Russia and Ukraine Battling for Historical Truth

... both in Russia and abroad and hence has required additional legitimization. The new mythologem is intended to smoothly integrate the current political reality into the existing legitimization model and provide it with additional fixtures. As far as Ukraine is concerned, the legitimization of its statehood is a much more complicated affair. The Tale of Grand Prince Vladimir Legitimizing the Ukrainian State The executive order of President Poroshenko to honor Grand Prince Vladimir was meant as a reminder that this relevant ...