User talk:Klopiv

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Again, welcome! Alex Bakharev (talk) 06:22, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Ethnic labels
Please do not change material without providing supporting your change. While I might understand your desire to refer Russians, Germans and Jews born on the territory of modern Ukraine as Ukrainians you have to demonstrate first that they were considered as such in mainstream academic references. I would also like to point out that there are many other noble Wikipedia duties other than changing ethnic labels on biographies Alex Bakharev (talk) 06:22, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Do I need to mention in every single reference that the reason those composers and musicians were considered by the mainstream as Russians was because of Russian oppression of Ukraine, Ukrainian born people, language, culture etc.? I sure could, it would make a lot of sense. Kind of reminds me of current situation right here! hmm what a surprise. That was really touching about "using wikipedia in other ways besides correcting the ethnic identity".