A “Eurasian” Ukraine
A “Eurasian” Ukraine
Author(s): Adam BalcerSubject(s): History, Cultural history
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Ukraine;history;steppe
Summary/Abstract: In Ukraine it has become popular to view the country as a bulwark of democratic Europe, one that protects the continent from Moscow’s expansion or Eurasian despotism. This vision, however, neglects the fact that for centuries Ukraine was connected to the Great Steppe,stretching from the Carpathians to Korea.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 02 (31)
- Page Range: 143-151
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
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