May 13, 2023
As far as the gathering of lands, I highly recommend this book. Free access. https://www.amazon.com/Russian-Nationalism-Imaginaries-Doctrines-Battlefields/dp/1138386529
Written by Nadin Brzezinski
Historian by training. Former day to day reporter. Sometimes a geek who enjoys a good miniatures game. You can find me at CounterSocial, Mastodon and rarely FB