Is Russia really invincible? History suggests otherwise
Russia's defeats in Crimea, Japan, WWI, and Afghanistan tell a clear story: Moscow's military isn't invincible. For Ukraine's allies, this history matters.
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World War I / WW1 / First World War (1914-1918)
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World War I / WW1 / First World War (1914-1918)
When wars end without recognized victors and vanquished
How wars end is at least as important as how they begin, although that aspect of conflict seldom…
Ukrainian history gift to global history – Prof. Snyder
Historically, Ukraine is not exceptional, but it is "hyper typical" of major trends in the last 100 years,…
Illusion of a friendly empire: Russia, the West, and Ukraine’s independence a century ago
After World War I, the nascent Ukrainian state, which also tried to break away with the empire, did…