Ukraine and Russia’s History Wars
In Ukraine, it’s not just the future which is at stake. It’s the past, too.
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Poltava: The Battle that Changed the World
In 1709 Russia emerged as a major power after a clash of armies in Ukraine. Peter the Great’s victory, Derek Wilson argues, had repercussions that last to this day.
Hrushevsky and Ukraine’s ‘Lost’ History
Will glasnost affect the view of non-Russian history in the Soviet Union? Thomas Prymak looks at Michael Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and nationalist whose reputation and life mirrored the ebb and flow in the fortunes of ‘Kievan Rus’.