PALYANYTSYA. An ideal word to recognize a Russian spy!

Palyanytsya is a traditional Ukrainian bread. For Russian people, this word is phonetically very difficult, because the sound TS in Russian is always hard, although in Ukrainian it might be also soft - TS’. Actually, an average Russian speaker is not accustomed to pronouncing a number of Ukrainian words like that: полуниця, криниця, etc. So, this becomes an ideal way to identify a person’s origins.
There is even a joke: 
- Are you really Ukrainian?
- Of course!
- Say palyanytsya! 
- Ok, ok, I’m a Russian spy. 
The well-known Russian propagandist, Olga Skabeeva, tried to explain how Ukrainians identify spies with the word palyanytsia. However, she mispronounced it and misinterpreted it! She said it was a strawberry. 
Palyanytsia became a national meme and a symbol of resistance. It’s much more than just bread. And the bread itself is very tasty by the way.

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