tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32344352.post8648451231002457080..comments2023-08-17T06:30:30.251-07:00Comments on On Second Thought: A Monument a Day #10 - Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1595-1657)Greg Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305820321683242111noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32344352.post-54942716542215052332009-12-14T05:38:26.260-08:002009-12-14T05:38:26.260-08:00I was hoping to educate people outside of Ukraine ...I was hoping to educate people outside of Ukraine as well. You aren't helping to clarify things by referring to the areas where land meets the Black Sea as "beaches". ;)<br /><br />-GregGreg and Edna Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066968046147405213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32344352.post-61850769198003012462009-12-13T14:58:50.000-08:002009-12-13T14:58:50.000-08:00true, you didn't mention those other things ei...true, you didn't mention those other things either, but those are things everyone here in ukraine knows. the anti-semetism is one most people are shocked to hear. btw, i'm not sure having beaches and relatively good wine is worth the 70 years of oppression and genocide of the ussr, nice though they may be. :)benjamin morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186633523166261181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32344352.post-91023468602694147692009-12-13T01:56:10.568-08:002009-12-13T01:56:10.568-08:00I also didn't mention that he signed the treat...I also didn't mention that he signed the treaty in 1654 with Russia that led to Ukraine being absorbed by Russia (and later the Soviet Union). On the upside, in 1954 on the 300th anniversary, Crimea was symbolically transferred from Russia to Ukraine which later allowed independent Ukraine to claim Crimea as part of Ukraine. The Russians still regret that little gesture.<br /><br />Thanks for the link Ben. It's important that everyone know the truth about history rather than what happens to be politically correct at the time.<br /><br />-GregGreg and Edna Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066968046147405213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32344352.post-58658616850436570782009-12-12T08:40:56.382-08:002009-12-12T08:40:56.382-08:00you forgot to mention he was an anti-semite who sl...you forgot to mention he was an anti-semite who slaughtered many tens of thousands of jews. i'm always amazed at how many ukrainians <b>don't</b> know that. for more info:<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmelnytsky_Uprising#Jewish" rel="nofollow">click here</a>benjamin morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186633523166261181noreply@blogger.com