Let’s see what part Russia plays in the history of Ukraine and, most importantly, why Ukrainianians and Russians are not “brotherly nations”. Knowing the history and background of the two countries will make it easier to understand the Russian invasion of Ukraine and why Ukrainians are fighting so bravely to avoid the occupation at any cost.
In this video I covered the period from 800 until 1922, when the Bolsheviks founded the Soviet Union. In the following videos, I will talk about the period when Ukraine was a part of the USSR and the modern history of Ukraine.
An important disclaimer: this article (and all others that I have written) represent solely my opinion, which does not equal the university’s opinion. These articles aim to spread awareness about the war in Ukraine, provide useful resources for donations and highlight my own opinion from the standpoint of a person whose family is in danger in Ukraine. Please do consider this. I do not encourage the spread of hate or bullying; there is already enough pain that people have to go through.
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Diana, thank you for this history video. I totally agree with your point of view.
Thanks a lot! More history videos are coming soon:)
Thank you for this video. Concise information, I am looking for the second part.
Kid, if you live in Europe, please share with people international perspective of history, not Ukrainian. It is not scientific to tell about facts that are not proved by international historical community. Nobody argues about existence of Ukrainian culture before Soviet Union, but it is only part of statehood. Statehood consist of 1) a defined territory; 2) a permanent population; 3) a government and 4) a capacity to enter into relations with other states. In European history you will never find that Ukraine had all these conditions before Soviet Union.
hey, kid! Thanks for your comment, I appreciate your opinion.
The idea of my blog is to share the Ukrainian perspective, but I understand your point. I have not stated that Ukraine as a country was independent, I talked about the heritage (including cultural) of the two countries. The fact that Kyiv was a capital of Kyivan Rus is a proven fact. And it means that predecessor state of the modern Ukraine in that age was Kyivan Rus.
Anyway, if you are interested in continuing this conversation feel free to message me in Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-fehr/
Thanks!
Exactly
I find it very problematic that the official site of a Swiss university is publicing such historical narratives which are spreading only more hate and mistrust between nationalities. I think this not helping at all at the current situation.
As a historic further I have to say that this is a very ahistorical perception to draw this picture of continuity between states of medieval times and modern nation states.
Thank you for your comment. Indeed, the amount of hate is quite high between the two nationalities and the unprovoked war is not helping this.
As a non-historic I showed the cultural and historical background of the two nations. Where is the line between the history of the nation and “drawing the picture of continuity”?
Also a question to you: what would help to establish a better relationship between the two countries?