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Ukrainian history
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The 1994 secret operation that saved Crimea, and perhaps Ukraine, from Russian occupation
The untold story of Ukraine's covert operation 30 years ago to halt Russia's attempt to occupy Crimea emerged in recently published documents. The records detail Ukraine's restrained yet decisive actions.
“Do Svidaniya” to Russo-centrism: Western schools start decolonizing Eastern Europe studies
A Russo-centric approach towards Eastern European and Slavonic studies and related fields has long reigned supreme in Western…
Ukraine seeks to reclaim history by reframing Russia as “Moscovia”
[editorial]Little known is the fact that up till 1721, Russia was known as Moscovia. Only after conquering Ukraine…
“Memory makes us stronger.” Ukraine marks 105th anniversary of symbolic battle against invading Russians
On 29 January 2023, Ukraine commemorates the 105 anniversary of the Battle of Kruty. Ukrainian Commander in Chief…
First English-language course about Crimea dispels Russian imperial narratives on peninsula’s history
Crimea has made important appearances in the broader region throughout history. During Antiquity, Greek colonies appeared…
Ancient Ukrainian church brotherhoods as forerunner of nation’s civil society today, Horyevoy says
Many are investigating why civil societies have emerged in some countries but not in others; but their research,…
Dekulakization. How Stalin liquidated the Ukrainian peasant class (Part 6)
[editorial]Dekulakization actually preceded the Holodomor of 1932-33. All “wealthier” peasants were expelled from their homes with their families,…
Dekulakization. How Stalin liquidated the Ukrainian peasant class (Part 5)
[editorial]On January 30, 1930, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) issued a Resolution ‘On measures…
Dekulakization. How Stalin liquidated the Ukrainian peasant class (Part 4)
[editorial]On January 30, 1930, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) issued a Resolution ‘On measures…
Dekulakization. How Stalin liquidated the Ukrainian peasant class (Part 3)
[editorial]First document on kulaks and kulak farms Resolution of the Council of the People’s Commissars of the Ukrainian…
Mass grave of UPA soldiers unearthed in Lviv Oblast
On Wednesday, October 6, Sviatoslav Sheremeta, head of the Lviv Regional Council municipal enterprise Dolya Memorial Search Centre…
Moscow seeks to use Babyn Yar against Ukrainians; Ukrainians want a memorial to the victims
There are two competing projects for a memorial at Babyn Yar [also known as Babi Yar], the site…
Is Volodymyr the Great a prince of Kyivan Rus or Ukraine-Rus?
The auction house Roma Numismatics Limited has listed a silver coin of Grand Prince Volodymyr of Kyiv with…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister reminded his Russian counterpart what Russia was called until the 18th century
“Minister Lavrov got lost in the three pine trees of Russian history. Until the 18th century, his state…
If anyone wrote Russian history the way Putin writes Ukraine’s, Putin would be outraged, Travin says
The European University specialist says that he will leave to others a critical appraisal of Putin’s words about…
Crimea was always a multicultural hodgepodge
Since Russia occupied Crimea in 2014, it has tried to obliterate Crimea’s diverse cultural heritage. But Crimean history…
Dekulakization. How Stalin liquidated the Ukrainian peasant class (Part 2)
[editorial]On January 30, 1930, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) issued a resolution ‘On measures…
Alternative history: how Russia seeks to annex Kyivan Rus
“For the Kremlin, history is not something to be studied and remembered. It is something that must be…
Sensational archaeological find uncovers “Ukrainian Stonehenge” in eastern Ukraine
There are numerous kurgans scattered throughout eastern and southern Ukraine and archaeologists and historians are worried that, in…
Ukraine’s New York: child of a tragic love story of European industrialists and Donbas
Wild Field Up until the late 17th century, the huge steppe of modern Ukraine’s southeast was the country’s…