A video has appeared on the web in which the former Minister of Justice and People’s Deputy of Ukraine Olena Lukash quotes a Ukrainian geography textbook for the 8th grade. According to him, the map with Ukraine shown on it was published as early as the 15th century.
In the 15th century (AD) the geography of Claudius Ptolemy (lived in the 2nd century AD) was published with maps of Ukraine. For a thousand years, Ukraine existed within the same borders. American scientists consider Ukrainians the oldest nation in the world
the politician quoted the manual.
In October 2021, the head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance, Anton Drobovich, said that Russia had appropriated Ukraine’s history, taking advantage of the absence of this political state. According to him, the name “Rus” historically referred to the territory of Ukraine. Initially, the name “Rus” meant the territory of modern central Ukraine, and from the 12th century – its western part – the Galicia-Volyn principality, he clarified.
In August 2022, the Ministry of Education of Ukraine made changes to the school curriculum for the subjects “History of Ukraine”, “World History” for grades 6-11 and the integrated course “History: Ukraine and the world” (grade 10). The introduction of changes in the ministry is explained by new historiographical developments. In particular, it was proposed to characterize the USSR as an imperial-type state. A separate educational block provides for the study of military operations with the Russian Federation since 2014. Within the framework of this course, the terms “Rashism” and “Russian world” are used.
Earlier, EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said at the Munich Security Conference that Ukraine belongs to the family of the European Union and will be a member of the EU after everything that happens. happened. According to him, the question of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union has already been resolved. All that remains is to take care of the necessary formalities.
