Timothy Snyder: Ukraine and the 'Fog of Memory'

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Description:	In this podcast Professor Timothy Snyder (Yale) considers the politicized history and the historicised politics related to Russia's war in Ukraine, with special attention to the the enduring legacy of the Holocaust and the Kremlin's rehabilitation of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. He also previews his forthcoming book Black Earth, which will be published by Bodley Head in September 2015. His presentation, entitled 'The Fog of History: From the Great Fatherland War to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine', was delivered in King's College, Cambridge on 27 February 2015. Professor Snyder is introduced by Dr Rory Finnin, Head of the Department of Slavonic Studies, University of Cambridge.

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In this podcast Professor Timothy Snyder (Yale) considers the politicized history and the historicised politics related to Russia's war in Ukraine, with special attention to the the enduring legacy of the Holocaust and the Kremlin's rehabilitation of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. He also previews his forthcoming book Black Earth, which will be published by Bodley Head in September 2015. His presentation, entitled 'The Fog of History: From the Great Fatherland War to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine', was delivered in King's College, Cambridge on 27 February 2015. Professor Snyder is introduced by Dr Rory Finnin, Head of the Department of Slavonic Studies, University of Cambridge.


Created:	2015-03-13 10:58
Collection:	Cambridge Ukrainian Studies Podcast
Publisher:	University of Cambridge
Copyright:	R.E. Finnin
Language:	eng (English)
Keywords:	Ukraine; Ukrainian history; Russian history; war in Ukraine; Timothy Snyder;


Abstract:	In this podcast Professor Timothy Snyder (Yale) considers the politicized history and historicised politics behind Russia's war in Ukraine, with special attention to the Kremlin's rehabilitation of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and the enduring legacy of the Holocaust. His presentation, entitled 'The Fog of History: From the Great Fatherland War to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine', was delivered in King's College, Cambridge on 27 February 2015. Initiated in 2003, the Annual Stasiuk Lecture in Contemporary Ukrainian Studies at the University of Cambridge explores the internal dynamics and international implications of events in today's Ukraine and features the foremost experts in the fields of Ukrainian politics, history, and society. It is organised by Cambridge Ukrainian Studies, an academic centre in the Department of Slavonic Studies, University of Cambridge.

Abstract:

In this podcast Professor Timothy Snyder (Yale) considers the politicized history and historicised politics behind Russia's war in Ukraine, with special attention to the Kremlin's rehabilitation of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and the enduring legacy of the Holocaust. His presentation, entitled 'The Fog of History: From the Great Fatherland War to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine', was delivered in King's College, Cambridge on 27 February 2015. Initiated in 2003, the Annual Stasiuk Lecture in Contemporary Ukrainian Studies at the University of Cambridge explores the internal dynamics and international implications of events in today's Ukraine and features the foremost experts in the fields of Ukrainian politics, history, and society. It is organised by Cambridge Ukrainian Studies, an academic centre in the Department of Slavonic Studies, University of Cambridge.

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