Serhii Plokhy

which had a young state and young dynasty and united these lands, which were mostly in today's terms Ukrainian and Belarusian. So they separate early. And what is today's Russia, mostly Western Russia, Central Russia, stays under the Mongol control up until late 15th century. That was the story when Moscow rises as the new capital of that realm, replacing the city of Vladimir as that capital.

which had a young state and young dynasty and united these lands, which were mostly in today's terms Ukrainian and Belarusian. So they separate early. And what is today's Russia, mostly Western Russia, Central Russia, stays under the Mongol control up until late 15th century. That was the story when Moscow rises as the new capital of that realm, replacing the city of Vladimir as that capital.

For those who ever went to Russia, they're familiar with Vladimir as the place of the oldest architectural monuments. the so-called the Golden Ring of Russia and so on and so forth. Vladimir is central, and there are so many architectural monuments there because before there was Moscow, there was Vladimir.

For those who ever went to Russia, they're familiar with Vladimir as the place of the oldest architectural monuments. the so-called the Golden Ring of Russia and so on and so forth. Vladimir is central, and there are so many architectural monuments there because before there was Moscow, there was Vladimir.

For those who ever went to Russia, they're familiar with Vladimir as the place of the oldest architectural monuments. the so-called the Golden Ring of Russia and so on and so forth. Vladimir is central, and there are so many architectural monuments there because before there was Moscow, there was Vladimir.

Eventually, in this struggle over control of the territory, struggle for favors from the Mongols and the Tatar horde, Moscow emerges as the center of that particular realm under Mongols. after the Mongol rule is removed, Moscow embarks on the project that Russian historians of the 19th century called the Gathering of the Russian Lands.

Eventually, in this struggle over control of the territory, struggle for favors from the Mongols and the Tatar horde, Moscow emerges as the center of that particular realm under Mongols. after the Mongol rule is removed, Moscow embarks on the project that Russian historians of the 19th century called the Gathering of the Russian Lands.

Eventually, in this struggle over control of the territory, struggle for favors from the Mongols and the Tatar horde, Moscow emerges as the center of that particular realm under Mongols. after the Mongol rule is removed, Moscow embarks on the project that Russian historians of the 19th century called the Gathering of the Russian Lands.

Using Russian now for Rus', and trying to bring back the lands of former Kievan Rus', but also the lands of the former Mongol Empire. the Russians get to the Pacific before they get to Kiev, historically. And really, the quote-unquote gathering of the quote-unquote, Russian lands.

Using Russian now for Rus', and trying to bring back the lands of former Kievan Rus', but also the lands of the former Mongol Empire. the Russians get to the Pacific before they get to Kiev, historically. And really, the quote-unquote gathering of the quote-unquote, Russian lands.

Using Russian now for Rus', and trying to bring back the lands of former Kievan Rus', but also the lands of the former Mongol Empire. the Russians get to the Pacific before they get to Kiev, historically. And really, the quote-unquote gathering of the quote-unquote, Russian lands.

And it's only 1945 when the Soviet Union bullies the Czechoslovak government into turning what is today's Transcarpathian Ukraine to the Soviet Union. It is included in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. So that's the moment when that destiny, the way how it was imagined, by the 19th century Russian historian was eventually fulfilled. Moscow was in control of all this lands.

And it's only 1945 when the Soviet Union bullies the Czechoslovak government into turning what is today's Transcarpathian Ukraine to the Soviet Union. It is included in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. So that's the moment when that destiny, the way how it was imagined, by the 19th century Russian historian was eventually fulfilled. Moscow was in control of all this lands.

And it's only 1945 when the Soviet Union bullies the Czechoslovak government into turning what is today's Transcarpathian Ukraine to the Soviet Union. It is included in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. So that's the moment when that destiny, the way how it was imagined, by the 19th century Russian historian was eventually fulfilled. Moscow was in control of all this lands.

Well, a number of ways to look at that. One, the most obvious, the most clear is language. And there is no question that Poles speak a separate language and they're Slavs. There is no question for anyone going to Ukraine and hearing Ukrainian, realizing that this is not Russian. The level of comprehension can be different. You can understand certain words, and you don't understand others.

Well, a number of ways to look at that. One, the most obvious, the most clear is language. And there is no question that Poles speak a separate language and they're Slavs. There is no question for anyone going to Ukraine and hearing Ukrainian, realizing that this is not Russian. The level of comprehension can be different. You can understand certain words, and you don't understand others.

Well, a number of ways to look at that. One, the most obvious, the most clear is language. And there is no question that Poles speak a separate language and they're Slavs. There is no question for anyone going to Ukraine and hearing Ukrainian, realizing that this is not Russian. The level of comprehension can be different. You can understand certain words, and you don't understand others.

The same would be with Polish, and the same would be with Czech. There is this linguistic history that is in common, but languages very clearly indicate that you're dealing with different peoples. We know that language is not everything. Americans speak a particular way of English.

The same would be with Polish, and the same would be with Czech. There is this linguistic history that is in common, but languages very clearly indicate that you're dealing with different peoples. We know that language is not everything. Americans speak a particular way of English.

The same would be with Polish, and the same would be with Czech. There is this linguistic history that is in common, but languages very clearly indicate that you're dealing with different peoples. We know that language is not everything. Americans speak a particular way of English.