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When I read "Taras", the first thing that comes to mind is Nikolai Gogol's "Taras Bulba": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taras_Bulba

Not sure it's related, but (spoiler) Taras Bulba's ending isn't pretty (and he is of Ukranian origin).

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And now, 30 years later, the name of this Disney character finally makes sense to me: https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Taurus_Bulba

Exactly. I just don’t see Russian disinformation agents using it out of respect of Gogol. Unless we take the idea of fighting against Poles, representing the West, from Taras Bulba?

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