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Hugh J. Curran

Hugh J. Curran Hugh J. Curran has been teaching in "Peace and Reconciliation Studies" at the University of Maine for the past 20 years

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The Ukraine Invasion and the Weight of the Crimean War: “We hate most those we harm the most”

The Ukraine Invasion and the Weight of the Crimean War: “We hate most those we harm the most”

Hugh J. Curran

Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – There are some fascinating similarities between the Crimean War of the 1850s and the Ukraine War of 2022. According to Norman Rich, author of “The Crimean War” its main purpose was the containment of an expanding Russia as European powers had become fearful of Russia’s extension of power […]

Russia
The Welshman who Founded Donetsk, Ukraine, and Why a War is a Disaster for Russia

The Welshman who Founded Donetsk, Ukraine, and Why a War is a Disaster for Russia

Hugh J. Curran

Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – In the 18th century a migration took to the Donbas region of Ukraine which Tsarist Russia named “New Russia” after rich coal resources were discovered. The man who was chosen to facilitate mining and to develop steel mills was John Hughes who was born in Wales. He had […]

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