SLAVA UKRAINI: Exposing a Century of Russian Imperialism
A compilation of my reports with Ukrainian historian Tetiana Boriak to share with your pro-democracy networks
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I rarely ask for much anymore, because we are all dancing as fast as we can. But today I am asking all of you to share this compilation of reports from our series of interviews with Ukrainian historian Tetiana Boriak with those in your network.
Each day we wake up to the Kremlin-sponsored reality TV show starring that D-list actor Donald Trump, who pretends each day to vanquish imaginary enemies — All Clickbait Fascism! All the Time! Selling Fear and Despair!
And if we are stuck on that treasony channel, it takes us out of action — and we have so much work to do. That work will look different for each of us, but collectively it adds up.
So I am asking you to please share this post with embedded links below to understand what happened between the Russian imperialists and Ukrainians in the 20th century, so you can spot the repeating patterns today and how every single democratic nation still left on this earth is being targeted.
Everything comes down to what happens between Russia and Ukraine.
Yesterday, as I was writing my report on the Executed Renaissance, I realized that Ukraine should be judge and jury on whether or not Russia should be able to exist in its current form, a decrepit, predatory empire, bringing the free world to its knees through its traitor-proxies and internet tricks.
When you learn about the stunning works of art, literature, films, theater, poetry, and history produced by Ukrainians in just nine years from 1923 to 1932, and how the Russian state methodically and violently tried to erase all memory of these culture bearers, you might take a new interest in Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invaders.
When you learn that the man-made famine began the same year that Stalin canceled Ukraine’s brief period of cultural liberation, that too, will make sense. If people are starving and weak, they cannot resist.
I derive strength from knowing history, and I hope you do, too.
I don’t write these reports to read my own words or hold community meetings to hear my own voice. I write and host meetings with the hope that you will be informed and be able to then inform others.
Billionaires are trying to crush our ability to understand and defend reality.
When we know what came before, we are better able to see through their volcanic lies.
Sharing reports on Ukraine’s century old fight against Russian imperialism is action. Thank you in advance.
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Bette Dangerous reporting to date with Ukrainian historian Tetiana Boriak, now a refugee in Lithuania:
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More on Tetiana Boriak: refugee from the Russian war, Ukrainian historian, and Doctor of Historical Sciences (Dr. habil.) (2024), PhD in History (2008), Associate Professor, Researcher at History Faculty, Vilnius University (Lithuania). Received her MA in History from Kansas University (Lawrence, KS, 2004–2006). She specializes in Holodomor, Soviet totalitarianism, memory studies and social history. Author of three books, two awards: “Oral History as a Source for Holodomor Studies: Formation of Eyewitness Testimony Collections and their Informative Value” (2024; Research Prize of the Rector of Vilnius University 2024 for “significant research work”); “1933: “Why Are You Still Alive?” (2016; the all-Ukrainian award “the Book of the Year” (2016, nomination “History”, category “Research/Documents”). MSCA4Ukraine (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions for Ukraine) Fellow (2025–2027). In 2013–2014 Fulbright Fellow at Harvard University (Ukrainian Research Institute, Boston, MA). Author of 90 articles of them about 40 articles on Holodomor. In 2010–2017 was an assistant of the journalist, researcher, columnist of the Washington Post, Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Applebaum in the project of preparation of an English-language book about the Holodomor in Ukraine for a Western audience: “Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine” (2017; two awards). Host of the historical educational program “History with meat” (2017– February 2022) – about 70 episodes, available on YouTube. Editorial board member of several journals and a member of several historical professional associations. Participated in more than 70 conferences.
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