It is possible that some of your past family helped the United States to win WW2. Many people are unfamiliar with the Ukraine because it rarely comes up for discussion.
Back in the 50’s there was a certain level of competition going on between America and Russia for exploration of Outer Space. I’m sure you’ve heard of the Sputnik Satellite from 1958.
Maybe this ‘Us Against Them” mentality was generalized to include the Ukraine. We were just then stepping deep into the Cold War way of thinking. I’m glad that’s over. I’ve met a few Ukrainians in the Bay Area. Good workers. Good capitalists.
Templeton’s Hasenstab Winds Down $7 Billion Ukraine Bond Bet
By Natasha Doff and Marton Eder April 21, 2017
Ukraine sovereign debt drops to 3% of total portfolio from 5%. Franklin Templeton became Ukraine’s biggest bondholder in 2013. Franklin Templeton bond chief Michael Hasenstab is pulling back from one of his most contrarian bets of the past decade.
Holdings in Ukrainian sovereign debt in the flagship $40 billion Templeton Global Bond Fund he manages have dropped by half in the past year to about $1.2 billion, or 3 percent of the total portfolio, according to filings posted on the fund manager’s website. Most of the reduction was in Ukraine’s shortest-dated bonds, maturing before the end of 2021, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Maybe this ‘Us Against Them” mentality was generalized to include the Ukraine. We were just then stepping deep into the Cold War way of thinking. I’m glad that’s over. I’ve met a few Ukrainians in the Bay Area. Good workers. Good capitalists.
followed sputnik in 7th grade science. back in the day ukraine was perceived more as a province of russia than a once-sovereign state. never had longterm stable boundaries with various parts being governed by germany, poland, russia, and austria (austro-hugarian empire).