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Genocide, Starvation, And Oppression: The Real History Of Russia And Ukraine That Americans Need To Know
Russian President Vladimir Putin has always enjoyed twisting the truth to fit his own agenda, but some of his most recent comments regarding Ukraine erase centuries of Ukrainian history.
By Meghan Dillon4 min read
On Monday, February 22, Putin claimed that his decision to support the “independence” of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics was justified because "former Russian leaders Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin wrongfully gave Ukraine the land." His false claims erase centuries of Ukrainian culture and history, but they’re nothing new when it comes to Russia’s attempts to erase the legitimacy of Ukraine, even going as far as creating a genocide under Stalin in the 1930s.