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Novoturkey as the alternative to Novorossiya. Three myths about Ottoman rule in Ukraine
- East And West
- 15 Jun 2020
This article was originally published on ukraina.ru. You can find the original version here. In the newly shot Ukrainian film “The Khadjibey Fortress” Ukrainian Cossacks and Georgians are fighting on the side of the Turks against the Russians. However, it is well known that the Cossacks played an active role in the capture of Khadjibey, […]
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Travel
Ukraine
Discovering Ukraine by train
- East And West
- 4 Aug 2019
I don’t like flying. It is not, unfortunately, a rational thing. I have done it before but the last time I took a plane I was physically shaking, so I do fly, but only when it is absolutely necessary. Otherwise I love trains. My dislike of flying means I have reduced travel options (I can’t […]
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