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How Russia’s fixation on the Second World War helps explain its Ukraine invasion
Russian media references to the “de-Nazification” of Ukraine to justify its invasion have placed Russia’a fascination with the…
Ukraine as a ‘borderland’: A brief history of Ukraine’s place between Europe and Russia
One interpretation of the name “Ukraine” is borderland. This needs to be taken seriously. Borderlands are all about…
World Politics Explainer: The Fall Of The Berlin Wall
30 years ago, in the night of November 9-10, 1989, East German border police opened the gates at…
The Dreadful History Of Children In Concentration Camps
Children and family have been central to the institution of the concentration camp from its beginnings 120 years…
Academic Town: The Soviet Union’s Answer To America’s Silicon Valley
Tucked away in a remote forest of birch and pine in the heart of Siberia, 3,000 km away…
Alert: The Most Northern Settlement in The World
Located just over eight hundred kilometers away from the North Pole, the community of Alert, on the northeastern…