Soviet Dictators Used War and Famine To Create Ukraine

The Russian Empire entered the First World War in 1914 as one of Europe’s great powers, yet four years of catastrophic military defeats, economic dislocation, and social upheaval destroyed the foundations of the Romanov autocracy. By early 1917 the army was demoralized, the cities were hungry, and the authority of Nicholas II had evaporated. In […] The post Soviet Dictators Used War and Famine To Create Ukraine appeared first on CBNC.