jkirkwood
11 Sep 2007
Language / Polish/Ukrainian words similarities [209]
Yes, I've read that there still exists two Ukraines: the western and the eastern. Western Ukraine, or formerly Galicia, used to be a Polish territory before the war (hence the similarities you mention), but the people there feel more Ukrainian than in the East, where Russian is more dominant in terms of language, culture, and mentality.
Just happened to be reading about this, thought I'd share :)
However I find ukrainian mentality as a whole closer to russian.Especially in East,central Ukraine.
Yes, I've read that there still exists two Ukraines: the western and the eastern. Western Ukraine, or formerly Galicia, used to be a Polish territory before the war (hence the similarities you mention), but the people there feel more Ukrainian than in the East, where Russian is more dominant in terms of language, culture, and mentality.
Just happened to be reading about this, thought I'd share :)