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Ukraine In 5 Minutes. Ukraine as a Borderland: Is It Good or Bad?

July 2, 2020

Ukraine as a Big Frontier, as a Borderland – why this metaphor is important and why it is dangerous. Brief reflection by UkraineWorld chief editor Volodymyr Yermolenko.

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