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There is still much to learn about Ukrainian history - with historian Andrii Portnov

Explaining Ukraine

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The Challenges of Ukrainian History Today

You are one of the most known Ukrainian historians who are actually communicating with the international audiences. So what are those things about Ukrainian history that some foreign observers still do not understand about Ukrainian history? I would say, again, maybe I'm wrong, but I would say that paradoxically, nowadays we face more or less the same challenges as some colleagues of us faced 20, 30 years ago. You know, when I read Mark von Hagen's articles or Andreas Karpeler's articles from even from early 90s, quite often I have a feeling that it was written yesterday. And in my view, because of that, they lack a proper, not just understanding a proper language to describe

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