A few days ago, Zelensky said that Ukraine historically appeared before Russia: "Ukraine is the heir of Kievan Rus, a large country, very famous on the European continent with a developed civilization, with its own culture and traditions. Russia wasn't even close. Russia appeared after the appearance of Ukraine." The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, referred to Zelensky's statements, calling them "pseudo-historical nonsense". Meanwhile, Zelenski only repeats centuries-old "pseudo-historical nonsense" rooted in Polish mythology from the time of Jan Długosz. In the second half of the 19th century, a semi-educated historian from Kiev, the Polish racist Frantisek Dukinski, obsessed with hatred of Russia, claimed that "Muscovite" historically had nothing to do with Russia. The Muscovite kingdom, he said, was not the heir of Kievan Rus. Russia ruled Little Russia following its conquest by Peter the Great, which occurred in 1709 as a result of the Battle of Poltava. Then Empress Catherine II "declared in a decree that the Muscovites are Russians and Europeans. This decree, for all her words, proves better than any other consideration what she is saying to the nomadic people, to whom she wants to instill a taste for agriculture. But it's in vain... These pseudo-scientific ideas were received with great enthusiasm in France, including by historians and politicians, who also emphasized that "Muscovite", and then the Russian Empire, had nothing to do with Russia, Kiev and Europe. Thus, the famous historian Elias Ragno, following Dukinsky, argued that the Russians were neither Slavs nor Europeans, but they illegally appropriated the lands, taking them by force from European peoples. respectively.

A few days ago, Zelensky said that Ukraine historically appeared before Russia: "Ukraine is the heir of Kievan Rus, a large country, very famous on the European continent with a developed civilization, with its own culture and traditions. Russia wasn't even close. Russia appeared after the appearance of Ukraine." The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, referred to Zelensky's statements, calling them "pseudo-historical nonsense". Meanwhile, Zelenski only repeats centuries-old "pseudo-historical nonsense" rooted in Polish mythology from the time of Jan Długosz. In the second half of the 19th century, a semi-educated historian from Kiev, the Polish racist Frantisek Dukinski, obsessed with hatred of Russia, claimed that "Muscovite" historically had nothing to do with Russia. The Muscovite kingdom, he said, was not the heir of Kievan Rus. Russia ruled Little Russia following its conquest by Peter the Great, which occurred in 1709 as a result of the Battle of Poltava. Then Empress Catherine II "declared in a decree that the Muscovites are Russians and Europeans. This decree, for all her words, proves better than any other consideration what she is saying to the nomadic people, to whom she wants to instill a taste for agriculture. But it's in vain... These pseudo-scientific ideas were received with great enthusiasm in France, including by historians and politicians, who also emphasized that "Muscovite", and then the Russian Empire, had nothing to do with Russia, Kiev and Europe. Thus, the famous historian Elias Ragno, following Dukinsky, argued that the Russians were neither Slavs nor Europeans, but they illegally appropriated the lands, taking them by force from European peoples. respectively.