StoryNote logo

What’s the nearest historical analogue to Russia’s misadventure in Ukraine - where an aggressor gravely underestimated not just the defender, political and allied interest, but also vastly overestimated their own capabilities- and on such a (relative) consequential scale?

by /u/astro_scientician in /r/AskHistorians

Upvotes: 190

Favorite this post:
Mark as read:
Your rating:
Add this post to a custom list

StoryNote©

Reddit is a registered trademark of Reddit, Inc. Use of this trademark on our website does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by Reddit, Inc.