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Regarding cherry blossoms and cherries: what about apricots?
Regarding culture, it's not as absurd as it seems: it's possible that in some aspects, Ukraine is closer to the original Russian culture than we are, as the Empire loved borrowing from Europe. Another question is that Ukrainian culture underwent forced cultural assimilation during the Polish yoke.
Regarding the Cossacks: they weren't only in Zaporozhye.
Regarding culture, it's not as absurd as it seems: it's possible that in some aspects, Ukraine is closer to the original Russian culture than we are, as the Empire loved borrowing from Europe. Another question is that Ukrainian culture underwent forced cultural assimilation during the Polish yoke.
Regarding the Cossacks: they weren't only in Zaporozhye.