Lenin vs Stalin on Ukraine self-determination

The question of Ukrainian nationalism has been, and continues to be, hotly debated on the left. This modern split in leftist views on Ukrainian self-determination has its roots deep in the early years of the Russian Revolution, and is reflected most obviously by the two opposing views of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin.

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