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[–] Masimatutu@lemm.ee 48 points 1 year ago (2 children)

also known as Soviet Ukraine or just Ukraine

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

yeah it was “just Ukraine”, not “Ukraine”

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago
[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Due to the excellent reputation of their justice system

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Actually it was The Ukraine meaning something like borderlands ( on Wikipedia ). When USSR fell and Ukraine gained its state independence, the term to describe the territory was depreciated by the state and adapted as its name.