Russian Imperialism Threatens Polish Security

Russian imperialistic ideology poses a threat to Polish security, according to an analysis of Russian propaganda texts, including statements by Vladimir Putin. The hypothesis suggests Russia, by denying the existence of the Ukrainian nation, seeks to reduce it to an ethnographic group within a single "Russian" people using extermination methods.

The article features a conversation with Grzegorz Motyka, a historian and author specializing in the Volhynia region. Motyka discusses Russian propaganda and historical policy, referencing his book "Memory Games: On Historical Policy, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia." He notes that from a Russian perspective, "madness is not important, and crimes that served the national interest and strengthened the state should be considered justified."

The analysis also touches upon the ideas of Aleksandr Dugin, who sees historical political value in Russia's ties with Asia rather than Europe. Motyka previously reviewed Dugin's book "Foundations of Geopolitics: Russia's Geographical Future" in 1999, a time when Dugin was not widely known. The piece is accompanied by an image of Ilya Repin's painting "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16, 1581," depicting the Tsar moments after killing his son, presented as an illustration of the Russian perspective on state-serving crimes.

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From the Russian perspective, madness is not important, and crimes that served the national interest and strengthened the state should be considered justified.