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This is a historical view on the origin of War in Ukraine: I focus on several key crises winding backwards to March 2022 when peace had a chance; then to December 2021 when Putin threatened military technical means, to summer 2021 when the West reaffirmed its commitment to include Ukraine into NATO; to civil war in Ukraine 2014-2022, and even further back to Bandera collaboration with Hitler in 1941 and to the very origin of Ukraine and Russia.
Dr. Brovkin is a Russian born American historian. a retired professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, a author of many books and articles on Russian and Ukrainian history. His latest book, From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity was published by Routledge L0ndon 2023. It is available at Routldge.com; Barnes and Noble, Amazon and other platforms.
This is a historical view on the origin of War in Ukraine: I focus on several key crises winding backwards to March 2022 when peace had a chance; then to December 2021 when Putin threatened military technical means, to summer 2021 when the West reaffirmed its commitment to include Ukraine into NATO; to civil war in Ukraine 2014-2022, and even further back to Bandera collaboration with Hitler in 1941 and to the very origin of Ukraine and Russia.
Dr. Brovkin is a Russian born American historian. a retired professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, a author of many books and articles on Russian and Ukrainian history. His latest book, From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity was published by Routledge L0ndon 2023. It is available at Routldge.com; Barnes and Noble, Amazon and other platforms.










