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Journal of Slavic Military Studies @josms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A lot of folks will refer to "reflexive control,” but this piece by Sanshiro Hosaka @sanshiro.bsky.social "Misreading the Opponent: Zelensky’s Appeasement and Putin’s Failed Reflexive Control, 2019–2022” demonstrates some extensive research, analysis, and work with the topic doi.org/10.1080/1351...

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Misreading the Opponent: Zelensky’s Appeasement and Putin’s Failed Reflexive Control, 2019–2022

In 2019, seeking a quick peace in the Donbas, newly elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made appeasing overtures toward the aggressor by obfuscating its direct responsibility for the war...

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Journal of Slavic Military Studies @josms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Also turning back to early years of the war, is "Morale Fixation: The Importance of Human Factors in the Russia-Ukraine War, 2023” from James Horncastle @jhorncastle.bsky.social & Jack MacLennan doi.org/10.1080/1351...

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Morale Fixation: The Importance of Human Factors in the Russia-Ukraine War, 2023

The Ukrainian government’s focus on maintaining the morale of the Ukrainian people and the support of the international community in 2023 ultimately caused it to engage in a series of military acti...

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Journal of Slavic Military Studies @josms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Alexander Hill reflects on the war in "Understanding Russia’s ‘Special Military Operation’ through a longer-term historical-cultural lens of the history of the Soviet Union and Imperial Russia – some developing thoughts” doi.org/10.1080/1351...

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Understanding Russia’s ‘Special Military Operation’ through a longer-term historical-cultural lens of the history of the Soviet Union and Imperial Russia – some developing thoughts1

This article looks at Russia’s ‘Special Military Operation’ in Ukraine through what the author would describe as a ‘historical-cultural’ lens - one that not only considers elements that would typic...

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