Posts Tagged ‘Ukraine’
History of Carol of the Bells: from a Ukrainian folk song
Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF CAROL OF THE BELLS: FROM A UKRAINIAN FOLK SONG he popular Christmas song “Carol of the Bells” is based on a Ukrainian folk song that initially had nothing to do with Christmas and was, in fact, popular in pre-Christian Ukraine. How did this folk song become such a popular American Christmas carol,…
Read MoreHistory of Ukraine: What You Want to Know, part 1
Reading Time: 5 minutesHISTORY OF UKRAINE, PART 1 Today is the third anniversary of Russia’s fullscale invasion of Ukraine. I wrote the following article, and part 2, three years ago to explain to faithful readers the history of Ukraine and the continuing conflict with Russia. Most of the details here are still correct. With the…
Read MoreHistory of Military Stalemates: Why We Have Proxy Wars
Reading Time: 7 minutesHistory of Military Stalemates: Why We Have Proxy Wars In recent weeks, the U.S. Congress has been considering bills for funding military support in Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific (code for Taiwan). What is the historical perspective behind funding wars that are not “directly” in a country or on its borders? Why do nations use proxy…
Read MoreMy Top 5 Articles of 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy Top 5 Articles of 2022 These are the Top 5 articles from my blog this year based on the number of reader views at billpetro.com: 1. History of Telemachus The story of the monk who caused the Roman gladiatorial games to be ended upon his martyrdom on January 1, A.D. 404. It is often told…
Read MoreHistory of Ukraine: What You Want to Know, part 2
Reading Time: 6 minutesHISTORY OF UKRAINE: WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW, part 2 We have looked at the recent history of Ukraine in our first article; now we turn to these questions: What is the history of Ukraine over the last two centuries that got us here? What has been Ukraine’s relationship with other great powers…
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