Reassessing the Past?
Journal: transcript Verlag eBooks
Year: 2024

But we are Kyivan Rus, not them!They are just a horde!"I heard a middle-aged Ukrainian woman exclaiming at the overcrowded Krakow Main railway station in early March 2022.Following the illegal and unprovoked Russian invasion, this station had become the key locus for Ukrainian refugees 1 on their way to the European Union.Given the circumstances, this phrase may seem absurd -why would anyone discuss distant history during a hard and chaotic journey?Surprisingly, however, this phrase makes perfec