Zelensky signed a decree on the territories of the Russian Federation where Ukrainians lived: what it means - a historian (map)

In the document, which the president told in his address to the Ukrainians on the occasion of the Day of Unity, Zelensky instructed the Ukrainian government to develop a "plan of action to preserve the national identity of Ukrainians in the Russian Federation, in particular in the historically populated lands.

" At the same time, he clearly indicated where these territories are located - "within the modern Krasnodar region, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov regions of the Russian Federation. " "We need to take steps today not only to strengthen the catholicity of Ukraine and our people, but also to actions for the catholicity of rights and freedoms, the truth about Ukrainians, the truth about us and the truth about our history," Zelensky said.

According to him, the signing of the decree is "it is the return of the truth about the historical past for the sake of the Ukrainian future. " In addition, the President proposes to create an organ that will accumulate and study all the facts and evidence of crimes against Ukrainians, the policy of forced Russification, political repression and deportation that is necessary for the restoration and preservation of historical memory.

Zelensky also emphasizes the need to fight "misinformation and propaganda" from the Russian Federation, as well as to carry out educational and other measures aimed at debunking Russian myths about Ukraine.

Senior Researcher at the National Museum of History of Ukraine in World War II, Roman Kabachiy said in a comment to the RBC-Ukraine portal that he considers this document as "a kind of trolling", because in the conditions of war it is more important, in his opinion, to return those territories where people felt felt Ukrainians in the borders of 1991. "I am quite skeptical of him (decree.

Against them there was an abuse, the societies, libraries were closed, books were removed, and Ukraine did not actually influence this process, "he said. According to Kabachiy, the President had simply decided to hint for the Day of Unity that Ukrainians are in Russia. "Physically, they may be on these lands, but they are fooled by propaganda no less than ethnic Russians . . . Therefore, we will hardly be a serious effect on them.

We need to work with those Ukrainians who are in touch with Ukraine, which is Western diaspora so that our people do not dissolve. And in Russia, some Ukrainian Renaissance will be possible when the Russian Federation breaks down. Only so, " - added Kabachiy. At the same time, former President of Russia, Deputy Chairman of the Council Dmitry Medvedev staged hysterics on Zelensky's decree on historically inhabited by the Ukrainian territory of the Russian Federation.

In his telegram channel, he stated that Ukraine is allegedly the territory of Russia, and once again attacked the accusations and insults towards the Ukrainian authorities. "There is nothing to comment here, because Ukrainians are Russians, and Little Russia is part of Russia. And the main" Ukrainian "is time to tie. So he will soon join Canada . . . " - Medvedev wrote.