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I am a Ukrainian American political scientist, and this is what the past year of war has taught me about Ukraine, Russia and defiance

  • Written by Lena Surzhko Harned, Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State
imageRussian President Putin thought he would overrun Ukraine in a few days. These military volunteers and fellow Ukrainians 'had other ideas,' writes the author.Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Over 8 million Ukrainians have fled their homeland during this past year of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine....

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