Tag Archives: Ukraine

Russian Census of 1897 as teaching tool

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Elizabeth Wood

This week Pietro Shakarian posted an article on Russia Direct that addresses the issue of the ethnic composition of the Russian Empire in 1897 as it relates to current crises in Ukraine, Crimea, Nagorno-Karabakh and Trans-Caucasia. To my mind it … Continue reading →

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History in the Crimea & Ukraine Today

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Elizabeth Wood

History is being blithely tossed about these days by everyone from Vladimir Putin himself to Sarah Palin and John McCain. What is the real story? Is there a real story? To answer that question, I invited two eminent historians – … Continue reading →

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