• Collatz_problem [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    when it became popular among Ukrainians during the Ukrainian War of Independence from 1917 to 1921.

    Sounds weird, because I literally never seen this phrase mentioned in any contemporary accounts before late 1920s-early 1930s.

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      The source it lists for that has a note for the Nova Rada paper dated 1917 that says it “Slava! Slava Ukraine!” in the middle.
      https://www.istpravda.com.ua/images/doc/c/1/c17df46-1917.2b23dde-03-zboty-v-dii-vtsi.jpg
      The source says it goes back earlier to around 1900 by Kharkiv Ukrainian students’ association. Not sure how dependable Istorychna Pravda is as a source. The author is Yury Yuzych, head of Plast Supervisory Council, which is some international Ukrainian network (particularly in Canada) so I assume it’s fascist in nature. Found a Radio Free Europe article where he’s associated with a “patriotic summer camp” in Ukraine from 2024 so I’m like 90% he’s a fascist.