The Ukraine Shelf
The Ukraine Shelf
Podcast Description
In this podcast, Dr Olesya Khromeychuk and Dr Uilleam Blacker speak to leading authors, intellectuals, scholars and journalists about Ukraine and its place in the world.Ukraine is at the centre of world events today, and understanding the country’s politics, history and culture has never been more important. The Ukraine Shelf talks to leading authors, intellectuals, scholars and journalists about what we should be reading to understand Ukraine and its place in the world. The Ukraine Shelf is co-sponsored by the UCL European Institute, the Ukrainian Institute London, and the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, with the support of the British Academy.The podcast is presented by Dr Olesya Khromeychuk and Dr Uilleam Blacker.
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The podcast focuses on topics related to Ukraine's politics, history, and culture, featuring episodes that delve into significant historical events such as the annexation of Crimea and thematic discussions around contemporary literature, with specific episodes like the one discussing Rory Finnin's book Blood of Others exploring the historical context and impact of these events.
In this podcast, Dr Olesya Khromeychuk and Dr Uilleam Blacker speak to leading authors, intellectuals, scholars and journalists about Ukraine and its place in the world.
Ukraine is at the centre of world events today, and understanding the country’s politics, history and culture has never been more important. The Ukraine Shelf talks to leading authors, intellectuals, scholars and journalists about what we should be reading to understand Ukraine and its place in the world. The Ukraine Shelf is co-sponsored by the UCL European Institute, the Ukrainian Institute London, and the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, with the support of the British Academy.
The podcast is presented by Dr Olesya Khromeychuk and Dr Uilleam Blacker.
The Ukraine Shelf’s first episode hosts Elmaz Asan and Rory Finnin to discuss Crimea
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine began not in 2022, but in 2014, with the invasion and occupation of Crimea. This episode explores Crimea’s significance as a strategically important nexus between east and west, between Europe, Russia and the Middle East, and as an integral part of Ukraine historically, politically and culturally. The focus of our discussion is Rory Finnin’s book Blood of Others: Stalin’s Crimean Atrocity and the Poetics of Solidarity (University of Toronto Press, 2022).
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