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> I’ve heard the term “the Ukraine” is offensive since it implies it’s an area, not a country. I've heard it's offensive because that is how the Russians sai
by rubyist5eva 5y ago
> I’ve heard the term “the Ukraine” is offensive since it implies it’s an area, not a country.
I've heard it's offensive because that is how the Russians
said it in soviet times before Ukrainian independence which made it simply "Ukraine" in its constitution.
- sobriquet9 5y agoThere are no definite or indefinite articles in either Russian or Ukranian, so they could not have been saying "the Ukraine". They used to say "in Ukraine" as "на Украине", which is now considered offensive. One is supposed to say "в Украине" instead.
- dequor 5y agoSlight nit - they used to say "on Ukraine" (на Украине) as in /on Ukrainian land/. In contrast to the term "in" - "in Ukraine" - which is something you would use to reference an entity, for ex. a country.