Reaching into the past for words about Russia
News stories about the Russian invasion of Ukraine have been filled with terms that hark back to the Cold War and earlier conflicts fueled by great powers’ nationalism. On March 2, the Monitor described how the invasion is dividing Europe between NATO on Moscow on the other. The Washington Post referred to Russia’s armed forces, while The Economist warned that Vladimir Putin’s violent has ushered in a “post-post-Cold-War world.” What do these words mean?
