On February 22, as the Ukraine crisis was unfolding and Russia was just hours away from invading its neighbor, Putin’s former Minister of Culture, Vladimir Medinsky, told journalists that Ukraine today has to be seen as “a historical phantom.” Putin, he said, is taking “historic” decisions in line with “the spirit of the times.” Five … Continue reading The Ghosts of History Haunt the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The Ghosts of History Haunt the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
