David Marples
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Dr. David R. Marples is Distinguished University Professor, Department of History and Classics, University of Alberta, Canada. He is the author of numerous books and articles on Ukraine and Belarus and has long been considered one of the best Western experts on Belarus. He holds a PhD in Economic and Social History from the University of Sheffield (1985). For summer 2014 he is Visiting Professor at the Slavic and Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan.
The “Snipers’ Massacre” in Kyiv
On October 17, at a symposium on “Negotiating Borders” organized by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at…
The Ukrainian Army is unprepared for war
The recent news in Ukraine, from the perspective of the government side, has been very positive. At least…
The aftermath of MH17
The massive outpouring of media commentary and analysis following the tragic loss of lives on the downed Dutch…
Putin’s dwindling options in Ukraine
By David Marples Vladimir Putin’s options in Ukraine appear to be diminishing as the war in the Donbas…