Americans have no understanding of the enduring historical links between Russian and Ukraine (political, cultural, linguistic); nor are we encouraged to consider how daily life would be different on the ground under Ukrainian v. Russian control (in terms of opportunities for education, employment, religious freedom, etc). That is not par…
Americans have no understanding of the enduring historical links between Russian and Ukraine (political, cultural, linguistic); nor are we encouraged to consider how daily life would be different on the ground under Ukrainian v. Russian control (in terms of opportunities for education, employment, religious freedom, etc). That is not part of the daily barrage of media coverage because it would muddy the focus on our high-minded moral posturing. We are reminded every day of the extraordinary courage and nationalist fervor of Ukrainians, military and civilian (and I don't want to discredit that), but I just don't know how many Ukrainian victims of this terrible war would have chosen to die rather than to endure life under Russian occupation.
Americans have no understanding of the enduring historical links between Russian and Ukraine (political, cultural, linguistic); nor are we encouraged to consider how daily life would be different on the ground under Ukrainian v. Russian control (in terms of opportunities for education, employment, religious freedom, etc). That is not part of the daily barrage of media coverage because it would muddy the focus on our high-minded moral posturing. We are reminded every day of the extraordinary courage and nationalist fervor of Ukrainians, military and civilian (and I don't want to discredit that), but I just don't know how many Ukrainian victims of this terrible war would have chosen to die rather than to endure life under Russian occupation.