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Famine, subjugation and nuclear fallout: How Soviet experience helped sow resentment among Ukrainians toward Russia

  • Written by Emily Channell-Justice, Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, Harvard University
imageA statue commemorating the Ukrainian famine, in which millions died.Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Ukraine and Russia share a great deal in the way of history and culture – indeed for long periods in the past, the neighboring countries were part of larger empires encompassing both territories.

But that history...

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