Ukraine occupies the southwestern portion of theRussian Plain(East European Plain). The country consists almost entirely of level plains at an average elevation of 574 feet (175 metres) abovesea level. Mountainous areas such as the Ukrainian Carpathians and Crimean Mountains occur only on the count...
I analyse the different discourses and the Ukrainian and Russian historical narratives, politics of history and competing memories. The Russian鈥揢krainian relationship was and is still characterized by an obvious asymmetry, a hegemony of Russia over Ukraine. Russia uses the Orthodox Church and the ...
History of Ukraine, a survey of the important events and people in the history of Ukraine from ancient times to the present. From prehistoric times, migration and settlement patterns in the territories of present-day Ukraine varied fundamentally along th
The Cuban Missile Crisis, though 60 years ago, remains relevant today. Current U.S. leaders should learn from history that Russian authorities are willing to do anything in the face of provocation or threat. It should be noted this opinion was already voiced by then U.S. Ambassador to Russi...
"The attempt to eliminate Ukrainian-ness and the sense of it, of a separate identity and the sense of nationhood, has really been a Russian policy since the 19th century," said Applebaum. "It was a Czarist policy. Later it was Stalin's policy, and now it's Putin's policy. ...
Ukraine, in particular, is a “critical element” of this ambition, Bowman adds. Putin has a history of invading and occupying countries that approach NATO membership. Russian armies invaded the former Soviet state of Georgia in 2008 as that country was pursuing membership in the alliance. They...
History as a Battleground: Russian-Ukrainian Relations and Historical Consciousness in Contemporary Ukraine (англ.) Serhii Plokhy. The Origins of the Slavic Nations: Premodern Identities in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. xix, 3... ЗенонКог...
The Russian government announced that Crimeans could continue using the UAH as a parallel currency until the end of 2015. According to a Reuters report, there were varyingexchange ratesat businesses and other establishments. But Bloomberg reported that shops stopped using double pricing with the hryvn...
AsUkraine continues to fight for its sovereignty, for the human rights of its citizens and to combat the ongoing Russian efforts todestroy the country’s cultural heritage, there engraved in its money is a crucial part of its national history. ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Ukraine did not want to pursue a preliminary peace deal with Russia back in March and that there was “no such desire” to pursue one now. “There were well-known negotiations in Istanbul, when we actually reached an agreement, it only remained to ...