Russian culture and the USSR: The return of the walking dead
“Those who are not sorry about the dissolution of the USSR have no heart. And those who want…
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History of Ukraine
Who started World War II and who could start World War III?
An overview of books and publications on alternative views of the military history of WWII 1939-1941. Possible applications…
Pre-history of the ‘Donetsk Republic’ goes back almost a decade
Most commentaries assume that the Moscow-backed secessionist “Donetsk Republic” arose in response to the Maidan at the end…
Putin’s ‘Russian Spring’ idea was invented by Russian fascists in the 1920s
Commentators in Moscow and the West ever more frequently draw parallels between Vladimir Putin’s ideas and actions and…
Stalin was a greater fascist than Bandera or Mussolini
The way in which many in Russia and elsewhere view Stepan Bandera and his anti-Soviet movement during World…
Historian Andrey Zubov: Banderites are an example of the great lie of the Soviet system
Anastasiya Ringis, Ukrainska Pravda Life Historian Andrey Zubov is one of the first Russian intellectuals who openly spoke…
6 lessons from the Nazis on how to make individuals into biomass
How the Nazi system destroyed individuality, how individuals resisted the system and the monstrously destructive psychological field, which…
60 years ago this week, Ukrainians rose up against the Soviet GULAG at Kengir
Sixty years ago this week, non-Russian prisoners rose up in Kengir against their Soviet GULAG jailors. They were…
Ethnic Cleansing or Ethnic Cleansings? The Polish-Ukrainian civil war in Galicia-Volhynia
Galicia and Volhynia have, over their history, long been subject to changes of power. In the twentieth century…
Ukraine takes another step on western path it chose 800 years ago
Yesterday, Kyiv took another big step on the road to the West by signing an association agreement with…
New York Times: A battle in Ukraine echoes through the decades
When the war erupted nearly a century ago, Russian forces mobilized and swiftly captured the western city of…
“Novorossiya? Steppe Ukraine? Northern Black Sea region?”
Crooked and untrue. “Novorossiya” first emerged in 1764. Back then Catherine II just became empress of Russia. They…
Russians cannot be allowed to leave their territory, otherwise they will ruin European civilisation: published in 1927, written as if yesterday
Today the civilised world doesn't have to think what to do with Russia – liberal European thinkers have…
North Crimea Canal, A History of its Construction
Dnipro River water provides 85 percent of Crimea’s consumption needs. When rivers and springs dry and go shallow…
How Moscow hijacked the history of Ukraine-Rus’
In creating their nation, Ukrainians need to examine and analyze their own history, based on truth, verified facts…
Seven Decades Ago, the Soviet Union Entered the War as the Chief “Accomplice of Hitlerism”
Oleksandr Paliy for UP Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 12:01 When the current Russian government throws angry accusations of…
From Kyivan Rus to EuroMaidan…
The long road from Kyivan Rus to EuroMaidan: brotherhood and battle.
Four Myths about Stepan Bandera
by Artyom Krechetnikov, BBC Russia, Moscow The figure of Stepan Bandera is once again in the spotlight, in…
Ukraine and Russia “share a long and common history” FAQ
1. Common origins? For more than 300 years, 'Moskovia' was… 'Moskovia' This is key for proper understanding… up…