Ukraine is even deprived of the right to their mother tongue, was able to reach this stage of development. Language is the primary factor in trade relations, without which commerce and industry cannot flourish. Ukraine, deprived of this key cultural springboard, has remained a country of subsistence. It has become to russia what Ireland is to England: it is exploited to the utmost without receiving anything in return. Thus, the interest of the russian proletariat in general, and especially those of the russian proletariat, demand that Ukraine regains its state independence, which will finally give it the opportunity to archive the rapid development that is indispensable for the proletariat.
-- Lenin
(Image: Arbeiter-Zeitung, November 7, 1914)
Thus, the interest of the #russian #proletariat in general, and especially those of the russian proletariat, demand that #Ukraine regains its state independence, which will finally give it the opportunity to archive the rapid development that is indispensable […]
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