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| Author | Vladimir Putin |
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| Original title | Об историческом единстве русских и украинцев |
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| Genre | Propaganda Pseudohistory |
| Publisher | Office of the President of Russia |
Publication date | 12 July 2021 |
| Publication place | Russia |
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On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians[a] is an essay by Russian president Vladimir Putin published in Russian on Kremlin.ru website 12 July 2021.[1]
The essay was published on shortly after the end of the first of two buildups of Russian forces preceding the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In the essay, Putin describes his views on Ukraine and Ukrainians.[2]
According to RBK Daily, the essay is included in the list of mandatory works to be studied by the Russian military.[3] In 2021, the essay was also published as a book with no author indicated.[4]
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- ^ "Article by Vladimir Putin "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians"". President of Russia. 2021-07-12. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ Shlapentokh, Dmitry (2021-09-08). "Putin and Ukraine: Power and the construction of history". Institute of Modern Russia. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "Шойгу обязал военных изучить статью Путина об Украине". РБК (in Russian). 2021-07-15. Archived from the original on 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ Об историческом единстве русских и украинцев. 2021. Орёл: Картуш, 164pp, illustrations; published through the journal Орловский военный вестник : военно-исторический журнал. ISSN 2409-871X.