Kuchma reprinted the legendary book "Ukraine - not Russia": what has changed in the updated version

According to the second president, the updated book does not try to explain anything to the Russians, but is aimed at the Ukrainian reader. It also reduced or deleted sections that are not relevant today. The second President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma has reprinted his book "Ukraine - not Russia", which was released in 2003. Now the new edition is called "Ukraine is not Russia. Twenty years later. " This was reported by the Presidential Fund of Leonid Kuchma "Ukraine" Darka Olifer.

It is noted that the previous version of the book was aimed at explaining to the Russians, why they should not go into the affairs of Ukraine. The updated book is aimed at the Ukrainian reader, because now he does not try to explain something to the Russian people. Leonid Kuchma finally decided on January 14 this year, when the invaders struck a rocket strike on an apartment building in the Dnieper.

It was then that during the rescue work on the ruins of the house found a burnt book by Kuchma "Ukraine - not Russia", a photo of which was flew to social networks. "There was exactly what I wrote for the Russians. When I still believed that they could somehow be told normally, something to explain to them. ", - said Leonid Kuchma at the presentation. It is reported that the new edition has no addressing to the Russians, because "attempts to convey to them some truth have proven to be in vain.

" The book has also taken away or reduced sections that are already out of date and comments have been added. Nevertheless, the text of the old edition remained unchanged. On the cover of the updated edition you can see a photo of the head of the Operational Coordination Center of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region Igor Getalo, who found a book in a destroyed house in the Dnieper.

It is noted that by the end of the year printed copies of the book will receive libraries, universities, defense forces and central and executive authorities. In addition, the book will soon be freely available in the electronic version. We will remind, in March last year, Explore -resident Leonid Kuchma stated that Ukraine wins in the war and will never become Russia. He stressed that it is proud of being Ukrainian.