hmm..pardon my ignorance but I missed the whole point on feeling entitled...entitled to what??
and the comparison to a child doesn't fly - than it's rather to a great grandpa...so now we are supposed to keep it a secret from a grandson that his ancestor was a hero and a pioneer because his friends' grandparents were not?? kinda like no one loses..(ch)
dunno who came to Ukraine and why, but to me that observation sounds about right..even explains the differences in mentalities among nations even today..so it's very education from my perspective..