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Originally posted by yurilev0
Dear Halina,
I don't think that the divisions are as sharp as they were but they still exist. I come from a Uniate family, but let me tell you I am far from thinking of the Orthodox as "the others."
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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Hi Yuri,
I had a vague idea about such differences beforehand but I'd be grateful if you could tell me more since you know it from your own experience. For example, what do you reckon, is the reason behind the Western, Uniate part of the Ukraine being more conservative & nationalistic than the East?
And, let's say someone visits the Eastern part of the Ukraine and while discussing history, mentions the fact they are Uniate. Does it have any specific impact on the Orthodox listener? I know, of course, that we do not live at the time of 'The Wars of the Deacons' & you say yourself it makes no difference to you whether someone is an Old Believer, or a Uniate, but is there still some emotional taboo regarding the two Churches in the Ukarine as a whole?