Russia is losing on the battlefield – and on the global stage, as the US and China distance themselves from the war.
- Hansen Professor in History, The University of Melbourne
A greater fail is hard to imagine.
An air war on civilians is the only means Putin currently has to pressure Ukraine. But history shows this tactic rarely ends wars.
Russia has long been a ‘paramilitarised’ regime, where the state can be challenged and undermined, but is not completely destroyed, by paramilitary or criminal groups.
There are no polemics in Serhii Plokhy’s book about the Russo-Ukranian war. The Ukranian historian lets the facts speak – showing remarkable restraint.
A new book argues the war against Ukraine is an escalation of an ongoing hybrid war of ‘Russia’ against ‘the West’ – and that only ‘real and credible force’ will make Putin step back from aggression.
Straight from our experts, here are five books to help you understand what’s happening right now in Ukraine and Russia, from a must-read history of Ukraine to a literary classic with insights into the Russian soul.
The Russian Revolution – an event that affected more than Russia and was more than a revolution.
The Death of Stalin has been banned in Russia. While the film is hardly disrespectful to Russian people, it does make Putin uncomfortable with its satirical take of leadership.
How is Vladimir Putin - for whom uprisings are anathema - treating this year’s centenary of the Russian revolution?
Victory over Nazi Germany is one unambiguously positive accomplishment of the 20th century; and yet, constructing a positive narrative about the Soviet second world war has proven hard – largely because there are some stubborn facts to contend with.
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