The Maidans of 2004 and 2013–2014 are turning points in the history of Ukraine. Two waves of nationwide protests were starting to shape civil society. Where did the name Majdan come from? It comes from Maidan Nezaleznosti, i.e. Independence Square in Kiev . It is a place where citizens who were
There is no war without trickery. To deceive the opponent, confuse the trail, pretend your advantage, lead out of the way, and sometimes avoid a battle - this is the canon of seasoned commanders. And although sometimes military historians underestimate the role of bluffing on the battlefield, in the
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On the night of August 20-21, 1968, the troops of the USSR, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and the GDR entered Czechoslovakia. This is how the Prague Spring ended. The departure from Stalinism in Czechoslovakia took a long time. The former order was guaranteed by President Antonin Novotný, who came fro