My previous article, part 1, goes into some detail of the historical causes of the disunity between the Ukrainians and the Russians, as well. A very sad story, exacerbated by non-Russians and non-Ukrainians for their own gains.
I'm halfway through your article, and will likely talk about that in a later article here on my substack. Nice work!
My previous article, part 1, goes into some detail of the historical causes of the disunity between the Ukrainians and the Russians, as well. A very sad story, exacerbated by non-Russians and non-Ukrainians for their own gains.
I'm halfway through your article, and will likely talk about that in a later article here on my substack. Nice work!
Yes, I am reading your Part 1 history too. Ukraine has been fought over for 1200 years and changed hands many times but never independent country until collapse of USSR. Primarily part of Russian Empire though. Even then, the US had its eyes on it as the bridge to competing with Russia for world power.
Russia has rarely NOT been involved in war, imperial expansion and colonization. Its tremendous size of empire, number of people ruled, and culture is key to understanding European values. Bad treatment of the peasants by Oligarchs throughout. The horrific terror caused by Stalin and WW II ethnic cleaning and population transfers makes me sick just thinking about it. Trauma at that level is passed on generation after generation. History must not be forgotten if humanity is ever to evolve beyond the violence.
My previous article, part 1, goes into some detail of the historical causes of the disunity between the Ukrainians and the Russians, as well. A very sad story, exacerbated by non-Russians and non-Ukrainians for their own gains.
I'm halfway through your article, and will likely talk about that in a later article here on my substack. Nice work!
Yes, I am reading your Part 1 history too. Ukraine has been fought over for 1200 years and changed hands many times but never independent country until collapse of USSR. Primarily part of Russian Empire though. Even then, the US had its eyes on it as the bridge to competing with Russia for world power.
Russia has rarely NOT been involved in war, imperial expansion and colonization. Its tremendous size of empire, number of people ruled, and culture is key to understanding European values. Bad treatment of the peasants by Oligarchs throughout. The horrific terror caused by Stalin and WW II ethnic cleaning and population transfers makes me sick just thinking about it. Trauma at that level is passed on generation after generation. History must not be forgotten if humanity is ever to evolve beyond the violence.