Russia's war on Ukraine : the four roots of Putin's invasion / Taras Kuzio, Michał Wawrzonek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuzio, Taras, author.

Wawrzonek, Michał, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014---Causes.

Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014-.

War--Causes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"Understanding why Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 and 2022 is vital for preparing for what may come next. This groundbreaking book is the first to provide an interdisciplinary study of the first full-scale war in Europe since 1945, which is having global ramifications on interstate relations, international law, international organisations, energy questions and economies. Written by two leading scholars of Ukrainian and Russian politics and history, and based on extensive field work and primary sources, the book moves beyond established Western ideas about Russia to show that Russian military aggression against Ukraine is domestically, not externally, driven. The authors analyse the statements and policies of the Russian leadership under Putin, Russia's post-communist political culture and Russia's understanding of itself as a civilisation without borders. Imperial nationalism, nostalgia, Russia's divergent identity and political system to Ukraine's, and Kremlin anti-Western xenophobia are the key elements underlying Russian aggression"-- Cambridge University Press.

Contents:

Introduction : Russia’s war on Ukraine – the four roots of Putin’s invasion

Imperial nationalism

Pan-Russian world and Ukraine

Russian Orthodox Church and Ukraine

Great Patriotic War and cult of Stalin

Ukrainian ‘nationalists/fascists/nazis’

Diverging identities in Russia and Ukraine

Diverging political systems in Russia and Ukraine

Messianism, imperialism and anti-colonialism

Xenophobia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed December 1, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Kuzio, Taras. Russia's war on Ukraine

ISBN:

9781009645546

1009645544

9781009645553

1009645552

OCLC:

1548372381

Publisher Number:

CIPO000298799

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license