Maybe you should read it again: he is 1/4th russian and born in Ukraine. His father was half russian half Belarusian, born in Belarus. His mom not russian at all, she was Ukrainian. That makes him max 1/4th russian. So no, he's not Russian.

It clearly states he was born and raised in Ukraine.

But hey, Russians like to claim everything is theirs, nothing new here. Good to see which side you are on.

Lol. You need to go back and read the article again. His mother had "Ukrainian, Greek and Polish heritage."

And no kid, I'm full-blown Irish-American. No ancestors from behind the Iron Curtain

The parents of his mom also lived in Ukraine, and he was raised by them.

Since reading comprehension seems a bit too difficult for an Irish American, I asked ChatGPT4 to summarise it for you:

Was Sergei Korolev Ukrainian? Please give a short and simple answer that even an idiot would understand.

Yes, Sergei Korolev was Ukrainian. He was born in Ukraine when it was part of the Russian Empire.

To be honest it looks like ChatGPT was smarter than you.

Let me explain it in simple terms (it seems the preceding comments intellectually overwhelmed you): An American born in Kenya is a Kenyan. It doesn't mean he's no longer an American. In the same vein, a Russian born in Ukraine is an 'Ukrainian', it doesn't mean he's no longer a Russian.

You need to spend more time outside your basement, your social isolation is having a very noticeable negative effect on your EQ, and possibly also on your IQ.

Looking forward to your next sputtering reply. :)

Like I said, 1/4th ethnic russian does not mean russian. Or do they have some kind of dominant gene?

1. You said I can't read while you are the one who seems to have trouble.

2. You're calling a 44 year old guy a "kid".

You're a dumb arrogant fuck. I wish you the best of luck in your life.

And the true colors finally come out. Turns out you were just an angry racist all along. Korolev was born in USSR, received Soviet education, and went on to make great achievements under the communist system. These are the facts. Knowing that you have no actual point to make you're now screeching obscenities. Pathetic.

And again you make the same mistake of claiming USSR == Russia.

Yes, he was born in USSR, not Russia. Yes he received Soviet education, not Russian education. He made achievements in the communist system, not Russian.

Also, look up in a dictionary what "racist" means.

Nowhere was I talking about Russia in this thread. I'm guessing you have reading comprehension problems, which explains a lot actually. I made a point that USSR developed a lot faster than western capitalist nations, and that it made a lot of inventions ahead of the west. You're the one who started bleating about Russia and making weird comments about what percentage of heredity makes a person Russian. Maybe try reading your comment history when you're sober?

USSR did impressive things that Russia can't take credit for. That was the actual point being made here not some anti-communist agenda