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5. Oh YES!

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2022, 09:26 PM

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NOW I KNOW what was the glorious impetus for the Ukraian flag. Take a look [View all] Mira Mar 2022 OP

K & R SunSeeker Mar 2022 #1

Lovely post Deuxcents Mar 2022 #2

The two colors have a very long history with different meanings than current version. Donkees Mar 2022 #3

State colors of Delaware and my alma mater Walleye Mar 2022 #26

I'm referring to the origins and history of the Ukrainian flag Donkees Mar 2022 #30

Me too! Dr. Skull Mar 2022 #33

My alma mater UCLA too LymphocyteLover Mar 2022 #48

Yes. I lived in LA in the 70s. Renewed my fanship of the Rams this year Walleye Mar 2022 #49

Sunflower is the state flower of Kansas. DURHAM D Mar 2022 #4

Winter wheat brought to Kansas from immigrants deminks Mar 2022 #8

Amen. DURHAM D Mar 2022 #9

I travel in KS a lot FoxNewsSucks Mar 2022 #16

Many of those German settlers around Hays DURHAM D Mar 2022 #18

Nope, FoxNewsSucks Mar 2022 #20

One of my Great Grandfathers owned a post-rock quarry. DURHAM D Mar 2022 #27

Interesting- I looked up post rocks and found this link explaining their history: wishstar Mar 2022 #31

See these Rebl2 Mar 2022 #34

Growing up in Hays I was always told KS Toronado Mar 2022 #40

What about bierocks? DURHAM D Mar 2022 #42

LOL, lots of bierocks around here KS Toronado Mar 2022 #45

See my post down thread. DURHAM D Mar 2022 #21

Picture does tend to look like Kansas KS Toronado Mar 2022 #10

I think Ellis County had the largest number of DURHAM D Mar 2022 #15

My parents were members of the local Volga German Society KS Toronado Mar 2022 #41

What a cool story. DURHAM D Mar 2022 #44

That's a cool story also! KS Toronado Mar 2022 #46

Oh YES! Cha Mar 2022 #5

Stunning beauty. Traildogbob Mar 2022 #6

While it has absolutely nothing to do with Ukraine, or Ukrainians and their plight... BobTheSubgenius Mar 2022 #7

In Romania, In Eastern Europe, the Country That Gave Us the Pan Flute, panfluteman Mar 2022 #11

It's beautiful!!! Or at least it WAS:( Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #12

---and there's the story of the grandmother who gave sunflower seeds to incoming Russian soldiers... 3Hotdogs Mar 2022 #13

Look what I found - DURHAM D Mar 2022 #19

Thanks for posting that FoxNewsSucks Mar 2022 #22

Looks like we shared game changing crops. nt. deminks Mar 2022 #23

I like that - Game changing crops. nt DURHAM D Mar 2022 #25

---and there's the story of the grandmother who gave sunflower seeds to incoming Russian soldiers... 3Hotdogs Mar 2022 #14

You have to love any nation that bases it's flag on natures beauty ny Javaman Mar 2022 #17

...blue and yellow as a symbol of Ukraine comes from the flag of the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia. L. Coyote Mar 2022 #24

Love the information. thank you. Mira Mar 2022 #28

Little Ukraine (Kansas) deserves better than this - DURHAM D Mar 2022 #29

Just doing Rebl2 Mar 2022 #35

Beautiful sentiment but somewhat contradicted by the Wiki... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2022 #32

One of my great-grandfathers (2nd or 3rd) came from Bukovina tikka Mar 2022 #36

Thank you for posting this. DURHAM D Mar 2022 #47

Someone from Ft Hays State did a paper on the Bukovina immigrants tikka Mar 2022 #50

Thank you Mira and Durham D for your excellent discussion of Kansas/Ukraine connection. patphil Mar 2022 #37

One of my personal photos from my visit to Ukraine in 2019. Tommy Carcetti Mar 2022 #38

And a few more: Tommy Carcetti Mar 2022 #39

Those are gorgeous! llmart Mar 2022 #52

I'm growing sunflowers this season FakeNoose Mar 2022 #43

Cool! lunatica Mar 2022 #51