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Recent edits to the page Marie Bashkirtseff
Hi) I'm sure you are very busy, but I would really appreciate an answer.

Recently I've changed the national identification of Marie Bashkirtseff from "Russian-Ukrainian" to Ukrainian-French (originated from Russian Empire). The reason behind this change is the fact that Marie Bashkirtseff never has been in Russia (in terms of modern geography) in her life. She was born in the Russian Empire on the territory of contemporary Ukraine (as stated in the article). She spent her formative and adult years in Europe, mostly in France, being a part of French culture. When stating "Russian" as her identity we associate her with Russia that contradicts the modern postcolonial approach (considering that Ukraine was an internal colony of Russia within the Russian Empire and then of the Russian Federation within the Soviet Union). These were my reasons for the edit I've made.

If you can explain why you disapprove it, I would be most thankful.Wikiwisardess (talk) 16:01, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Can you find any sources or documentation to prove it? She did die in France, but I can't find anything to prove she is French. She lived in France but was born in the Russian Empire; that doesn't mean she used to hold a French passport. EditQwerty  (talk) 17:01, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

I believe, the best document is Marie Bashkirtseff diary which she kept in French, and which was published in many editions, for instance, Kernberger, P.H; Kernberger, K. (trans and eds). I am the Most Interesting Book of All: The Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff Vol. 1 (San Francisco 1997). She studied in Académie Julian, Paris, she first exhibited her work at the Salon in Paris in 1880, and since she died at 25, that was pretty much it) Wikiwisardess (talk) 16:17, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the input, I'll change it to: Maria Konstantinovna was a Ukrainian-French diarist, painter, and sculptor, who was born in the Russian Empire. I know you put this before, though I wasn't sure if it's correct, thanks for clarifying. Feel free to improve it. EditQwerty (talk) 17:37, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! Wikiwisardess (talk) 05:10, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Glad we came to a consensus; Feel free to ask on my talk page if you need any other help :) EditQwerty (talk) 20:12, 28 May 2020 (UTC)