95 percent of Russians now say victory in 1945 was main event for Russia in the 20th century
Such views were more widely held among older Russians and less widely among younger ones, but, according to…
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Putin moving from ‘Great Victory’ to hostility to entire world – and young Russians are ready to follow him, Ilchenko says
Just as “Crimea is Ours” paled with time as a mobilizing tool, so too Vladimir Putin’s “Great Victory”…
Ukrainians gradually move away from Soviet stereotypes regarding World War II – poll
What is it now for Ukrainians, World War II, or the Great Patriotic War? Do they mark Victory…
Ukraine bans the St. George’s ribbon as a “symbol of Russian aggression”
On 16 May 2017, Ukrainian lawmakers banned the St.George’s ribbon, a controversial emblem of the Second World War…
Russia’s exported “Immortal Regiment” marches accused of being part of hybrid war against Ukraine
History of the “Immortal regiment” In 2012, Sergei Kolotovkin, Sergei Lapenkov, and Igor Dmitriev, Russian journalists from the…
The Soviet foundations of Russia’s Great Patriotic War myth
The myth of May 9 The largest myth of the Great Patriotic War is the concept that shifts its…
