Tag: Poland

Ukrainians Bring Russian Language to Poland

Oh the horror…

From the Grauniad:

But even as most Russian citizens are unwelcome in Poland, the Russian language is heard ever more frequently in the country. By now, Warsaw has become probably the most Russian-speaking city outside the countries formerly part of the Soviet Union.

This is nothing surprising, if you read this blog regularly, you would be aware that Russian is the most dominant language in Ukraine. Ukrainian nationalists would erroneously claim this is because of centuries of brutal Russification but this is not the case. The language of the “constitution” of “Pylyp” Orlyk is Russian, so is the language of the Istoria Rusov, or the works of Bantysh-Kamensky.

There is a high level of artificiality to the Ukrainian language because Ukraine is fake and also gay. There are areas of Ukraine which are erroneously thought of as Ukrainian speaking but these are local creole dialects like Surzhyk and Hvara. Pure Ukrainian is spoken on TV and in presidential speeches, it is a all a façade, a spectacle.

The Ethnonym “Ukrainian” is Allegedly Sounding Like a Slur to Polish People

I have a working knowledge of Polish, and can understand it, especially in written form. But any intricacies of the language are foreign to me.

I don’t know how genuine problem this is but the ethnonym “Ukrainian” has entered circulation rather recently, and it comes from Polish. The first to speak of Ukrainian nation (украинская народность) was the historian Nikolai Kostomarov in an essay titled “Two Russian nationalities.” Where he said there are two branches of Russians, Greater Russians and Ukrainians. This however cannot be considered the first use of the ethnonym Украинец.

The latter was adopted by some circles by the end of the nineteenth century but remained widespread among political activists and intellectuals only. By the outbreak of the First World War and especially towards its end, this identification got more currency. (See my posts here and here and here). I recall Oles’ Buzyna saying that the ethnonym “Ukrainian” was first officially used in the Austro-Hungarian military in 1916, on the orders of Emperor Karl I.

Otherwise it took root in 1920s during Soviet Korenizatsiya…

No Halychyna for the Hyenas

The map above suggests Western Ukrainian should go away to their former owners. This is why I’m against it, and why it wouldn’t likely happen.

  1. Denazification of Ukraine must include Halychyna. Halychyna should not be made a reservation of svidomism.
  2. The Ukrainian population of Halychyna often lives in properties of the Poles. They will not be keen towards restitutions. Lvov was a Polish city until WW2.
  3. Russia would not allow NATO to move eastwards.
  4. Halychyna must be brought back into the Russian field of influence.

The Other Day, the Speaker of the Czech President Replied to my Tweet

A Czech journalist of Russian origin, Alexandr Mitrofanov, who holds all the proper views. Is against conservative Poland and Hungary, against Putin, and pro-EU accused Poland and Hungary of acting in the interests of the Kremlin.

“According to the [Czech President], Zeman, the Visegrad Group should be united in its support for Poland and Hungary in their conflict with the EU. If the Warsaw Pact cannot, the V4 must do but against the West and to the benefit of the Kremlin.”

So naturally I asked how does it actually benefit the Kremlin, and received a reply from the speaker of the president, Jiří Ovčáček.

“How does it benefit the Kremlin?”

“This is the beauty of it. Poland explicitly supports the Belarusian opposition, defends the Baltic states and is at loggerheads with the Kremlin. Where is the logic in this? If there is anyone that cooperates with the Kremlin, it is the old EU member countries.”

Poland Promises to Become Independent of Russian Gas by 2022

Piotr Naimski, who is the person made responsible by the Polish government for energy security says that thanks to the Baltic Pipe, which is currently being built, and the LNG terminal at Świnoujście, most of Polish gas will come from the opposite direction, and not from Russia…

From Polskie Radio (in Polish)

This Piotr Naimski also said that Poland wants 6 nuclear reactors by 2040…

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