Anne Applebaum's "Red Famine" book (11 of 12): Applebaum’s Analysis (2)

Moscow’s views of Ukrainian nationalism varied over the entire life of the Soviet Union. Ukrainian was formally one of the member republics of the Soviet Union. The Soviet brand of Marxist ideology recognized the validity of national claims but subordinated them to the priority of the class struggle and the world revolution as they envisioned it. This meant that at times Moscow encouraged more national consciousness and promotion of national culture traditions in Ukraine and of the Ukrainian language. At other times, they discouraged it.

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