In creating their nation, Ukrainians need to examine and analyze their own history, based on truth, verified facts and historical events. For centuries under the rule of conquerors, Ukrainians were basically deprived of the opportunity to influence the formation of national awareness and the development of their history, with the result that Ukraine’s history was composed predominantly to the advantage of their conquerors. Especially troublesome is the question of the pretensions and demands of Moscow, and later Russia, concerning the historical legacy of Kyivan Rus'.
EuroMaidan press: How Moscow hijacked the history of Kyivan Rus’
In his historical work \u201cThe Land of Moksel or Moskovia\u201d V. Bilinsky presents historical sources (predominantly Russian) which testify to the total misrepresentation of the history of the Russian Empire, which was geared to create a historical mythology about Moscow and Kyivan Rus' sharing common common historical roots, and that Moscow possesses \u201csuccession rights\u201d to Kyivan Rus'.
