[Cronos]

I think you are underestimating the Ukraine. It has been a country under pressure since the Mongol invasions destroyed Kievan Rus. From that point on it has been a battleground between Poland and Muscowy.

The country is still a battleground -- all of Eastern Ukraine east of the Dnieper is basically Russian speaking only and the west is more the Ukrainian dialects

There is still hope for the country as I have met a few who are converts to Christianity and fervent believers

[Tax-chick]

There is still hope for the country ...

Of course, and I certainly wish them the best. We have Ukrainian families in my neighborhood, including an evangelical Protestant clan with ten children.

I was just reading a magazine article which showed a picture of the Virgin Mary formed of pysanky eggs in the cathedral that's shown in this thread!