by Larry Krieger | May 2, 2022 | Current Events, Ukraine
Why Ukraine Matters In his classic account of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, the Greek historian Thucydides wrote, “The strong do what they can and the week suffer what they must.” On January 1, 2022, Americans celebrated the beginning of a New Year....
by Larry Krieger | Apr 26, 2022 | Ukraine
Last Stands at Thermopylae, the Alamo, and the Azovstal Steel Plant in Mariupol Although outnumbered 10 to 1, Volyna vows to continue fighting “to our last strength.” Last Stands at Thermopylae, the Alamo, and the Azovstal Steel Plant in Mariupol What do the battles...
by Larry Krieger | Apr 21, 2022 | Ukraine
“So a Fly Cannot Get Through” “It is too early to tell, but we are waiting for him,” Zelensky told reporters at a news conference on April 23rd. Can a leader’s unexpected demonstration of courage and conviction change history? It happened in A.D. 452 when Leo the...
by Larry Krieger | Apr 7, 2022 | Current Events, Ukraine
“Mr. Krieger, how will this end?” Both Russia and Ukraine are locked in a long, grinding war neither side can win. We are now 6 weeks into Putin’s war in Ukraine. My students ask me each day,”Mr. Krieger how will this end?” As a textbook author, I am used to giving my...
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