Understanding Ukraine Past and Present: A Conversation with Jared McBride

Episode 14 of the The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work podcast, hosted by UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy, titled "Understanding Ukraine Past and Present: A Conversation with Jared McBride" was published on March 17, 2022 and runs 40 minutes.

March 17, 2022 ·40m · The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked and perplexed the world. UCLA Historian Jared McBride joins Then & Now for the third conversation in a mini-series examining this invasion through a historical lens. Professor McBride discusses the history of far-right nationalism in Ukraine from World War II until now, situating both Ukraine’s election of a Jewish president and Putin’s claims of “denazification,” within a historical frame. He also discusses the unique forces shaping and re-shaping...

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked and perplexed the world. UCLA Historian Jared McBride joins Then & Now for the third conversation in a mini-series examining this invasion through a historical lens. Professor McBride discusses the history of far-right nationalism in Ukraine from World War II until now, situating both Ukraine’s election of a Jewish president and Putin’s claims of “denazification,” within a historical frame. He also discusses the unique forces shaping and re-shaping Ukraine’s national identity throughout history.

Listen to the first two conversations in this miniseries, "Ghosts of the Past in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine," here.

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