FOCAL POINTS OF UKRAINIAN HISTORY
FOCAL POINTS OF UKRAINIAN HISTORY
Author(s): Igor KopõtinSubject(s): Political history, Social history, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: Kaitseväe Akadeemia (KVA)
Keywords: history of Ukraine; Kremlin propaganda; Russo-Ukrainian War; interpretation of history; casus belli;
Summary/Abstract: Based on the broad Ukrainian historiography, this article examines the key points of Ukrainian history. As known, Vladimir Putin, the Russian dictator, used his own interpretation of Ukrainian history to justify the Russian military aggression on 24 February 2022. Within an ideological framework, the focal points of Ukrainian history detectable in Putin’s speech and the general Russian history narrative may even make sense. What are the focal points of Ukrainian history that make determining the historical discourse of the nation state of Ukraine so complicated and have paved the way for repeated encounters with Russia?
Journal: Sõjateadlane
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 175-199
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English
