In the former Soviet states, debates about the past are often the defining element of contemporary politics and Stalinism is still full of secrets yet to be discovered.
Ukraine had about 5000 Lenin statues placed during the former Soviet Union. Their removal seemed logical and natural: after all, what was Lenin to Ukraine?
This chapter describes the author’s travel, stories and experiences on Western fact-finding missions into the Soviet Union and Ukraine during the 1980s.
The reports from Ukraine made International headlines and the actions in Maidan were visible live on social media. Before long, it was hard to discern truth from fiction.
No writer really knows whether their experiences are unique or common, whether their insights are in any way original. Still, I convinced myself that there were some unusual things about my own.
This chapter describes the author’s travel, stories and experiences during the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which garnered Marples international recognition.
A major contributor to conflict has been the West’s desire to spread democracy and Russia’s desire to prevent it.
This chapter describes the author’s travel, stories and experiences teaching and documenting the struggles of establishing an accepted history of Ukraine.
The book describes the author’s travel, stories and experiences from a student in London to a history professor in Alberta, Canada.
European signatories of the Minsk II Agreement should abandon the deal and go back to the negotiating tables in order to prevent the possibility of civil war in Ukraine.
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