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> "The Ukraine" referred to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union. This is misinformation. "The Ukraine" precedes the USSR. It comes from
by SpaceRaccoon 7y ago
> "The Ukraine" referred to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union.
This is misinformation. "The Ukraine" precedes the USSR. It comes from the fact that "Ukraine" is derived from "borderland". Hence, "the Ukraine" - "the borderland".