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My wife who was born in Ukraine considers herself a Russian bride. Her father is from St. Pete and her mother is from a small town in Ukraine. She says that since her father is Russian then she is a RW. I think they feel that the father carries the bloodline.
I teased her a bit and said that if her mother was from Russia and her father from Ukraine then she would be a UW, she didn't like that idea.
She also compares Ukraine to European countries and says that it is more similar European countries than Russia. I guess she feels that if Ukraine is more European then they are better than Russia.
I do get the feeling from her that she feels Ukraine is inferior to Russia. Of course when she gets her passport she said she will then be American which is better than Ukrainian, Russian and even European, in her mind.
Margo still thinks the world revolves around Kherson her friends and her babushka.
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If I am mistaken, please feel free to correct me. I won't be offended and will consider it a favor. Please take into consideration that I am an ignorant American and only have knowledge from what I have read on my own.
From what I understand, Ukraine was not always a part of Russia and under rule from Moscow. Western Ukraine was part of Poland before 1940. In addition, much of Ukraine was part of Lithuania in the past as well. I can't be sure, but I would assume that this would also have something to do with their different mentalities vs the Russian people. Prior to World War II and the creation of the communist bloc, these countries did have at least a semblance of democracy, in direct contrast to the Russian people who basically went from the Czarist monarchy and serfdom to a totalitarian state. I know Ukrainian and Russian both belong to the same language family, but are also different as well. I'm not sure if they are as different as French and English, or if they are perhaps as similar as Italian, Spanish, and Portugese. That call would have to be from somebody with a better understanding of the differences than me. Perhaps part of the desire for Ukrainians to differentiate themselves from the Russians has to do with this. During the Soviet regime, wasn't Russian the official state language? In schools, did the teachers teach in Russian or Ukrainian? I think that perhaps the Ukrainians felt that the Russians were not interested in preserving their language and customs and wanted them to take up Russian customs instead. Just a thought.
Nat Vale, I'm not entirely sure what you meant in regards to the Ukrainian woman being more emotional, hot tempered, stubborn, dominant, and less educated. You also said that such a woman would make a good wife for a submissive man, cowboy, Vietnam vet, or a farmer from Texas. Are you saying that Ukrainian women are hard to handle or that female Muscovites are shrinking violets? You seem to be grouping a wide variety of men together with very different characteristics. I must admit, I don't have a lot of experience with submissive men, but I did grow up in Oklahoma, have a lot of family in Texas, my dad is a Vietnam vet and we did grow up on a ranch. If you think Texas cowboys are looking for some quiet, fearful little house slave to keep house, you are mistaken. At the same time, they definitely are not looking for some woman that is going to run rough shod over everything in their lives and have to come home to an unpleasant wife every night. People down there tend to like their women to be a little spunky, teasing and perhaps a little sassy.
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