TY  - BOOK
AU  - KSENIYA Oksamytna
TI  - Imperialism, supremacy and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
PY  - 2023///
KW  - UKRAINE
KW  - RUSSIAN
KW  - IMPERIALISM
KW  - INVASION
N2  - Few predicted the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine and especially its brutality. Similarly, Ukraine’s capable and determined resistance came as a surprise to many. Ukraine, viewed through the Russian lenses, was erroneously characterized as “weak” and “fragmented.” In turn, Russia was seen as a modern power seeking a “sphere of influence” through attraction and occasional meddling in neighbors’ affairs. The Ukraine–Russia relations were misconstrued as “brotherly.” It argues that Russia should be understood as a colonial power whose aggression aims to re-establish supremacy over the Ukrainian nation
UR  - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13523260.2023.2259661
ER  -