Russia has to yield more than Crimea for a chance to become a democracy, Buravlyev says
Many Ukrainians now argue Russia must give Crimea back to Ukraine to have any chance of becoming a…
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Russian colonialism
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‘Russia is trying to be an empire but it ever more resembles a colony,’ Glukhovsky says
The fundamental contradiction in Russia today is that “externally Russia is trying to be an empire but internally…
Putin’s new political technologies keep his antiquated system in place, Shevtsova says
Vladimir Putin is with remarkable success using modern political technologies to keep himself and his increasingly antiquated and…
Wagging the finger: where the West fails to understand Ukraine
I grew up in the West, where few people know much about Ukraine. In the USA—my home country—most…
Russians won’t admit expulsion of Circassians was genocide — but Ukrainians should
One hundred sixty-two years ago today, tsarist forces defeated the Circassians in the North Caucasus after the latter…
Russian journalist Valeriy Solovey: What Russians don’t like about Ukrainians
Russian historian and journalist Valeriy Solovey gives a tongue-in-cheek account of what motivates Russian dislike of Ukrainians… or…
Historia de Crimea. Lo que siempre quisiste saber, pero tenías miedo de preguntar
De hecho, una propaganda similar realmente tuvo lugar en ese momento. Rusia había estado reescribiendo libros de historia…
The postcolonial syndrome in Ukraine
Political scientist Karolina Słowik interviews Mykola Riabchuk, Ukrainian literary critic, essayist and journalist, on his new book Ukraine:…
The decolonization of Ukraine is irreversible — Viatrovych
The Soviet Union raised “passive Ukrainians.” During the years of independence both the government and employers viewed Ukrainians…
