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Aug302010

The Origins of the Term Rus'-Ukraine...

DateMonday, August 30, 2010 at 1:37AM

Again, sorry for absence, I will resume proper publishing in September...

I was wondering where the hybrid title of the schismatic Patriarch originated. Now I have the answer. Translation from Ukrainian, please excuse potential mistakes:

In Galicia, the terms 'Rus'' and 'rus'kiy' were widespread and the name 'Ukraina' was not popular in usage. Then (in 1885) V. Antonovych proposed to unite both names into one, and through this act there soon appeared the very popular term 'Rus'-Ukraine'

One interesting fact about the creator, this Volodymyr Antonovych, or better Włodzimierz Antonowicz, was of the Polish gentry.

Source, a great site by the way...

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