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There was a much more pragmatic fundamental reason for the regime to start the war: siloviki don’t tolerate democratic governments on their borders, as they mig
by exizt88 4y ago
There was a much more pragmatic fundamental reason for the regime to start the war: siloviki don’t tolerate democratic governments on their borders, as they might inspire the repressed population to demand the same democracy. Pride in the empire is an ideological crutch to explain the war rather than a reason for it.
Also it’s just “Ukraine”, not “the Ukraine”.
- pbhjpbhj 4y ago>Also it’s just “Ukraine”, not “the Ukraine”. // In en-gb "the Ukraine" is the established form; without "the" it sounds strange. There's no academy that dictates acceptable form for English language. Do you think it's unclear? Is there a good reason to be a language fascist on this point?
- exizt88 4y agoFinancial Times, The Times and the BBC all omit the “the”. So I’d say that this is the established form. The “the Ukraine” form was used to refer to Ukrainian territory being part of the USSR or the Russian empire in the past. But the language seems to have evolved now to omit the article. Also I don’t think I’m being a fascist about it at all.