As brothers, why is Russia close to Belarus, but it becomes the enemy of Ukraine?

What is the relationship between Russia, Belarus and Ukraine?

In 2065438+2008, the name change of Belarus was raging on the Internet. Belarus changed its name to Burroughs, and sent a letter to China asking for a change in the Chinese translation. Netizens are ridiculous about this matter. Isn't it just a name change? Why are they so serious? In fact, for most people in China, people don't know anything about this small country in Eastern Europe, and many people even mistakenly think that Belarus is a part of Russia, and they simply don't know the relationship between the two. So what is the relationship between Russia, Belarus and Ukraine? Why is Belarus crying and crying to change its name?

In the past, Europeans used to use colors to distinguish the habits of Russians in different regions. Belarus, which believes in Christianity, is called Bailos, Ukraine is called Red Ross, and the rest are called Black Ross. However, this distinction does not seem to be fixed, and the objects referred to by different materials of red, white and black often change. So, what exactly does Ross mean in history and geography?

Ross and Russia are actually synonyms, just like China and Huaxia.

The first thing to understand is what Slavs are. Slavs originated in the upper reaches of the Vistula River in southeastern Poland, and migrated abroad around 1 century. They have the dual characteristics of farming and nomadic people, and sometimes they make a living by looting.

After the 6th century, Slavs have spread all over Eastern Europe. Today, about 340 million Slavs live in Eastern and Southern Europe.

Slavs are usually divided into Eastern Slavs, Western Slavs and Yugoslavs. Among them, countries dominated by Eastern Slavs are Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. In the past, they belonged to the same nation and shared the same history, blood, language and culture.

In addition, they mainly believe in the Orthodox Church. The population proportions of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine are 765, 438+0%, 48% and 67% respectively, which have great influence.

Second, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus in Eastern Slavic.

According to historians, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine originated from a monarchy called Kiev Russia. Kiev Russia's official name is Russia, with Kiev as its capital. It existed from 882 to 1240, and was finally destroyed by the Mongolian Empire.

Later, Russia split into Russia, Belarus and Russia, which is now Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

Belarus, Russia and Ukraine are neighbors and distant relatives with deep roots. Pushing up for dozens of generations, three are actually one. All three countries belong to Slavs, and all belong to Eastern Slavs. Slavic nationality is one of the three major ethnic groups in Europe, originally distributed in Asia, and later moved to Central Europe. In the 5th-6th century, with the westward migration of the Germans, Slavs were forced to emigrate, and one of them migrated to the Eastern European Plain, the so-called Eastern Slavs, the ancestors of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Eastern Slavs are widely distributed, and the whole eastern European plain is their range of activities, which is a relatively backward and loose tribal aggregate.

In the 9th century AD, the Eastern Slavs, who had been fighting internally, invited the Norman in Northern Europe to uphold justice. Long Rick, the leader of the Norman people, came here with military strength. Long Rick conquered all those who refused to accept it and established the Kingdom of Ross. Because the Normans were a minority, they were quickly assimilated by Slavs and integrated into Slavs. Ryurik's son moved the capital of the Russian kingdom to Kiev, which is now the capital of Ukraine, thus opening a new era for the Russian people, so people used to call the Russian kingdom Kiev Ross. 1 1 century, Russian civil strife occurred in Kiev, and Poles took advantage of the fire and seized a large area of Russian land in Kiev. Although the Russians drove out the Poles, the Russians continued their civil strife. In the12nd century, the Russians split into several principalities. The division of Russia has created opportunities for foreign enemies.

/kloc-In the 3rd century, Mongolians invaded and swept through Eastern Europe, burned Kiev, Vladimir, Moscow and other cities, and established the Golden Horde. However, the rule of the Golden Horde in Eastern Europe was not stable, and they were challenged by Europeans. Lithuanians, Poles and Teutons came one after another under the banner of expelling pagans and liberating Christianity (Orthodox Church). Russians are finally divided into three groups: Russians ruled by Lithuania, Russians ruled by Mongols and Russians ruled by Poles.

Among them, Lithuanians are more tolerant of Russian rule, and they rarely interfere with Russian religion and customs. Russians have maintained good independence under their rule. The local Russians think they are the purest and most orthodox Russians, so they call themselves Belarus.

Russians under Polish rule have changed the most. Barbarian Poles not only interfere in their administrative affairs, but also interfere in their religious beliefs and national habits. Therefore, the Russians under Polish rule are very different from those under Mongolian and Lithuanian rule, and these Russians later formed Ukrainians.

Russians under the rule of Mongols are integrated into the Mongolian bloodline, which has many characteristics of Mongols and is extremely aggressive. Because Mongolians have big tongues, they are called Russians if they are called Russians. Russians under Mongolian rule are now Russians. There is a joke in Europe: cut open a Russian and you can see a Mongolian. In the eyes of Europeans, Russia is very similar to the Mongolian empire in many ways. In many modern Russians, some physiological characteristics of Mongolians are often reflected. Therefore, some European historians believe that Russians are not "white" enough.

Three. Relations between Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

/kloc-in the 0/5th century, the principality of Moscow rose. They drove away the Mongols and established Tsarist Russia. They continued to expand, recaptured Ukraine and Belarus, and established a huge Russian empire. Although Belarus and Ukraine are both included in Russia, the three countries have been divided for a long time and it is difficult to get together, so they are dirty with each other. But in any case, these three families are of the same ancestry.

