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Different countries, similar narratives? Ukraine’s and Slovakia’s experience with Russian propaganda
In this episode of our "Propaganda Diary", we discuss joint Ukrainian-Slovak research studying the key narratives of Russian propaganda in both count…
3 years, 2 months ago
Is there a risk of the West changing its Ukraine policy? - Around Ukraine # 7
Is there a risk of the West changing course with its Ukraine policy? Are democratic values moving eastwards with the protests in Georgia? Why should …
3 years, 2 months ago
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk on war, music, freedom, and resistance | Thinking in Dark Times # 10
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk is a Ukrainian rock star, the leader of the rock band Okean Elzy, and one of Ukraine’s most popular modern musicians. He is also…
3 years, 2 months ago
Why Ukrainian universities need support - with Aaron Wendland | Ep. 207
Despite the war, many Ukrainian academics and students remain in the country and continue doing academic and research work. In this episode, we expla…
3 years, 2 months ago
Nikopol, a town 6 kilometers from Russian troops, and from Europe’s biggest nuclear plant | Ep. 206
A few days ago we made a trip to Nikopol, an industrial town in southern Ukraine located 6 kilometers from the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, now …
3 years, 2 months ago
Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president | Ep. 205
Kryvyi Rih is a big industrial Ukrainian city, and the hometown of president Zelenskyy. We went there to see what the city looks like during the war…
3 years, 2 months ago
Words to denigrate: how Russian propaganda talks about Ukraine, and why - Propaganda Diary #6
In this episode of our Propaganda Diary, we analyze the vocabulary of Russian propaganda about Ukraine. An “anti-Russia,” “puppet of the West,” “form…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ukraine prepares a counter-offensive and seeks support - Around Ukraine #6
Ukraine may be preparing a counter-offensive in the spring, and therefore needs military support, both in equipment and ammunition. Ukrainian pilots …
3 years, 2 months ago
Marci Shore on Eastern Europe, ethics, and cruelty | Thinking in Dark Times #9
Marci Shore is an American historian and associate professor at Yale University, where she teaches modern European intellectual history. She is the a…
3 years, 2 months ago
5 things to know about Russian imperialism | Ep. 201
How is Russian imperialism similar to, and different from, other imperialisms that we know? What are its key traits with regard to the questions of d…
3 years, 2 months ago