Russian civil war, 1919

Russia-Ukraine

Napoleon Bonaparte retreats from Moscow, as depicted in a painting from 1851. The French leader is the classic example of a man driven to wage war by a lust for power, says Richard Overy. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Historical echoes of the Ukraine war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The hammer and sickle, seen held aloft by the figures in this Soviet-era statue, symbolised unity between the working class and the peasantry

When and why did the Soviet Union fall? Your history guide to the USSR

Russian men called up to fight attend a ceremony to mark their departure

Russia-Ukraine conflictHow the latest developments echo the Second World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peter Caddick-Adams

Peter Caddick-Adams on the laws of war“Russian politicians and military figures behind the awful events unfolding in Ukraine will, one day, be brought to justice”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Training of young Rwandan Hutu on the road to Kigali, 27 June 1994

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Polish coat of arms on red background

Poland and Ukraine’s shared history: how dreams of nationhood endure. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peter Caddick-Adams

Peter Caddick-Adams on generals killed in battle“Russian general casualties in Ukraine today are significantly higher than the Allied commitment in WW2”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why the Ukraine conflict isn’t a new Cold War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peter Caddick-Adams

Peter Caddick-Adams on the history of neutrality“As many nations found to their cost in the 20th century, declaring neutrality and it being respected are two different matters”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

President Bill Clinton laughs at Boris Yeltsin's joke during a joint news conference in Hyde Park, New York, October 1995

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Peter Caddick-Adams

Peter Caddick-Adams on the Russia-Ukraine war“The language, tactics, and weapons hark back to the 1940s”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A family in Soviet Ukraine during the Holodomor

Stalin’s famine: a brief history of the Holodomor in Soviet Ukraine

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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President Bill Clinton, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and French President Jacques Chirac at the NATO Summit in May 1997

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Two boys uncover a cache of food during Ukraine’s Holodomor famine, c1934

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Russian civil war, 1919

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Russia-Ukraine crisis: 9 milestone moments in history that explain today’s invasion

Has Russia always played by its own rules?

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Complex Crimea: the history behind the relationship between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea