Reflections on the Republication of Mark von Hagen’s Essay
Reflections on the Republication of Mark von Hagen’s Essay

Summary/Abstract: In this issue, East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies is republishing the “Introduction” by Mark von Hagen to a special issue of the Harriman Review devoted to the Russian-Ukrainian encounter since the end of the Soviet Union. This brief essay is perhaps von Hagen’s best account on how to approach research on the history of Ukrainian and Russian identities in the context of the transformation of the Soviet Union into a system of successor states. The article was published as part of the proceedings of the final conference of a four-part series that was convened alternately in Cologne and New York City. As an organizer and participant of this project, I would like to provide some context that would elucidate the project’s origins and goals as well as von Hagen’s crucial role in its inception and execution.

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