Moskal
Sign in to savethumb|The Moscow Kremlin under Prince Ivan Kalita in the early 14th century, depicted by 19th century painter [[Apollinary Vasnetsov.]] 266px|thumb|right|Text in Ukrainian language|Ukrainian on a white T-shirt: "Слава Богу, що я не москаль" (Slava Bohu, shcho ya ne moskal), Thank God I am not a Moskal Moskal is a designation historically used for the residents of the Grand Duchy of Moscow from the 12th to the 15th centuries. It is now sometimes used in Ukraine, Poland, and Romania as an ethnic slur for Russians.
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- History and etymology
- Cultural influence
- See also
- Notes
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thumb|The Moscow Kremlin under Prince Ivan Kalita in the early 14th century, depicted by 19th century painter [[Apollinary Vasnetsov.]] 266px|thumb|right|Text in Ukrainian language|Ukrainian on a white T-shirt: "Слава Богу, що я не москаль" (Slava Bohu, shcho ya ne moskal), Thank God I am not a Moskal Moskal is a designation historically used for the residents of the Grand Duchy of Moscow from the 12th to the 15th centuries. It is now sometimes used in Ukraine, Poland, and Romania as an ethnic slur for Russians.
The term is generally considered to be derogatory or condescending and reciprocal to the Russian term khokhol for Ukrainians. Another ethnic slur for Russians is kacap in Polish, or кацап (katsap) in Ukrainian.