71: Ukraine and Russia's European Empire

<div>What prompted the Tsars to create a Russian Empire that colonised Ukraine, eastern Poland, the Baltic States and other lands in Eastern Europe? Was Moscow seeking greater security or fulfilling a sense of religious mission, or was Russia's western expansion simply naked nationalism and greed? <br> <br> </div> <div>In this edition of Black's History Week, Professor Jeremy Black discusses with <em>The Critic'</em>s deputy editor, Graham Stewart,  the lessons that this history holds today as Putin's forces threaten Ukraine.  </div>