The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought together leaders and communities from across the globe to take unprecedented action. With some labelling the invasion as the “beginning of World War III,” the attack poses a challenge to the stability of the international structure and with it, the lives of Ukrainian residents.
In this episode, Dr. Rachel Gillett speaks to Dr. Karel Berkhoff, Olha Klymenko, Dr. Gertjan Plets, and John Vsetecka to discuss the history of Ukraine’s independence, the motivation for Putin’s invasion, and the media coverage of the invasion, including issues of race and national identity.
Audio Note: We unfortunately had sound difficulties for Olha’s audio, who was kindly joining us from Kyiv. We apologise for the reduction in sound quality.
WAYS TO HELP:
Donate to Ukraine https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CdrWLAkEaOMV7fBbIWzHsgHmFz8s1GM6e_7a57oc3ug/mobilebasic?urp=gmail_link
- Handful of trustworthy non-profits and charitable foundations.
Help Save Ukraine
https://helpsaveukraine.com/
- Visit here for more information, including volunteer opportunities, events, refugee information, news and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Serhiy Zhadan: "You cannot hide behind Dostoyevsky. ‘Great Russian Humanist Culture’ is going under, like some unwieldy Titanic. And we answer what we said to that Russian warship F**K YOU." https://t.co/PUFfI7yN67
MORE INFORMATION:
Statement: EHRI Condemns Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
https://www.ehri-project.eu/statement-ehri-condemns-russia-invasion-ukraine
NIOD Insitute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies “War in Ukraine – History becomes Weaponized” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WCdUiXjP9U
- Online meeting with 5 NIOD researchers who share personal experiences and academic insights.
GUESTS:
Dr. Karel Berkhoff is a senior researcher, historian of Eastern Europe (especially Ukraine and the Soviet Union) and the Holocaust, and co-director of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure.
Olha Klymenko completed her studies in history at Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University (MA, History), Central European History at Central European University, Budapest (MA, Central European History), and Edinburgh University (MSc by Research in Social and Economic History), and studied in a PhD program in Comparative Politics at the University of Toronto. She is a research associate with the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta.
Dr. Gertjan Plets is associate professor in Heritage Studies and Archaeology. He is currently employed by the Cultural History section of Utrecht University. At Utrecht he coordinates and conducts research in the field of heritage politics, theoretical archaeological, digital humanities and Russian cultural politics.
John Vsetecka is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at Michigan State University majoring in Soviet/East European History. In addition to this research, John is the founder and current co-editor of H-Ukraine.
ABOUT
Brought to you by the UGlobe Decolonisation Group
Hosted by Rachel Gillett
Sound by Malina Yallanki
Music by CarlosCarty (CC-BY-3.0)
Production assistance from Malina Yallanki
Special thanks to our guests Dr. Karel Berkhoff, Olha Klymenko, Dr. Gertjan Plets and John Vsetecka
