The Making of Modern Ukraine

A podcast by Timothy Snyder

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24 Episodes

  1. 23: The Colonial, the Post-Colonial, the Global

    Published: 12/9/2022
  2. 22: Ukrainian Ideas in the 21st Century

    Published: 12/6/2022
  3. 21: Comparative Russian Imperialism

    Published: 12/1/2022
  4. 20: Maidan and Self-Understanding with guest lecturer Marci Shore

    Published: 11/28/2022
  5. 19: Oligarchies in Russia and Ukraine

    Published: 11/28/2022
  6. 18: Before and After the End of History

    Published: 11/16/2022
  7. 17: Reforms, Recentralization, Dissidence: 1950s-1970s

    Published: 11/16/2022
  8. 16: Colonization, Extermination, Ethnic Cleansing

    Published: 11/16/2022
  9. 15: Ukrainization, Famine, Terror: 1920s – 1930s

    Published: 11/7/2022
  10. 14: Interwar Poland’s Ukrainians

    Published: 11/7/2022
  11. 13: Republics and Revolutions

    Published: 11/7/2022
  12. 12: Habsburg Curiosity

    Published: 11/7/2022
  13. 11: Ottoman Retreat, Russian Power, Ukrainian Populism

    Published: 11/7/2022
  14. 10: Global Empires

    Published: 11/7/2022
  15. 9: Polish Power and Cossack Revolution

    Published: 11/7/2022
  16. 8: Early Jews of Modern Ukraine

    Published: 11/7/2022
  17. 7: Rise of Muscovite Power

    Published: 11/7/2022
  18. 6: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania

    Published: 11/7/2022
  19. 5: Vikings, Slavers, Lawgivers: The Kyiv State

    Published: 11/7/2022
  20. 4: Before Europe

    Published: 11/7/2022

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Ukraine must have existed as a society and polity on 23 February 2022, else Ukrainians would not have collectively resisted Russian invasion the next day. What does it mean for a nation to exist? Timothy Snyder explores these and other questions in a very timely course. This course was recorded live in a classroom at Yale University in the autumn of 2022. Video of the course is also available on YouTube .