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Russia’s appropriation of Ukrainian history
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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…
Timothy Snyder: Putin’s essay on Ukraine creates mythical history to cover foreign policy failures
[editorial]On July 12 this year, the Kremlin website published a lengthy essay authored by Russian President Vladimir Putin…
French-Russian exhibition in Moscow displays Anna of Kyiv’s Gospel as a Russian historical artifact
Grand exhibition and covert propaganda The exhibition, entitled France and Russia: ten centuries together, opened on September 17…
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…
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…
Putin and Milosevic: Blood brothers
Slobodan Milosevic and Vladimir Putin are cut from the same cloth. Just as the West’s experience with Milosevic…
In the shadow of revised history: Kremlin’s war on remembrance continues
Attacking the local authorities in Prague, the pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets chose to ignore the historical facts, as they…
New book tells of sacred relics of Kyivan Rus appropriated by Russia
The icon of the Annunciation of Korsun, which was re-named the Annunciation of Ustyug in Russia, is an…
Ukrainian suggestion that Russia should be called Muscovy infuriates Russians
Even though Russian officials and commentators have felt free to call Ukraine and Ukrainians other names, the suggestion…
“Moscow’s appropriation of Ukrainian history not limited to Queen Anna Yaroslavna” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
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…
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…