After the demise of Russia, the Soviets inherited the mantle of Russia, and the three countries joined the Soviet Union as allies. However, due to the dominant position of Russians in the Soviet Union, Ukraine and Belarus were suppressed. Events such as the famine in Ukraine have made Ukrainians hate Russians, so Ukrainians and Russians have gone far away, which is also an important factor for the two countries to part ways and even fight after independence.

Comparatively speaking, Belarus and Russia are closer, but Belarus has always believed that Russia is oppressing them, so it is actually a face-to-face disagreement with Russia. After independence, Belarus walked with Russia for various reasons, but because Russia was too strong, Belarus thought it was bullied, so it came up with the idea of getting rid of Russia. In fact, Belarus has been trying to de-russize and began to move closer to the west. The name change of Belarus is to draw a clear line with Russia by taking the opportunity of Russia, Britain and other western countries to turn their faces, and it is also a signal to extend an olive branch to the West.

In Belarusian, its country name is беларус1000, which literally means "Bailos". Moreover, "Ross" and "Russia" are actually synonyms, but the latter has a vowel. It's like "China" and "Huaxia". These two words refer to the same area, and there is no difference.

In addition, in Belarusian, the pronunciation of "white" is exactly the same as that in Chinese. Therefore, translating "беларус1000" into "Belarus" is both transliteration and free translation.

When people who don't know the inside story see Belarus, they will think of its relationship with Russia, which makes Belarus' propaganda even more embarrassing. Therefore, from 2065438 to March 2008, Belarus announced that it would change its Chinese name to "Bailos". On the one hand, this action highlights the origin of our nation and "Ross", on the other hand, it also retains the "purity" of White Ross and further draws a line with Russia.

Russia and Belarus are not the same country. Obviously, Russia and Belarus are two independent individuals, and Russia and Belarus are obviously different nationalities and countries. Therefore, their national costumes have their own characteristics. Russia has its own national language-Russian, and Belarus also has its own national language-White Russian. Although some words in these two languages have the same pronunciation, Belarus is more like Ukrainian and Polish. Although Russian is the official language of Belarus, the older generation of Belarusians often communicate in different Russian, just like a dialect. Russian belongs to the Slavic family of Indo-European family; Most people believe in the Orthodox Church.

Third, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the "Russia-Belarus Union" was established.

At present, the situation in Eastern Europe is very complicated, and it has become the core area of the dark war between various forces. In fact, the reason is very simple, because this area is so important that everyone wants to extend their interests here. As for how the relationship between Russia, Belarus and Ukraine will develop, there are also great variables.

As we all know, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, the relationship between Russia and Ukraine gradually deteriorated, and Ukraine was bent on joining the EU and even NATO in the west. These two countries have been in a state of war. In recent years, Russia has seized the Crimean Peninsula that has been allocated to Ukraine by sweeping the world. In 2022, it even came out that Russia would attack Ukraine, and there was no room for easing the relationship between the two countries.

Unlike Ukraine, after independence, Russia and Belarus signed many cooperation agreements aimed at providing more opportunities for economic, cultural and even military integration.

However, the alliance between the two countries has been relatively loose, and the nature of the entity is still vague. In fact, the degree of integration of the alliance is not very strong. Belarus hopes to strengthen its economy and establish closer cooperation with Russia, while Russia hopes to enhance its regional influence by uniting Belarus. In order to coordinate economic differences, the two countries have been holding various integration negotiations in recent years.

From 65438 to 0999, the alliance between the two countries was formally formed, hoping to build an integrated bridge in the fields of currency, economy and trade. However, this vision has not been fully realized at present.

The "Russia-Belarus alliance" tends to be in the economic and trade field.

According to the treaty of Russia-Belarus Union, the Supreme Union Parliament is the highest authority in the Union, which is composed of presidents, prime ministers and parliamentary speakers of the two countries. Each country has one vote in the federal parliament, which actually means that all decisions must be unanimously adopted by both countries.

The Union also has a Council of Ministers, which consists of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Economy, the Minister of Finance and the Secretary of State in charge of international liaison. The two countries can use the alliance to directly connect related economic cooperation matters from the ministerial level, and at the same time improve the efficiency of exchanges between the two countries in the economic and trade field. The Russian-Belarusian Union also has a Union Court, which is composed of nine judges for a term of six years. And the audit institute that controls budget execution.

In the alliance, Russia and Belarus have retained their respective sovereignty and independent status, and the two countries still have complete decision-making power over their respective internal affairs and foreign relations. The "Russia-Belarus Union" is most like a loose international organization.

Russia is too overbearing, causing concern for White Ross.

In fact, the low degree of integration of the "Russia-Belarus Alliance" is not only related to its looseness, but also to Russia's diplomatic style and the conflict between the two countries in some interests. Russia's foreign policy in CIS tends to be overbearing, which makes it impossible for neighboring countries to establish good cooperative relations with Russia on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. Especially in 2008, after sending troops to South Ossetia to make bad relations with Georgia, and 20 14 force intervened in Ukraine's internal conflict, Russia's image in neighboring countries became worse and worse, so Belarus also had its own concerns.

The two countries also have substantial conflicts in other aspects, such as the energy field. Belarus resumed customs control on 200 1 and suspended the customs union between the two countries to 20 10. Originally, the two countries also planned to implement a common currency throughout the alliance, but these actions failed. The "Russia-Belarus Union" has essentially reached the point of "existing in name only", and how to develop in the future can only be seen step by step.