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Ukrainian people are resisting the centuries-old force of Russian imperialism – Ukraine war at 6 months

  • Written by Ronald Suny, Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
imagePeople attend an exhibition of Russian equipment destroyed by the armed forces of Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine, Aug. 11, 2022. Olena Znak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The war being waged by Russia in Ukraine has been described in many ways – an attempt to recreate the USSR, a militant attempt to create a new Eurasia civilization, or a proxy...

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