See also our video on the evolution of Ukrainian nationalist movements in the 20th century. "We can't understand today's resistance without (knowing about) the whole bunch of other resistances that existed in Ukraine," he said.
The present war is the latest stage of a long-running fight for freedom in Ukraine that can hardly be understood without a close look at the nationalist movements in the country throughout the 20th century, Ukrainian philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko told the Kyiv Independent. But Ukraine's nationalism is, first and foremost, an expression of the right to self-determination, not a far-right ideology, according to experts and researchers. Nationalism, of course, carries many negative associations in Western democracies with fascism. Indeed, the Kremlin's own denial of Ukrainian agency and statehood are as much the reasons for its failure to carry out regime change in Ukraine as its poor logistics and overly ambitious military plans.Īt its heart, Ukrainians' fierce resistance to Russian invasion was built from the strong nationalist movement in the country. They were wrong, and part of the reason they were wrong is that they had so little knowledge and understanding of Ukraine's history and its long battle to shrug off the shackles of Russian domination.
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