Ukraine’s Chernobyl, like Russia’s Chelyabinsk before it: Symbols of Soviet Moral Decay in Untenable USSR

Education, History, Human and Civil Rights, Remembering, Russia, Soviet Union, Ukraine

Ukraine’s Chernobyl, like Russia’s Chelyabinsk before it: Symbols of Soviet Moral Decay in Untenable USSR

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl (Chornobyl in Ukrainian) disaster. On April 25, 1986, workers at the Soviet-era … Continue reading Ukraine’s Chernobyl, like Russia’s Chelyabinsk before it: Symbols of Soviet Moral Decay in Untenable USSR

History, Identity and Holodomor Denial: Russia’s Continued Assault on Ukraine

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History, Identity and Holodomor Denial: Russia’s Continued Assault on Ukraine

On Saturday November 7, 2015, a long-awaited memorial to a little-known modern genocide will be dedicated in Washington D.C. It will … Continue reading History, Identity and Holodomor Denial: Russia’s Continued Assault on Ukraine

Timothy Snyder: Ukraine Is But One Aspect of a Much Larger Strategy That Threatens European Order

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Timothy Snyder: Ukraine Is But One Aspect of a Much Larger Strategy That Threatens European Order

In the year since Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution, Russia has done much to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty. It annexed Crimea and began … Continue reading Timothy Snyder: Ukraine Is But One Aspect of a Much Larger Strategy That Threatens European Order