Talk:Cossack/@comment-83.237.46.176-20101111174213/@comment-27726014-20190221161902

Well the difference between Ukrainians and Russians at the time wasn't so clear. It's sort of similar to the relationship between Canada and the US as they are both English speaking, protestant Americans. Ukraine mostly got it's identity by pushing against the authority of the Tsars. It does make sense to refer to them as Ukrainian since the land they lived on is mostly in modern day Ukraine.