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Why does Putin blame this infamous Russian revolutionary for Ukraine’s independence?

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Why does Putin blame this infamous Russian revolutionary for Ukraine’s independence? More than a century after the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin’s decision to organise the Soviet state around national republics continues to shape political arguments about Ukraine When Vladimir Putin speaks about the origins of the war in Ukraine, he often reaches back into history for his justifications. In s...
Putin's interpretation of Lenin's role in Ukraine's independence can be seen as an attempt to justify Russia's intervention in Ukrainian politics and to discredit the Ukrainian government. By portraying Ukraine as an artificial construct created by the Bolsheviks, Putin aims to delegitimize Ukrainian statehood and to suggest that Ukraine is a historically Russian territory. The article raises questions about the cult of Lenin that developed in Soviet society and the shifting attitudes towards hi...