Unique from Oulu: How Russia became Russia?

In 2014, Russia took over the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine and continued its conquest efforts by launching a war in Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Russia is seeking the restoration of all areas that belonged to Russia in the past. What does the Russian great power thinking mean? What kind of neighbor has Russia historically been? What does it pursue with its conquest efforts?
Kari Alenius, professor of history, is an expert with the state development of Russia and Russian great power thinking. He talks about Russia's great power efforts, the influence of opinion and the role of the media as the mediator of images.
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