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I think it might be more of an age/time thing. I grew up in Europe and was taught that it was called "The Ukraine" in English. It's only in the past few years
by dagw 5y ago
I think it might be more of an age/time thing. I grew up in Europe and was taught that it was called "The Ukraine" in English. It's only in the past few years I've seen people switching over to using "Ukraine"
- Stevvo 5y agoI was referring to political commentary rather than the general population as that was the perspective of the article. In political contexts people choose their language carefully; if they are using an anachronism that is probably intentional.