Pokhodzhennia ukraintsiv, bilorusiv i rosijan i jkh mov
by Dr. Hryhoriy Pivtorak
SECOND EDITION, enlarged
The myth and the truth about three nations from the "common cradle" the ancient Ukrainians, the White Russians and the European Russians is explored and analyzed. The roots of Slavs, ethnicity of Kyiv Rus', the wrong doctrine of common cradle for Ukraine, Belorus' and Russia is justified. The terms Rus, Rosia, Velykorosia, Malorosia and other are explained. The history of name Ukraine is described and explained. The formation of national languages and their characteristics are described.
The book is intended for teachers and students, journalists, and wide readership interested in these issues. Book contains reprints from historical document related to Ukrainian national issues and language issued by Russian tsarist regime and Soviet communist regime
Kyiv, National Academy of Science, Aristey, 2004,
hard cover, 180 pages, ISBN 966-8458-43-5
About the author:
Pivtorak Hryhoriy Petrovych was born in 1935. He is a member-corespondent of The National Academy of Science of Ukraine, professor, director of Eastern Slavic Institute of languages of O.O.Potebnia. He has close to 3500 publications and over 200 books.
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