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The Battle for the Roots: Why Kievan Rus is at the Center of Modern Geopolitical and Cultural Warfare

"Kyiv and Moscow are locked in an escalating information war over the historical legacy of Kievan Rus, as modern satellite imaging, archaeological discoveries, and diplomatic pressure thrust the medieval East Slavic state into the 2026 geopolitical spotlight. Observing the current landscape of international academia and statecraft, reports from the field indicate that historical revisionism has become a primary instrument of modern state strategy. The struggle to define who rightful heirs are to the medieval superpower—spanning from the Baltic to the Black Sea—now dictates millions in cultural funding, UNESCO heritage site protections, and int..."

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