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Originally Posted by DonQuigleone
That religion is more a remnant of when most of western Ukraine was ruled by the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth(which was catholic). It is not a recent creation the way Korean christianity is. It certainly has not grown much due to conversions. Most if not all of it's adherents grew up inside the church.
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Yet for most of the XXth century, it has been an important element of Ukrainian nationalism against Russia and other foes.