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Originally posted by Zbyszek
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Originally posted by yurilev0
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I haven't been to Ukraine in over four years, but from my experience the Brest treaty created two different Ukraines in many ways. The two peoples have very different general character. Speaking VERY generally, westerners or Uniates, tend to be very staunch and stubborn in there convictions. The down side is that they're very very conservative. Eastern or Orthodox Ukrainians have been conquered more. They tend to be more pliable and open.The west is more nationalistic while the east is more open to influences. It's a different experience traveling in the east or the west.
Yuri
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Hello Yuri,
Your observations are interesting and I have to reason not to trust you. My own experience is very limited in this case. I think the differences reflect the different cultures which developed in the west and in the east of Ukraine. The eastern part was united in the religious aspect and experienced more personal submission at the same time. The western part was more diversified in the religious sense and there was more personal freedom and people got used to it.
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Hi Zby,
In what sense was the western part more religiously diversified? Are you talking about pre Brest Lotovsk? Were they not all basically Orthodox before that time? I thought they were, but if not I am curious to know.
Yuri