"Roman M. Parparov" wrote in message
...

No, the religious difference was important. AFAIK many Polish nobles had
estates in Western Ukraine and the Ukrainians were treated there quite
badly, and their Orthodox beliefs were not to say hunted, but unwelcome
at least.

You wrote :"The main difference between Russian and Polish seniority is
Orthodox vs.Catholic" but obviously you mixed up two different things.
You treat Ukraine like Russia but Ukrainians don`t treat Russia as Ukraine
:-)
Recently President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma has written a book called "
Ukraine is not Russia". I`m sure the book is worth reading. :-)



And the mocking letter was written not to the Tzar, but to the Turkish
Sultan who tried to influence the Zaporizhzha Cossacks from the Crimea.


That`s right, Crimea is another unsolved question between Russia and Ukraine
:-)
Russians treat it like a separate region from Ukraine but nowadays it`s
Ukrainian anyway.

The main problem in relationship between Russians and Ukrainians are
sentiments but in politics there are no sentiments only pragmatism.


Regards,
Jerzy