Faces and Places: How dangerous is Russian "nationalism"?

From: The Ukrainian Weekly | Date: December 10, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

Myron B. Kuropas
Ukrainian Weekly, The
12-10-1995
Faces and Places: How dangerous is Russian "nationalism"?.

There seems to be growing concern among many Ukrainian Americans that what appears to be a virulent resurgence of Russian nationalism poses a danger to the future of Ukrainian independence.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky and retired Russian Gen. Alexander Lebed, both of whom aspire to the Russian presidency, are mentioned most often by those who fear the return of an expansionist Russia.

"I will raise Russia from its knees," Mr. Zhirinovsky has pledged. Once the darling of Russian imperialists, he ...

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