Whence the Ukrainians

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Presented by Denis Reinhartz

One of the principal justifications given by Putin for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now is in its fifth year, is that Ukrainians are “wayward” Russians manipulated by “fascists,” and that he is trying to liberate them and bring them home into the historic Russian nation. But are they really? To answer this question, this presentation will examine the evolution of the Ukrainians, and by necessity that of the Russians, over the last millennium. Ultimately, it will be shown that the Ukrainians are not Russians, wayward or otherwise, that Putin’s motivations for the invasion are more convoluted. This talk will be illustrated with numerous period and contemporary images, maps, and other graphics.

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