In a Ukrainian churchyard, an elderly woman's memories - spanning from pre-revolutionary Russia through Stalin's Holodomor to Nazi occupation - reveal why today's Ukrainians are fighting for a future free from imperial control, writes former Canadian politician Michael Ignatieff.
One empire remains overlooked as the world grapples with colonial legacies: Russia. Historian Botakoz Kassymbekova warns that Moscow's invasion of Ukraine isn't mere aggression but a continuation of centuries-old colonial ambitions.
Progressive decolonization discourse has ignored Russia's history of imperialism and cultural appropriation, but Ukraine is determined to challenge false narratives by rewriting its place in the world's museums.
Russia courted the Global South for 30 years. Now Ukraine is trying to reverse the balance by reaching out to post-colonial nations that share its traumatic history
Russian colonialism for centuries has relied on the elimination and assimilation of local peoples to build its empire, says Kazakh historian Botakoz Kassymbekova.
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