I upvoted this comment due to its honesty, but I disagree that Ukraine needs dividing. Let me bring up some points: * Why should apolitical people have their

I upvoted this comment due to its honesty, but I disagree that Ukraine needs dividing. Let me bring up some points: * Why should apolitical people have their country divided? * Ukraine isn't divided by language, practically everyone can use both to a different extent and there is no miscommunication. The language that you use most of the time doesn't have to match your politics and often doesn't. * ~80% percent of the population identifies as simply as Ukrainian with majorities in both parts of the country. * No part of the country is "mostly inhabited by Russians that gravitate towards Moscow". Even in the Crimea the self-identifying Russians don't have 50% of the population. * The Yes vote in 1991 for Ukrainian independence from the USSR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ukr_Referendum_1991.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ukr_Referendum_1991.png * 55% of ethnic Russians supported independence from Russia and they remember, are around 17% of the population. * With the return of Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians from other parts of the USSR and withdrawal of Soviet troops if there was a confirming referendum today if anything the percentage would be bigger. * Otherwise the culture is pretty much common to all Ukrainians. * Religion isn't that different - people actually self-identify as Christian or East Orthodox and the traditions are the same all over the country. Even the Greek-Catholics (10% of population) are really much more Orthodox than Catholic.