A vicious diatribe recently exploded on the Russian Internet between several Ukrainian journalists and bloggers on one side, and prominent Russian opposition bloggers and activists on the other. The discourse reflects the deep divide between the two nations, which has continued to deteriorate since the events of 2014.The debate has been brewing for a long time, but it took its final shape when a well-known Ukrainian journalist, Vitaly Portnikov, wrote “A Letter to My Moskal Friends” on the Russian opposition site Grani.ru. The term Moskal was once a historical designation for residents of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, but evolved …read more
Source: Atlantic Council
