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Dear friends! Thanks for applause, I'm back.
Measuring the others by ones own yard stick is ugly custom, but at least lets learn something about the interlecutor. Even if he is repeating his infantile hackneyed truths.
Steve, you make me belive in invariable things in the space.
As for reason of creating this little discussion: it's very simple; just curiosity.
Situation of Ukraine is interesting. All economical indicatiors prove that living there is harder than in Russia, what makes this state be more and more dependent on its eastern neighbour. Generally Ukrainians earn (GDP per head is a good example), eat and spend less than Russians , and in some degree at these last expense (gas).
In addition culturally Russia dominates Ukraine. Not only because on Ukraine lives numerous Russian minority (22% of Russian nationality), but also because most of Ukrainians are Russian or bilingual speaking (exept these from nasty Polish occupation - guess what language do they speak? Svahili?).
So called, dominating on Ukraine elites, seem to be rather oriented on Russian, not western european model of economy. What recent events on Ukrainian political scene seem to produce the evidences (Yushchenko).
In addition Ukrainians living in Ukraine don't like these from diaspora (they don't like to follow good suits - 'http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=482463').
It seems to me that Ukraine tends towards economic and political union with Russia, in accordance with aspirations of most of the population and politicians.
N'est pas?
Some interesting indicators are accessible on the following sites:
'http://www.xist.org'
'http://www.economist.com/countries/Russia'
'http://www.economist.com/countries/Ukraine'
'http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_glance.htm'
'http://www.worldbank.org'
Steve, could I see you for a moment? Drop me a line. J'adore your harsh, man's style... (it Resambles me this of Rene from 'Alo, Alo!').
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Bartosz
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