Second World War memory as an instrument of counter-revolution in Putin's Russia.
Following the pro-Russian president of Ukraine Viktor Ianukovych's (Yanukovych's) removal from power at the end of the Euromaidan, the European Parliament endorsed Ukraine's right to apply for European Union membership provided it upheld the organization's principles of democracy, fundamental freedo...
| Publicado en: | Canadian Slavonic Papers Vol. 65; no. 3/4; pp. 432 - 453 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep-Dec2023
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