Russia was born in Kiev in the first millennium, became a world power under Peter the Great in 1721. As a Soviet quasi-state, Ukraine became a member of the United Nations in 1945, separate from but always voting with the USSR. Churchill despised Soviet ideology, but departing from his earlier views he did not consider the USSR illegitimate. Its rule extended over a vast territory, and with Europe shattered, the best option was diplomacy combined with deterrence. The post Student Essays: Chur...
