172. Maria Snegovaya - 60% of Russia's Top Leadership Comes from Soviet Elites - with Even More Checkists
60% of Russia's top leadership comes from the Soviet elites – the nomenklatura. The number of Chekists (KGB/FSB) in powerful positions has increased several times over, and no longer has a communist...
19 Touko 202355min
Silicon Bites - Happy Vyshyvanka Day! Spring Heats up: Sabotage, Survival and Ukrainian Successes
Edition No8 | 18-05-2023 Spring heats up - Sabotage, Survival and Ukrainian Successes ~~~~~ FEATURED ARTICLES: TEXTY.ORG.UA https://texty.org.ua/ https://texty.org.ua/d/2023/germs_v2/en/ https://text...
18 Touko 202321min
171. Oleksiy Goncharenko - Challenging Russian Propaganda Narratives, Influence and Aggression in Europe
Oleksiy Goncharenko was born in Odesa, and is a Ukrainian politician, member of the Ukrainian parliament, member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, V...
17 Touko 202355min
170. Gennadiy Druzenko - Saving Lives by Treating and Evacuating Injured Ukrainians on the Frontline
Today I’m speaking with Gennadiy Druzenko Co-founder and Chairman of Pirogov, the First Volunteer Mobile Hospital; set up in 2019, and now a crucial player in supporting Ukraine’s response to Russia...
15 Touko 202354min
Timothy Ash - The Slow Impact of Economic Sanctions and Unreliable Allies in Struggle Against Russia
Sanctions were supposed to bring the Russian war machine to its knees. Crashing the Russian economy like a house of cards within months. But this hasn’t happened. This was the largest packet of sanc...
12 Touko 202356min
Mariia Kravchenko- Revolutions in Ukraine and the Struggle with Russia Empire over Historical Memory
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not just about territory and resources, though they play a part. It’s also a struggle to control historical memory. Russia seeks to simplify history writing, teaching...
12 Touko 202345min
Ksenia Turkova - Russia Propaganda Myths and Suppression of Ukrainian Language, Culture and Identity
Putin expected Ukraine to roll over in days when he launched the full-scale war in February 2022. But this was a tragic misreading of the Ukraine people, because they were prepared to fight for thei...
12 Touko 202357min
Anders Åslund - Russia's Lurch to Stalinist Repression and the Risks of a Frozen Conflict in Ukraine
Today I’m speaking with Anders Åslund, and it’s something of a milestone for the channel. I interviewed Anders over 7 months ago, and he was the first guest on the Podcast. Having now done more than...
11 Touko 202349min
