Great news! I had a stab at doing this at Swansea Univ in 2003 - I think I called it ‘The Crucible of Czechoslovakia, 1918-1993’. Map below, but 1948.

Yes it was extraordinary how Zelensky performed taking into consideration the immense psychological pressure he was under and the language element as you say. It looks as if Keir Starmer is now trying to take the initiative and even lead the democratic West in a more sensible direction.