It finally became independent in 1991 when the Soviet Union dissolved and an overwhelming majority voted for Ukrainian independence<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n More reading: <\/p>\n\n\n\n But what about the Ukrainian “nation”, in a broader sense? The word \u201cnation\u201d can also refer to a group of people who share a history, traditions, culture and, often, language\u2014even if the group does not have a country of its own. While often dominated by Russia and other big powers, no one deny the existence of a people living in Ukrainians lands, speaking the Ukrainian language. Already in the Cossack republics <\/a>in the 17-18th century, the “Hetmanates”, the Ukrainian language was in use. Later on, the writer, poet and artist Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861<\/a>) played an important role in strengthening the existing Ukrainian language and nationhood (although not in an independent nation) back in the 19th century. As shown the Ukrainian nation is not a new innovation, nor the work of Russia or Lenin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/russianpropagandaexposed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/UNR_2.1918_Brest-Litovsk-1024x623.png\")
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