For centuries, russia has been actively spreading propaganda both internally and worldwide. Propaganda related to Ukraine preceded the annexation of the Donbas and of Crimea in 2014, and has grown exponentially since then. On February 24, 2022, russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Through fake narratives and distorted history, russian propaganda is used to justify the war, its war crimes, its genocide, and its rabid imperialist behavior.
In this podcast, Yulia – an independent political journalist, content creator, and, most importantly of all, a concerned Ukrainian citizen – debunks common misconceptions and answers your most frequently asked questions about Ukraine.
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For centuries, russia has been actively spreading propaganda both internally and worldwide. Propaganda related to Ukraine preceded the annexation of the Donbas and of Crimea in 2014, and has grown exponentially since then. On February 24, 2022, russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Through fake narratives and distorted history, russian propaganda is used to justify the war, its war crimes, its genocide, and its rabid imperialist behavior.
In this podcast, Yulia – an independent political journalist, content creator, and, most importantly of all, a concerned Ukrainian citizen – debunks common misconceptions and answers your most frequently asked questions about Ukraine.
Episode Summary
The perception of the contemporary Russian state begins with the fundamental misconception that the Russian Empire has ceased to exist. In fact, it is fully thriving today, simply under a new name - the Russian Federation. The Soviet Union was considered a state of equality and fraternity. The Russian Federation is a democratic country. But it has always been an empire that steals the history and culture of its colonies.
Why don't people in the West still identify this large, powerful country as a so-called superior nation that conquered and committed genocide on thousands of people, as other empires in Europe did? Moreover, the Russian Federation/Empire is still doing this today against Ukrainians. How and who created this myth of a great empire, and was Ukraine ever a colony?
The guest of today's episode is Mykola Riabchuk, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He will tell us how Russia has become the state it is today.
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Literature, recommended by Mykola Riabchuk:
https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/notes_internacionals/288/war_in_ukraine_peace_talking_versus_peace_making
https://lisd.princeton.edu/publications/rallying-around-flag-war-challenges-and-civic-mobilization-ukraine
https://en.desk-russie.eu/2023/05/27/the-toxic-spell-of-imperial-knowledge.html
https://www.raamoprusland.nl/auteurs/20-mykola-riabchuk
Ewa Thоmpsоn: https://www.amazon.com/Imperial-Knowledge-Literature-Colonialism-Contributions/dp/0313313113
Serhii Phohii: https://www.amazon.com.be/-/en/Serhii-Plokhy/dp/0241633524 https://www.amazon.com.be/-/en/Plokhy-Serhii/dp/0141980613
Timothy Snyder: https://snyder.substack.com/
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FAQ-U: Ukraine Explained
For centuries, russia has been actively spreading propaganda both internally and worldwide. Propaganda related to Ukraine preceded the annexation of the Donbas and of Crimea in 2014, and has grown exponentially since then. On February 24, 2022, russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Through fake narratives and distorted history, russian propaganda is used to justify the war, its war crimes, its genocide, and its rabid imperialist behavior.
In this podcast, Yulia – an independent political journalist, content creator, and, most importantly of all, a concerned Ukrainian citizen – debunks common misconceptions and answers your most frequently asked questions about Ukraine.
