> but for the most part it was happy to be part of Russia/USSR until the USSR collapse.
All of the Ukrainian imigrants in North America would dispute that. See also, Holodomor.
All of the Ukrainian imigrants in North America would dispute that. See also, Holodomor.
As for Holodomor, it was caused by a bloody dictator who killed a lot more Russians than Ukrainians during the same period, so I'm not sure it proves anything about Russian/Ukrainian relationship. To him it would not make any difference if Ukraine was not part of Soviet Union (see how he treated Poland).