The idea that the Bolsheviks fought to preserve the boundaries of the Tsarist empire, including invading Ukraine, is absolute nonsense. Ukraine was one the founding members of the Union and the USSR was the first formation that recognized Ukrainians as a nation and actively promoted their distinct national heritage, language, and culture.
The Bolsheviks did fight against a subset of Ukrainians, specifically the anarchists, because the anarchists literally organized an army and said “now that the Russian revolution is over they are weak and this is our time to strike”. So they were crushed. But not in any way, shape, or form because of a reasserting of Tsarist imperialism.
So yes, this article is complete Western consent-manufacturing trash and can be safely ignored as such.
That opinion article is absolute trash.
The idea that the Bolsheviks fought to preserve the boundaries of the Tsarist empire, including invading Ukraine, is absolute nonsense. Ukraine was one the founding members of the Union and the USSR was the first formation that recognized Ukrainians as a nation and actively promoted their distinct national heritage, language, and culture.
The Bolsheviks did fight against a subset of Ukrainians, specifically the anarchists, because the anarchists literally organized an army and said “now that the Russian revolution is over they are weak and this is our time to strike”. So they were crushed. But not in any way, shape, or form because of a reasserting of Tsarist imperialism.
So yes, this article is complete Western consent-manufacturing trash and can be safely ignored as such.