I discuss this topic in my new Noema essay, where I argue that Ukraine is now returning to its origins as a central line of development in the European political tradition. In a text from 1878 Mikhailo Drahomonov explains how that line of contiguous development was broken in 1654, gibing way to three centuries of Russian despotism: a wall of tsarist and bureaucratic despotism was erected to prevent the free political ideas then current in Europe, which Ukraine had always welcomed, from penetrating.
Today we welcome Ukraine back to Europe, while recognising that the old European borders, identified with the Don, have enduring force. That does not mean saying Russia is part of Asia. It means simply that Europe, Russia, India, China … these are some of the political units in Eurasia.
Ukraine is Europe. Russia is …
Ukraine is Europe. Russia is …
Ukraine is Europe. Russia is …
I discuss this topic in my new Noema essay, where I argue that Ukraine is now returning to its origins as a central line of development in the European political tradition. In a text from 1878 Mikhailo Drahomonov explains how that line of contiguous development was broken in 1654, gibing way to three centuries of Russian despotism: a wall of tsarist and bureaucratic despotism was erected to prevent the free political ideas then current in Europe, which Ukraine had always welcomed, from penetrating.
Today we welcome Ukraine back to Europe, while recognising that the old European borders, identified with the Don, have enduring force. That does not mean saying Russia is part of Asia. It means simply that Europe, Russia, India, China … these are some of the political units in Eurasia.