Tim Snyder's knowledge of Ukrainian history and culture is second only to his sense of moral values and fairness. His presentations on complex subjects are amazingly clear. Thank you!
I think I will have to share photos of my Grandson first because I made severl of them mad with my rediculous enthusiasm for the Bernie campaign, Paul Gregory. They are smart and connected to others. If I were doing any exciting new project, there sure are some of them I would sit around a table with for a few hours. They are very smart.
A good idea, Professor Timothy Snyder is one of the most important people alive right now. Another great suggestion would be to DELETE your Facebook account, and recommend this to all those you care about. (Facebook is helping to destroy democracy, and also your brain)
The description of Ukraine as bloodlands and object of both Russian/Soviet and German desirous intents is indeed comparable except for one significant element that is largely ignored (because it requires a pov from the perspective of Ukrainian culture/identity): in wanting to conquer the Ukrainian chernozem and dispose of the Ukrainian untermenschen, the Germans were in no way interested in appropriating any part of Ukrainian culture-history. On the other hand, since its inception as an empire when it usurped Ukraine's ancient name Rus in 1721 (and arguably even before), Muscovy has systematically and hatefully looted Ukraine's history, material goods and artifacts, and very identity, passing them off as its own. One is hard-pressed to find any other such instance of colonizer parasitic annihilation (exploitation yes, destruction yes, аssimilation yes, but not cultural aggrandizement) anywhere-except, come to think of it, the Muscovites' rapacious genocide of the Novgorod principality in 1471...
It does seem to me that Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are all descendants of medieval Rus in much the same way France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, etc. are descended from the Frankish Empire. It doesn't mean that Russia is entitled to control UkraIne or Belarus any more than France is entitled to rule the Netherlands; or the USA is entitled to annex Canada (the last two being the successors of British North America).
The Teutonic Order's invasion, cooption, displacement, and ultimate eradication of the indigenous Prussian (originally a Slavic Baltic language and culture) people, culture, and territory with Germans, who continue to expand and go on to unite all of Germany under the "Prussian" name, seems pretty similar.
As an uninformed American concerning Ukraine originally my first thought is that any nation has the right to determine its fate as a political entity on the world stage. The aggressive possessiveness of Putin’s moves against Ukraine seem retrograde and stunning at a time when Russia is no longer a major player on that same world stage and is boldly thumbing its nose at the rest of the world. Although delayed and imperfect at the beginning of the conflict I am proud of NATO’s and the general unified stance of Europe and America, etc., to support Ukraine in this war.
Hé talks about Ukrainians. The question is : Which Ukrainians? In the East of the country there is a vast population of about seven million people who are ethnic Russians. They consider the Russian army as liberators!!!!
Yes, and in the Eastern Ukraine there wasn’t a lot of phenomenon of collaboration with nazis during WW2. Repression in this territory haven’t been that hot and spread out that it was in the Western (Galizia) also.
THANK YOU Pr SNYDER 👍
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Tim Snyder's knowledge of Ukrainian history and culture is second only to his sense of moral values and fairness. His presentations on complex subjects are amazingly clear. Thank you!
This is such an important lecture and I shall immediately share this to my friends on Facebook.
I think I will have to share photos of my Grandson first because I made severl of them mad with my rediculous enthusiasm for the Bernie campaign, Paul Gregory. They are smart and connected to others. If I were doing any exciting new project, there sure are some of them I would sit around a table with for a few hours. They are very smart.
A good idea, Professor Timothy Snyder is one of the most important people alive right now. Another great suggestion would be to DELETE your Facebook account, and recommend this to all those you care about. (Facebook is helping to destroy democracy, and also your brain)
Very interesting.
The description of Ukraine as bloodlands and object of both Russian/Soviet and German desirous intents is indeed comparable except for one significant element that is largely ignored (because it requires a pov from the perspective of Ukrainian culture/identity): in wanting to conquer the Ukrainian chernozem and dispose of the Ukrainian untermenschen, the Germans were in no way interested in appropriating any part of Ukrainian culture-history. On the other hand, since its inception as an empire when it usurped Ukraine's ancient name Rus in 1721 (and arguably even before), Muscovy has systematically and hatefully looted Ukraine's history, material goods and artifacts, and very identity, passing them off as its own. One is hard-pressed to find any other such instance of colonizer parasitic annihilation (exploitation yes, destruction yes, аssimilation yes, but not cultural aggrandizement) anywhere-except, come to think of it, the Muscovites' rapacious genocide of the Novgorod principality in 1471...
It does seem to me that Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are all descendants of medieval Rus in much the same way France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, etc. are descended from the Frankish Empire. It doesn't mean that Russia is entitled to control UkraIne or Belarus any more than France is entitled to rule the Netherlands; or the USA is entitled to annex Canada (the last two being the successors of British North America).
The Teutonic Order's invasion, cooption, displacement, and ultimate eradication of the indigenous Prussian (originally a Slavic Baltic language and culture) people, culture, and territory with Germans, who continue to expand and go on to unite all of Germany under the "Prussian" name, seems pretty similar.
As an uninformed American concerning Ukraine originally my first thought is that any nation has the right to determine its fate as a political entity on the world stage. The aggressive possessiveness of Putin’s moves against Ukraine seem retrograde and stunning at a time when Russia is no longer a major player on that same world stage and is boldly thumbing its nose at the rest of the world. Although delayed and imperfect at the beginning of the conflict I am proud of NATO’s and the general unified stance of Europe and America, etc., to support Ukraine in this war.
lucidity personified.
NOT Schneider,
but Snyder.
Hé talks about Ukrainians. The question is : Which Ukrainians? In the East of the country there is a vast population of about seven million people who are ethnic Russians. They consider the Russian army as liberators!!!!
Yes, and in the Eastern Ukraine there wasn’t a lot of phenomenon of collaboration with nazis during WW2. Repression in this territory haven’t been that hot and spread out that it was in the Western (Galizia) also.
Do they? It seems to me likely that Russia would control it all if they did (instead of only the eastern fringe).
That's Russian propaganda. Ukraine's east was invaded in 2014 by Russia
Pure nonsense
Oh? Tell us about it, O man of knowledge!