My comment did not deny Ukrainians ANYTHING. Also, your claim of oppression needs to be cited or else it's hot air. Again, I didn't say Ukrainians didn't exis

My comment did not deny Ukrainians ANYTHING. Also, your claim of oppression needs to be cited or else it's hot air. Again, I didn't say Ukrainians didn't exist: they were called Russians the same way Bavarians are called German now. finally, once again, I didn't say Gogol didn't reference Ukrainian culture: he did, but he never called it a "Ukrainian" culture. In his writings, he always said: "My Russia". It is the same as saying a Texan says he is American. Does that mean we are denying Texas their Texan culture and dialect? And for reference, Germany has always been called that--Germania.