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Russian invasion of Ukraine: Vladimir Putin and the crises of the Soviet era

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Ukrainian military service members guard a road that leads to a government block, in Kiev, Ukraine February 24, 2022. © REUTERS/Umit Bektas

By: Juliette Rengeval Follow

2 mins

Kiev, 5:05 a.m., the war has begun: the Russians are invading Ukraine.

The Russian intervention has already caused dozens of deaths, at this time, according to the Ukrainian authorities.

Vladimir Putin, who justifies this intervention by repeating his unfounded accusations of a "genocide" orchestrated by Kiev in the pro-Russian separatist territories, and who says he is responding to a call for help from the separatists, is counting on the support of the Russians.

But does he really have it?

Lisa is a native of Luhansk.

She is 26 years old, lives in Moscow and opposes the war. 

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Analysts are now questioning the strategy pursued by the

president .

What's going through

's head ?

For the historian

, lecturer at the University of Lille and author of

(Tallandier) the mental universe of the Russian president is very inspired by his past as a secret agent, and by the crises of the Soviet era: Czechoslovakia 1968 - Afghanistan 1979.

In Poland, the power wants to impose its story at school

's national-conservative party

, is accused of wanting to take control of schools with a new education law, currently on President Duda's desk.

The text plans to strengthen the power of school superintendents, under the control of the Ministry of Education, in particular by controlling associations invited to schools.

And a new subject entitled “History and present” must appear at the start of the 2022 school year, replacing the civic education courses.

A matter that raises many concerns among the country's historians.

In

, for 2,750 Catholic primary schools, there are only 164 multi-denominational primary schools, but things are starting to change. 

In

today, religion is a powerful marker of identity and for once, all religious communities speak with one voice: Orthodox, Catholics, Muslims and Protestants all want more denominational education in school.

A project that hardly arouses opposition in the country,

.

This is my Europe, the chronicle of Alice Rouja: young people and religious feeling.

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