Redux - Sebastopol Sketches

On the four year anniversary of start of "Special Military Operation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, I thought I'd repost a couple of my relevant episodes from back then.

A look at Leo Tolstoy's Sevastopol Sketches, and what we can learn from them about recent activity in Crimea and Ukraine.

Can't say for certain that the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has a lot to do with this, but it is recent enough to raise the question.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_Church_of_Ukraine

And the Wall Street Journal does just that:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-orthodox-church-and-ukraine-christianization-greek-catholic-prince-vladimir-great-empire-invasion-11643296236

Text of The Sevastopol Sketches https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47197/47197-h/47197-h.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-catherine-great-invaded-crimea-and-put-rest-world-edge-180949969/