Breaking Down Putin's Weird Obsession with Ukrainian 'History'

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Terrell J. Starr spoke with Havard Professor of Ukrainian History Serhii Plokhii about Putin’s obsession with fake Ukrainian history, Ukrainian resistance against Russian colonialism, Stepan Bandara, fighting Kremlin disinformation and more.

Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr

Guest: Serhii Plokhii

Producer: Mike Hull

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Time stamps

00:00: Welcome

03:15: Mental Health Check-In

10:40: Teaching Ukrainian History At Harvard 

15:32: Putin’s Fake Ukrainian History

20:08: Similarities between Putin and Trump

26:00: Ukrainian Resistance Against USSR

31:40: Stepan Bandera 

43:40: Russification Of Ukraine

49:20: How 2014/2022 Invasions Changed Ukraine