Showing posts with label ultra-nationalism. Show all posts
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Saturday, May 17, 2014

17/5/2014: Foreign Affairs on the rise of Ukrainian ultra-nationalism


These days, it is rare to see any seriously argued articles about the role of ultra-nationalism on the Kiev-side of the Ukrainian civil war (that's right - it is now a full-blown civil war). But here is a very good article on the subject published in highly reputable and usually highly critical of Russia Foreign Affairshttp://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141405/alina-polyakova/on-the-march?sp_mid=45902074

It is objective, in my view, and it is factual. It does not assert that ultra-nationalism has a broad support in public opinion, but it does show that it is gaining ground and is one of the stronger forces behind the political leadership in modern 'Western' Ukraine.

And further:

Read the whole article!