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How the Russia’s war on Ukraine will change the world, with Serhii Plokhy

World Review from the New Statesman

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The War Between Democracy and Autocracy

In the late 80s and early 90s, there were big hopes about the end of history. Those hopes were associated first and foremost with Russia,. And Ukraine at that time was run by the much more conservative former communist elite. But it turned out very differently in the next 30 years. Why did Ukrainians turn to democracy when Russians did not?

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