Ukraines Claim To Freedom

Author : Ukrainian National Association
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ISBN 13 : 9781331982883
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Ukraine's Claim to Freedom written by Ukrainian National Association and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ukraine's Claim to Freedom: An Appeal for Justice on Behalf of Thirty-Five Millions The European War has brought to the attention of the civilized world the submerged nationalities and their struggles for independence. Terms of peace have been mentioned, from time to time, since the war began, and it seems to be the universal sentiment that in the discussion of such terms, which sooner or later must take place, the rights of these nationalities will form an important part and create a new and a great historical issue. While little has been forcibly advanced with regard to the permanent conquest of new territories, promises of independence to various nationalities have been repeatedly held out. This situation is undoubtedly due to the fact that the movements for national and political independence in behalf of these submerged nationalities had been growing prior to the war, and had become factors in the internal affairs of the great nations of Europe. The cry for autonomy or independence had mostly been heard from Russia, Austria-Hungary and the Balkan Peninsula, and particularly from the Slavonic nationalities. However, the struggles of one nationality, which numbers 35,000,000, and which inhabits South Russia and Eastern Austria, have been particularly bitter. These are the Ukrainians, in Austria known as "Ruthenians," in Russia as "Little Russians." In Russia the Ukrainians are not only subject to the general conditions prevailing in the country, but they have also been made the target of special restrictions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.